Fouling factor and condenser water flow rate

[biddu]

Dear Friends

Is there any relation between Fouling factor and Condenser water flow rate.

 

[stanlsimon]

In general high flow rates should decrease the accumulation of crud on the inner tube surface. I am not aware of a mathematical relationship between flow rate and fouling factor. Most people simply pick a constant as a worst case fouling factor and oversize the surface area to handle it.