Mineral scale formation and mitigation on metals and a polymeric heat exchanger surface

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 14-15, 2010, Pages 2236-2242

  Kazi, S N ^a   Duffy, G G ^b   Chen, X D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium sulphate; Fibre; Fouling; Fouling mitigation; Heat exchanging surfaces

Indexed keywords

BLEACHED KRAFT; CALCIUM SULPHATE; COPPER SURFACE; CYLINDRICAL TANKS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FOULING MITIGATION; HEAT EXCHANGING SURFACE; LOW SURFACE ENERGY; METAL SURFACES; MINERAL SCALE FORMATION; PIPE MATERIAL; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SOLUTION CONDITIONS; TEST SPECIMENS; TOTAL SURFACE ENERGY; UNIFORM FLOW; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS; WOOD PULP FIBRES;

AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS; BRASS; CALCIUM; FIBERS; FOULING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; PIPE; SCALE (DEPOSITS); STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; WOOD;

SURFACES;

AIR CONDITIONING; BRASS; CALCIUM SULFATE; CHEMISTRY; CORROSION; DEPOSITS; FIBERS; FOULING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; PIPING; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACES;

EID: 77954853705     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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