Within a range of
industries and industrial processes, conditions occur that promote and
exacerbate the formation and deposition of scale and sludge in the process
piping, valves, pumps, tanks and vessels. These conditions are usually
associated with one of the following factors:
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Heat transfer
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Evaporation
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Pressure reduction
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Fluid
shear
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Chemical reaction
When any one of these
conditions exists, scale forming crystals are generated at that point in the
process and scale begins to deposit on the equipment walls from that point and
down stream from it. The objective
of magnetic fluid treatment is to eliminate the build up of scale and sludge
problems in fluid process systems with the result that production may be
increased and lost time due to maintenance shutdowns to remove scale is
eliminated. The reduction in scale build up and/or the reduction in the
rate of scale build up is dependent on the severity
of the scaling problem. Most scale problems can be eliminated.
Non Return Valve
Untreated and Treated
With Scale-X Magnetic Fluid Conditioners
Scale-X MFC’s are engineered for installation at each scale
generating site to prevent the build-up of scale and to remove the existing
scale deposits that may have occurred. In
general, the expected outcomes of control of scale and sludge build up due to
Scale-X magnetic fluid treatment is as follows:
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Water systems –
total elimination of build up and removal of existing scale and sludge in
heat exchanges, condensers and cooling tower slats.
Maintenance shutdowns to remove scale can be eliminated, however, the
basins of cooling towers and clarifiers should be cleaned regularly as that
is the settlement point for the sludge in the system.
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Oil and water
separation systems - total elimination of scale build up and removal of
existing scale. Maintenance
shutdowns to remove scale can be eliminated.
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Crude petroleum
production – control and/or elimination of inorganic mineral salts scale
and organic paraffins and asphaltenes build up.
Maintenance shutdowns to remove scale can be eliminated in many cases
and/or run times between cleans significantly extended.
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Steel pre-treatment
systems – total elimination of scale build ups and removal of existing
scale. Maintenance shutdowns to
remove scale can be eliminated. However,
the clarifiers and/or tanks will need to be flushed to remove settled sludge
on some scheduled basis.
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Food systems such as
milk processing systems (evaporators and pasteurisers) – significant
reduction in rate of scale formation and organic build ups and easier
cleaning. Run times between
cleans for milk processing systems can be extended by 25 to 85 percent
depending on the severity of the rate of scale formation.
For distilleries the benefits are usually much greater than for milk.
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