Physical water treatment using RF electric fields for the mitigation of CaCO3 fouling in cooling water

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1426-1437

  Tijing, Leonard D ^a   Kim, Hang Young ^a   Lee, Dong Hwan ^a   Kim, Cheol Sang ^a   Cho, Young I ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

CaCO3 fouling; Fouling resistance; Physical water treatment; RF electric field

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HARD WATER; ELECTRICAL FIELD; FOULING RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL WATER TREATMENT; PHYSICAL WATER TREATMENTS; RF ELECTRIC FIELD;

COOLING; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FOULING; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS; WATER RECYCLING; WIND TUNNELS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 74549154093     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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