Heat-treated titanium balls for the mitigation of mineral fouling in heat exchangers

Experimental Heat Transfer

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-132

  Tijing, L D ^a   Pak, B C ^a   Lee, D H ^a   Cho, Y I ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Mineral fouling; Particle distribution; Physical water treatment; Titanium ball

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; FOULING; PARTICLE SEPARATORS; WATER TREATMENT;

MINERAL FOULING; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTION; PHYSICAL WATER TREATMENT; TITANIUM BALLS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 41449108497     PISSN: 08916152     EISSN: 15210480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916150701815796     Document Type: Article

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