Effect of suspended particles on crystallization fouling in plate heat exchangers

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 568-574

  Chen, X D ^a   Muller Steinhagen, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fouling; Heat exchangers; Heat transfer

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; FOULING; HEAT TRANSFER; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CALCIUM SULFATE; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; FOULING; HEAT EXCHANGER;

EID: 3743138565     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2824143     Document Type: Article

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