Scale formation on polypropylene and copper tubes in mildly supersaturated tap water

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 636-645

  Wu, Zhen ^a   Francis, Lorraine F ^a   Davidson, Jane H ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Fouling; Scaling; Thermal systems

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED TESTING; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER SURFACES; COPPER TUBES; DISTILLED WATERS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; POLYMERIC MATERIALS; SCALE FORMATIONS; SCALING; SCALING RATES; TAP WATERS; THERMAL SYSTEMS; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIES;

CALCITE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COPPER; DEIONIZED WATER; HYDROXYAPATITE; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORE TREATMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ABSORBERS; THERMOPLASTICS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

APATITE; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOULING; HEAT FLOW; HEATING; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PH; POLYMER; RESIN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR POWER; SUPERSATURATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 63449139153     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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