Friday 26 October 2018

Tips To Develop A Cleaning Schedule: Shell & Heat Exchanger Tubes

A high-quality product can only be produced if the shell and heat exchanger tubes are free from contamination. But companies face a hard time when fouling occurs. Fouling is the built-up matter in the equipment. Thus, to clean the shell and heat exchanger tubes, the companies have to remove the accumulated matter from them.

But the process to remove these accumulated matters needs to be performed offline, causing the production to stop. This can impact any company’s bottom line, If not carried an offline process, the matter will keep on gathering, impacting the efficiency of heat transfer and so causing an increase in the cost of production and time. 

Thus, the operator needs to strike a balance between the occurrence of fouling and its cleaning time. In order to have the lowest impact on the day, you clean these tubes, the operator should consider the following tips for developing an effective cleaning schedule. 


1. Allowable Amount Of Fouling

Major fouling develops with time. Thus, the company needs to decide on the standard of the product they wish to deliver and thus ascertain the amount of fouling they can allow, that does not affect the quality of the product. An engineer can very well estimate the allowance of fouling, in the formative stages of designing. 
2. Keep Close Eye On The Cost Of Production

As the fouling increases, so does the cost of production. Thus an increase in the cost of production can be a good indicator in estimating the time to clean the heat exchanger tubes. 
3. Plan According To Your Production Cycle

The company and its staff know the production cycle very well. Every company has a production cycle that sees both on and offseason or holidays. The company can use the off-season or holidays to clean the heat exchanger tubes. This will help you save the time and cost of production when compared to taking the halt. 

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