Heat Exchanger Maintenance Heat exchanger maintenance is something that every production facility operators should worry about. The equipment in a sub-optimal state increases costs and increases wear-and-tear over time eventually shortening the life span. Read how to remedy this issue… Continue Reading
Cleaning of Heat Exchangers Heat exchangers are critical components of your system and are in regular need of cleaning. The constant need for process cooling is provided by the water circulating over heat exchanger tubes and cooling tower. Because the heat exchanger performance is paramount to keep your system running at required capacity it is crucial to keep the tubes in optimal shape at all times. Eqobrush helps in achieving this. Continue Reading
It is common knowledge that there is a regular and revolving need for heat exchanger cleaning. This is because of the fouling that occurs in the system. The tubes get clogged up over time and this impacts the performance substantially. Continue Reading
The fouling factor in heat exchangers stands for the resistance to heat flow through the walls of the tubes in the heat exchanger, reducing the efficiency of the whole unit. The fouling itself is caused by slime, mineral deposits and foreign matter sticking on the walls of the heat exchangers, and solidifying into a solid surface that impacts the water flow and heat exchange and distribution. We introduce regular, high frequency cleaning with Eqobrush to avoid any fouling buildup. Otherwise, cost increases and performance loss is to be expected. Continue Reading
In this article we introduce some ways of how your heat exchanger can be cleaned. Heat exchanger cleaning is an essential part of keeping your equipment working efficiently. Continue Reading
Updated Engineering Guide for cooling tower projects Now downloadable from our website, the new Wacon Engineering guide. Get familar with the concepts along which we engineer our projects. The guide was composed by our Technical Director Henk Janssen and edited by freelance engineering copywriter Wayne McLaughlin and provides a unique insight in the thoughts behind the construction of the cooling towers. What options are available in our selections (shape, working methods, materials) and what drives the engineer’s decision?Continue Reading
Air conditioning cooling for cleanrooms – Fresenius Medical Care Fresenius Medical Care needed cooling for their air conditioning (AC) plant for the climate control in the clean rooms where medical disposables are manufactured. Scope of supply: 5 sets WCN special designed super-low-noise cooling towers in stainless steel and glass fiber reinforced plastic. Fan Diameter: 5500 mm Motor and gear-drive: 45 kW Cooling capacity: 60 MWContinue Reading
The towers cool waste water effluent direct for further processing. Scope of supply: 3 x 6 sets WCN special designed super-low-noise cooling towers in stainless steel AISI 316. CentraFill non-clogging type infill is used to handle the contaminated and Ca+ rich water. The towers are designed with demountable tops to replace he infill cassettes for cleaning services.Continue Reading
K+S KALI GmbH, previously known as Kali & Salz GmbH, needed a cooling solution for brine from their salt mine. Corrosion and crystallization were the major challenges. The towers cool a 250 m3/h (1100 gpm) brine solution coming with 50+ Celsius (125+ Fahrenheit) from an underground mining level on 1100 meter (3600 feet) deep. Continue Reading
Cargill Nederland B.V.’s plant for refined oils in Europe needed a new cooling system. Our cooling system is used to reject waste heat from the first stage centrifuge processes. The cooling water is generally contaminated with waste edible oil. Scope of supply: 6 (3+2+1) sets super-low-noise cooling towers in stainless steel and glass fiber reinforced plastic. The towers are equipped with CentraFill 135 SPLASH/FILM media for maximum cooling efficiency with contaminated water. Total installed capacity 6 x 9,8 MWContinue Reading
