Experience coating heat exchanger tubes with teflon
Experience coating heat exchanger tubes with teflon
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Does anyone have experience with the performance of coating the OD of carbon steel tubes with teflon for service in heat exchanger that is occasionally exposed to sulfuric acid? I found one reference http://www.corrview.com/tech_m_11.htm but wasn't sure if anyone had good/bad excperience with that.
My application is for an olefin chiller for which carbon steel should be adequate in the absence of acid carryover from the acid settlers. I was asked what might be a good upgrade for the tubes and settled on alloy 20. My preference is to fix the process, but if they need an upgrade, alloy 20 is my suggestion. I wasn't sure if the cost of alloy 20 would be a deal breaker though. The chiller typically runs at <60 F.
My application is for an olefin chiller for which carbon steel should be adequate in the absence of acid carryover from the acid settlers. I was asked what might be a good upgrade for the tubes and settled on alloy 20. My preference is to fix the process, but if they need an upgrade, alloy 20 is my suggestion. I wasn't sure if the cost of alloy 20 would be a deal breaker though. The chiller typically runs at <60 F.




