Comprehensive Parameter Screening for the Investigation of Particulate Fouling in Pipe Fittings

A prominent example of unwanted accumulation in production plants is particulate fouling, which has been subject of many studies in apparatuses. However, pipe fittings have attracted little attention despite their large number in production plants. Here, the influence of process parameters and geome...

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Published inChemie ingenieur technik Vol. 95; no. 5; pp. 708 - 716
Main Authors Jarmatz, Niklas, Augustin, Wolfgang, Scholl, Stephan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.05.2023
Subjects
Deposition
Geometry effect
Process parameter variation
Re‐dispersing
Suspension flow
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Summary:A prominent example of unwanted accumulation in production plants is particulate fouling, which has been subject of many studies in apparatuses. However, pipe fittings have attracted little attention despite their large number in production plants. Here, the influence of process parameters and geometry factors on the fouling in pipe fittings is investigated under isothermal conditions that aims to an improved understanding of their fouling behavior. The variation of fitting type and size, the run time and particle mass fraction have the greatest impact on the fouling mass while the temperature does not influence the result. Experimental generation of screening data for fouling in pipe fittings. The experiments are performed under a wide range of process parameters applying a particulate substance system in pipe fittings that exhibit a set of different geometries, orientations and sizes, which leads to highly reproducible results.
ISSN:0009-286X
1522-2640
DOI:10.1002/cite.202200208