Application of pulsed spark discharge for mitigation of mineral fouling in a heat exchanger

2010 14th International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC 14

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 385-393

  Yang, Yong ^a   Kim, Hyoungsup ^a   Jung, Jin M ^a   Fridman, Alexander ^a   Cho, Young I ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HARD WATER; BLOW DOWN; CALCIUM CONTENT; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; CIRCULATING COOLING WATER; COUNTERFLOW HEAT EXCHANGER; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; FOULING RESISTANCE; HARD WATER; HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT; MINERAL CONTENT; PULSED SPARK DISCHARGE; PURE WATER; WATER CIRCULATION SYSTEM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION DATA;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATE MINERALS; COOLING WATER; ELECTRIC SPARKS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; PHOTOGRAPHY; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WATER HARDNESS; WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84860519890     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IHTC14-22392     Document Type: Conference Paper

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