Ceramic coat furnace tubes for improved operations
- C and M Technologies of LA, Inc., Bossier City, LA (United States)
Ceramic materials and products have many uses in industry, government and the home, from abrasive and corrosion-resistant surfaces to preformed shapes. Thin-film ceramic coatings for metal process tubing with the dual characteristics of high emissivity and thermal conductivity were developed, successfully field tested and are being used to improve the energy efficiency and production capabilities of natural gas and oil-fired production units and steam-generating boilers in the chemical and petrochemical industries. The concept for developing the ceramic coating system was to formulate a coating system that would produce, upon application, a thermally conductive thin-film coating surface that would prevent oxidation and scale formation. The result of applying a coating system is increased heat transfer of the ceramic-coated process tubing that either increases the energy efficiency or throughput, depending on the process unit`s requirements. As reviewed here in the chemical and petrochemical plant applications, the ceramic coating system`s development has been successful.
- OSTI ID:
- 423133
- Journal Information:
- Hydrocarbon Processing, Vol. 76, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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