Journal article
Use of catalytic materials for the mitigation of mineral fouling
International communications in heat and mass transfer, v 33(1), pp 14-23
2006
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Abstract
The present study investigated the efficacy of a physical water treatment (PWT) technology using catalytic materials to mitigate mineral fouling in a heat exchanger. The fouling experiments were conducted using hard water with an electrical conductivity of 3600 μmhos/cm. The effects of three different velocities (0.3, 0.5, 0.8 m/s) on the performance of PWT using catalytic materials were examined. The present results showed that PWT decreased the fouling resistances by 17% to 38% depending on the flow velocity. Furthermore, SEM photographs revealed that treated cases produced a calcite form of scale, which can be easily detached by flow shear forces.
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- Title
- Use of catalytic materials for the mitigation of mineral fouling
- Creators
- Geun Jae Lee - Jeonbuk National UniversityLeonard D. Tijing - Jeonbuk National UniversityBock Choon Pak - Jeonbuk National UniversityByung Joon Baek - Jeonbuk National UniversityYoung I. Cho - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- International communications in heat and mass transfer, v 33(1), pp 14-23
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000234729300004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-29944443114
- Other Identifier
- 991019167593304721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Mechanics
- Thermodynamics