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Limescale & Rust removal from Pipes and Heat Transfer Equipment

Product News Tuesday, April 22, 2014: ScaleAway Industrial Descalers

As a plant or production manager you already know that water scale on any heat transfer surface reduces the effectiveness of that heat transfer. This results in reduced equipment efficiency while increasing energy consumption, increasing costs and even increasing plant downtime.

 

What is Fouling?

Fouling is generally defined as the accumulation of unwanted materials on the surfaces of processing equipment. It has been recognized as a nearly universal problem in design and operation and affects the operation of equipment in two ways:

·         The fouling layer has a low thermal conductivity. This increases the resistance to heat transfer and reduces the effectiveness of heat transfer equipment - increasing temperature.

·         As deposition occurs, the cross-sectional area is reduced, which causes an increase in pressure drop across the apparatus

 

Cost Due to Fouling

Reliable knowledge of fouling economics is important when evaluating the cost efficiency of various mitigation strategies.

Fouling can be very costly in production and process plants since it increases fuel/electrical usage, and results in interrupted operation and production losses. It also increases maintenance costs unnecessarily.

 

If limescale deposits are left to accumulate, water flow is restricted and piping, water channels and water jackets become blocked rendering the equipment inefficient and ultimately unserviceable. The retardation of heat transfer caused by limescale is the prime reason for the increase in energy, maintenance, and operational cost.

 

The total fouling-related cost can be substantial if no maintenance schedule is adhered to.

 

Huge financial losses to industries are a result of breakdowns, unplanned shutdowns and expensive parts replacements caused by fouling of heat transfer equipment.

 

Preventative Maintenance ·         Improves Plant/Production Efficiency ·         Lowers Cost ·         Conserves Energy ·         Decreases Down-Time ·         Extends the Usable Life of Cleaned Equipment

 

Annual water treatment and dosing costs can be greatly reduced by rehabilitating heat transfer equipment with a preventative maintenance schedule, prior to treatment or dosing.

 

Descaling of the water side of all machinery on a regular basis is a preventative measure to maintain optimum working temperature and performance, eliminating down-time on production and minimizes wear and tear on your equipment.

 

ScaleAway is a new technology eco-friendly bio-degradable descaler specifically formulated to rapidly clean limescale, rust, mud and sludge from passages in all water-cooled or water-heated equipment.