Biofilm control for plate heat exchangers using surface seawater from the open ocean for the OTEC power plant

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-140

  Sriyutha Murthy, P ^a   Venkatesan, R ^a   Nair, K V K ^a   Ravindran, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Biofouling; Intermittent chlorination; Plate heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLORINATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; OCEANOGRAPHY; POWER PLANTS; SEAWATER;

BIOFILM CONTROL; SURFACE SEAWATER;

BIOFILMS;

ANTIFOULING; BIOFILM; CHLORINATION; POWER PLANT; SEAWATER;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 1242322141     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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