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How to clean a shell-and-tube heat exchanger

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Long-term operation of shell-and-tube heat exchangers can lead to fouling by scale, resulting in reduced efficiency, increased energy consumption, and a shortened service life. If scale is not removed promptly, the equipment may face costly repairs, unplanned shutdowns, or even replacement. For years, conventional cleaning methods—such as mechanical techniques (scraping, brushing), high-pressure water jetting, and chemical cleaning (acid pickling)—have proven problematic: they often fail to completely remove scale and other deposits, while also causing corrosion to the equipment. Residual acids can induce secondary corrosion or under-deposit corrosion, ultimately necessitating equipment replacement. Moreover, the waste liquids generated during cleaning are toxic, requiring substantial investment for wastewater treatment. Enterprises…

  Long-term operation of shell-and-tube heat exchangers can lead to fouling by scale, resulting in reduced efficiency, increased energy consumption, and shortened service life. If scale is not removed promptly, the equipment may face costly repairs, unplanned shutdowns, or even replacement. For many years, conventional cleaning methods—such as mechanical techniques (scraping, brushing), high-pressure water jetting, and chemical cleaning (acid pickling)—have proven problematic: they often fail to completely remove scale and other deposits, while also causing corrosion to the equipment. Residual acids can induce secondary corrosion or under-deposit corrosion, ultimately necessitating equipment replacement. Moreover, the waste liquids generated during cleaning are toxic and require substantial investment for wastewater treatment.
  Enterprises can use high‑efficiency, environmentally friendly cleaning agents to prevent the aforementioned issues. These agents are highly effective, eco‑friendly, safe, and non‑corrosive; they deliver excellent cleaning performance while posing no risk of corrosion to equipment, thereby ensuring the long‑term reliability of air compressors. Fushitaike cleaning agents—formulated with proprietary wetting and penetrating additives—can effectively remove even the most stubborn deposits, such as calcium carbonate scale, rust, oil grime, and viscous sludge, from water‑based systems. At the same time, they are harmless to humans and do not cause pitting, oxidation, or other deleterious reactions on materials like steel, brass, nickel, titanium, rubber, plastics, fibers, glass, or ceramics, significantly extending the service life of equipment.

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