Chemical reaction fouling: A review

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 361-374

  Watkinson, A P ^a   Wilson, D I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoxidation; Deposits; Heat exchanger fouling; Hydrocarbons; Organic fluids

Indexed keywords

FLUIDS; FOULING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; OXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; PYROLYSIS;

AUTOOXIDATION; HEAT EXCHANGER FOULING; ORGANIC FLUIDS;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 0031143475     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(96)00138-0     Document Type: Article

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