Description

Principal Problems in Cooling Water Systems are Corrosion : Corrosion in cooling water systems can cause poor heat transfer, flow restrictions, heat exchanger tube failure and consequent plant downtime. Scale : Scale deposit in heat exchanger reduces the efficiency of heat transfer and thereby impacting the production and quality of product Microbiological : Most common microbial growth is formation of Biofilm on heat exchanging surfaces If uncontrolled, such films severely retard heat transfer rate, which adversely affect equipment performance, promote metal corrosion. Other microbial concern is acid forming bacteria which can lead to pin holes in pipelines, resulting in pipe replacement and in some cases, plant shut down. With proper chemical selection and its application all these problems can be solved.