Shear induced removal of calcium carbonate scale from polypropylene and copper tubes

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 0110131-0110139

  Royer, Matt ^a   Davidson, Jane H ^a   Francis, Lorraine F ^b   Mantell, Susan C ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; COPPER TUBES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOWTHROUGH; FLUID SHEAR; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; PREDICTIVE MODELS; TURBULENT WATER FLOW; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BLOOD VESSELS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; COPPER; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRESS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMOPLASTICS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 77955217125     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000573     Document Type: Article

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