Maintenance and Cleaning of Heat Exchangers
Each machine and energetic equipment needs maintenance or cleaning time. Energetic equipment needs more regular cleaning so it works well and reliably, and the heat transfer is permanent and there is no energy loss. The inner surface of heating systems are successively covering during their operation, due to the chemical and physico-chemical reactions, solid, some dirt, minerals and corrosion products. It is therefore advisable to regularly clean and service these devices. The article deals with the distribution of exchangers, formation of sediments and corrosion products associated with their operation. In addition, the article describes the types of internal surface cleaning methods. The whole article ends with a chemical cleaning experiment, where the heat exchanger clogged with mineral deposits was cleaned. The defectoscopic images show how the chemical can remove all deposits and restore the exchanger flow to its original state.