Heat exchanger fouling model and preventive maintenance scheduling tool

• Main Authors: V.R., Radhakrishnan, M., Ramasamy, H., Zabiri, V., Do Thanh, N.M., Tahir, M.R., Hamdi, H., Mukhtar, N.M., Ramli
• 格式: Citation Index Journal
• 出版: 2007
• 主题: TP Chemical technology
• 在线阅读: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/612/1/paper.pdf; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34548061844&partnerID=40&md5=76fd0019a77691173270c65e38591b24; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/612/

The crude preheat train (CPT) in a petroleum refinery consists of a set of large heat exchangers which recovers the waste heat from product streams to preheat the crude oil. In these exchangers the overall heat transfer coefficient reduces significantly during operation due to fouling. The rate of f...