A critical review of organic fluid fouling

Conference · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6573363

Watkinson, A P ^[1]; Panchal, C B ^[2]

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1. British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC (Canada). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
2. Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)

A critical review carried out to determine the present status of understanding of organic fluid fouling is discussed. In addition, a technical approach is presented for the development of mechanism-based analysis that includes the chemical and physical processes associated with organic-fluid fouling. Analysis of the literature data indicate that organic-fluid fouling usually involves a two-step process in which soluble precursors are first formed followed by a second step in which insoluble foulant is produced. The quantitative effects of physical parameters such as fluid temperature, heat flux and velocity on the rate of fouling are poorly understood. The proposed analytical approach is based on three cases developed on the basis of location of reaction zones where the foulant formation occurs. The objective of the analytical approach is to characterize the effects of physical parameters and to determine the threshold conditions. 51 refs., 2 figs., 9 tabs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6573363
• Report Number(s): CONF-9008140-2; ON: DE90017683
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
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ASPHALTENES
ASPHALTS
BITUMENS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONTROL
ELEMENTS
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
FOULING
FUELS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT FLUX
HEAT TRANSFER
INDUSTRY
METALS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
PROCESS CONTROL
REFRIGERANTS
SOLUBILITY
STABILITY
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TAR
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TESTING
WORKING FLUIDS