Crystallization fouling of CaCO3 - Analysis of experimental thermal resistance and its uncertainty

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 23-24, 2012, Pages 6927-6937

  Paakkonen T M ^a,b   Riihimaki M ^a   Simonson, C J ^b   Muurinen, E ^a   Keiski, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bulk crystallization; Crystallization fouling; Experimental uncertainty; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CRYSTAL GROWTH; FLOW VELOCITY; FOULING; HEAT RESISTANCE; NUCLEATION; SALTS; SOLUTIONS;

BULK CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLIZATION FOULING; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; FLAT-PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; SURFACE CRYSTALLIZATION; TOTAL UNCERTAINTIES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84865750376     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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