Journal
AICHE JOURNAL
Volume 56, Issue 2, Pages 531-545Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11978
Keywords
Crude oil; heat exchanger; fouling; ageing
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- EPSRC [EP/D50306X/1, EPJD503051/1]
- Cambridge Overseas Trust
- EPSRC [EP/D503051/1, EP/D50306X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/D50306X/1, EP/D503051/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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The thermal and hydraulic performance of heat exchangers can be seriously impaired by the formation of fouling deposits on the heat transfer surfaces. The thermal effect of fouling can be complicated when the deposit is subject to ageing, represented here as a change in deposit thermal conductivity (but not thickness) over time. In this article, we revisit the ageing concept for crude oil fouling proposed by Nelson (Refiner Nat Gas Manufacturer. 1934;13:271-276, 292-298), using a numerical model incorporating first order kinetics to generate quantitative comparisons of different ageing rates. Results are reported for lumped parameter systems (which also simulate point measurement methods commonly used in laboratory testing) that demonstrate that ageing can have a substantial influence on the rate of heat transfer and hence on the surface temperature and rate of fouling. Rapid ageing (compared with the rate of deposition) does not pose problems, but slow ageing, or the use of constant heat fluxes in experiments, can lead to modified thermal fouling behavior. It is concluded that deposit ageing dynamics should be considered alongside deposition rate dynamics when interpreting experimental fouling data and when modeling fouling behavior in support of heat exchanger design or operation. (C) 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 56: 531-545, 2010
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