type of cooler for a sludge?
type of cooler for a sludge?
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i want to cool a sludge steam of terephthalic acid. what kind of cooler should i use?
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type of cooler for a sludge?
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RE: type of cooler for a sludge?
good luck!
-pmover
RE: type of cooler for a sludge?
RE: type of cooler for a sludge?
Which suggests something like Panelcoil, but with the sludge contact surface made planar, and either thick or abrasion resistant or both.
I don't know if anyone actually makes such a thing commercially, but you get the idea.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: type of cooler for a sludge?
If a TEMA exchanger is used then the sludge should be put in the tubes which are more easily cleaned- I would preffer straight tubes (vs U-tubes), but without more data on the nature of the fluid this just speculation.
best wishes,
sshep
RE: type of cooler for a sludge?
There may be several possible solutions to your problem. However, it would be helpful if the readers of this forum had some idea of the scale and other specifics of your application. That is:
1. Flow rate of process fluid.
2. Temperatures of process, and thermal properties at those tempertures.
3. Temperaure of available coolands (water, air, glycol, ect.)
4. Compatible materials used for the process fluid.
Regards,
Speco (www.stoneprocess.com)
RE: type of cooler for a sludge?
Regards
Stonecold
RE: type of cooler for a sludge?
RE: type of cooler for a sludge?
Alfa-Laval is one company that makes them. Supply your process requirements and see if they can give you some similar references.
RE: type of cooler for a sludge?
Also look at compact tube-in-tube systems. Straight tube-in-tubes often need space planning too early in the process for retrofit applications.
Aside from the equipment selection: Sludge flow is often non-newtonian and tends to revert to laminar flow if the design conditions aren't met. Make sure the selection of the H/E promotes turbulent flow so the heat transfer meets specification. Check the flow range where non-constant.
RE: type of cooler for a sludge?