A review of crystallization fouling in heat exchangers

Berce, Jure (avtor), Zupančič, Matevž (avtor), Može, Matic (avtor), Golobič, Iztok (avtor)

A vast majority of heat exchangers suffer from unwanted deposition of material on the surface, which severely inhibits their performance and thus marks one of the biggest challenges in heat transfer. Despite numerous scientific investigations, prediction and prevention of fouling remain unresolved issues in process engineering and are responsible for large economic losses and environmental damage. This review article focuses specifically on crystallization fouling, providing a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art of fouling in heat exchangers. The fundamentals of the topic are discussed, as the term fouling resistance is introduced along with distinct fouling behaviour, observed in laboratory and industrial environments. Insight into subsequent phases of the fouling process is provided, along with the accompanying microscale events. Furthermore, the effects of fluid composition, temperature, flow velocity, surface condition, nucleate boiling and composite fouling are comprehensively discussed. Fouling modelling is systematically reviewed, from the early work of Kern and Seaton to recently used artificial neural networks and computational fluid dynamics. Finally, the most common fouling mitigation approaches are presented, including design considerations and various on-line strategies, as well as off-line cleaning. According to our review, several topics require further study, such as the initial stage of crystal formation, the effects of ageing, the interplay of two or more fouling mechanisms and the underlying phenomena of several mitigation strategies.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: heat exchanger, fouling, energy efficiency, crystallization, fouling modelling, fouling mitigation
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FS - Fakulteta za strojništvo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2021
• Št. strani: 24 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 9, iss. 8, art. 1356
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-128872
• UDK: 536.24:532.78
• ISSN pri članku: 2227-9717
• DOI: 10.3390/pr9081356
• COBISS.SI-ID: 72562947
• Datum objave v RUL: 09.08.2021

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Processes
• Skrajšan naslov: Processes
• Založnik: MDPI AG
• ISSN: 2227-9717
• COBISS.SI-ID: 523353113

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.
• Začetek licenciranja: 01.08.2021

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: prenosniki toplote, mešanje, energijska učinkovitost, kristalizacija, modeliranje mešanja, preprečevanje mešanja

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P2-0223
• Naslov: Prenos toplote in snovi

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: J2-2486
• Naslov: Izboljšan prenos toplote pri vrenju z uporabo hierarhičnih funkcionaliziranih površin (eHEATs)