Mitigation of scaling in heat exchangers by physical water treatment using zinc and tourmaline

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 2025-2031

  Tijing, Leonard D ^a   Yu, Mi Hwa ^a   Kim, Chae Hwa ^a   Amarjargal, Altangerel ^a   Lee, Young Chan ^b   Lee, Dong Hwan ^a   Kim, Dong Won ^a   Kim, Cheol Sang ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Arieco Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

catalytic material; Fouling resistance; Physical water treatment; Scaling; Tourmaline; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC MATERIALS; FOULING RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL WATER TREATMENT; SCALING; TOURMALINE;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FOULING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; SILICATE MINERALS; ZINC;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 79955472516     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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