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Variable 15 - Contamination resistance

Fouling resistances for water in shell-and-tube heat exchangers (m²K/W)

Heating medium temperature

under 120°C

120–200°C

Water temperature

under 50°C

above 50°C

 

Flow velocity

Flow velocity

Cooling water

≤ 1 m/s

> 1 m/s

≤ 1 m/s

> 1 m/s

Seawater

0,00009

0,00009

0,00018

0,00018

Brackish water

0,00035

0,00018

0,00053

0,00035

Cooling circuit:

 

 

 

 

prepared

0,00018

0,00018

0,00035

0,00035

untreated

0,00053

0,00053

0,00090

0,00075

City water

0,00018

0,00018

0,00035

0,00035

River water:

 

 

 

 

clean

0,00035

0,00018

0,00053

0,00035

normal

0,00053

0,00035

0,00070

0,00053

Sewer

0,00141

0,00090

0,00175

0,00141

turbid or muddy water

0,00053

0,00035

0,00075

0,00053

Particularly hard water

0,00053

0,00053

0,00090

0,00090

Engine coolant

0,00018

0,00018

0,00018

0,00018

distilled water or condensate

0,00009

0,00009

0,00009

0,00009

treated boiler feed water

0,00018

0,00009

0,00018

0,00018

Steam generator blowdown

0,00035

0,00035

0,00035

0,00035

Cooling water

Fouling resistance

Quench water

0,00045

Polyphosphate treatment

0,00015

Acid treatment

0,00008

Cold brine

0,0002–0,00033

aqueous salt solutions

0,0002–0,00033

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TEMA Fouling resistances for fluids in the petroleum processing industry (m²K/W)

Crude oil and vacuum column

a) gaseous

Vacuum column head product

0,00035

Normal pressure column Head product

0,00018

light naphtas

0,00018

b) liquid

Crude oil (desalinated at 120°C, tube side velocity > 1.3 m/s)

             T < 120°C

0,00035 – 0,0007

120°C <T < 175°C

0,00053 – 0,0007

175°C < T < 230°C

0,00070 – 0,00088

230°C < T

0,00088 – 0,0011

Light gasoline

0,00018

Kerosene

0,00035

Heavy gas oil

0,00035 – 0,00053

Gasoline

0,00035 – 0,00053

Light gas oil

0,00053 – 0,00088

Heavy diesel oil

0,00088 – 0,0012

Vacuum Column Sump Product

0,0018

Normal pressure column Sump product

0,0012

Cracking and coking

Sump product (u>1.5 m/s)

0,00053

light cycle oil

0,00035–0,00053

light coconut gas oil

0,00053–0,0007

low-boiling liquid products

0,00053

Gaseous overhead product

0,00035

heavy cycle oil

0,00053–0,0007

heavy coconut gas oil

0,0007–0,00088

Reforming, steam cracking, catalytic hydrogenation

Reformer Insert Material

0,00027

Reformer product (l)

0,00027

Steam cracker application material and product

≥ 0,00035

catalytic hydrogenation feed and product

≥ 0,00035

Circulating gas

0,00018

Head product (g)

0,00018

Liquid product spec. weight > 50°API

0,00018

Liquid product 30°API-50°API

0,00035


TEMA Fouling resistances for fluids in the petroleum processing industry (m²K/W)

low boiling process streams

Head product (g)

0,00018

Liquid product

0,00018

Alkylation

0,00035

Absorption oils

0,00035–0,00053

Swamp products

0,00035–0,00053

Visbreaker

Head product (g)

0,00053

Marsh product

0,00176

Catalytic hydrofiner

Insert

0,0007–0,00088

Procedure

0,00035

H.T. Splinter (head)

0,00035

Liquid products

0,00035

Stripper use

0,00053

Naphta Hydrofiner

Insert

0,00053

Procedure

0,00035

Naphtas

0,00035

Header product

0,00025

Alkylation plant, Debutanizer, Depropanizer

Insert

0,00018

Head capacitor

0,00018

Product cooler

0,00018

Product return evaporator

0,00035

Reactor insert

0,00035

Lubricating oil treatment

Solvent-oil mixture

0,00035

Head capacitor

0,00018

Raffinate

0,00018

Tar

0,00053–0,00088

Solvent

0,00018

Desulfurization

Header product

0,00018

Cooler

0,00028

Return evaporator

0,00028

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Fouling resistances for different fluids (m²K/W)

Oils:

Fuel oil No.2

0,00035

Fuel oil No.6

0,00088

Transformer oil

0,00018

Lubricating oil

0,00018

Hydraulic oil

0,00018

Quench oil

0,0007

Bad luck

0,0008

Tar

0,0009

Vegetable oil

0,00053

Gases and vapors:

Steam (oil-free)

0,0000

Water vapor (oily)

0,00018

Refrigerant vapors (oily)

0,00035

Alcohol vapors

0,0000

organic vapors

0,00009

Ammonia

0,00018

Carbon dioxide

0,00035

Flue gas (coal)

0,00018

Flue gas (natural gas)

0,00018–0,00035

Diesel exhaust gas

0,0018

Synthesis gas

0,0018

Compressed air

0,00018–0,00035

Natural gas

0,00018

Nitrogen

0,00018–0,00035

stable head products

0,00018–0,00035

Fouling resistances for different fluids (m²K/W)

Liquids:

Refrigerant

0,00010–0,00018

organic heat carriers

0,00018–0,00035

Ammonia (oil-free)

0,00018

Ammonia (ole.)

0,00053

Methanol solutions

0,00035

Ethanol solutions

0,00035

Glycol solutions

0,00035

LPG, LNG

0,00018–0,00035

MEA and DEA solutions

0,00035

DEG and TEG solutions

0,00035

stable side currents

0,00018–0,00035

stable swamp products

0,00018–0,00035

Lyes

0,00035

Black liquor

0,0007–0,0014

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Fouling resistances for heat transfer of combustion gases on finned heating surfaces in m²K/W

Fuel

Fouling resistance

[m²K/kW]

Flow velocity

[m/s]

Natural gas

0.00009 to 0.00053

30 to 40

Propane

0.00018 to 0.00053

 

Butane

0.00018 to 0.00053

 

Clean turbine gas

0,00018

 

Moderately clean turbine gas

0.00027 to 0.0005

25 to 30

Light oil

0.00036 to 0.0007

 

Diesel oil

0,00053

 

Heavy oil

0.00053 to 0.00124

18 to 24

Crude oil

0.0007 to 0.0027

 

Coal

0.00089 to 0.00885

15 to 21

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Variable 34 - Emission ratio heating rods

K1 - Table 2 - Total hemispherical emissivities ε and total directional emissivities ε n normal to the surface at temperature T

Material

T [K]

εn

ε

1. metals

Aluminum, bright rolled

443

0,039

0,049

773

0,05

 

-, mirror polished

500

0,039

 

850

0,057

 

-, polished

373

0,095

 

-, pre-polished

373

0,18

 

-, oxidized at 872 K

472

0,11

 

872

0,19

 

-, strongly oxidized

366

0,2

 

777

0,31

 

Lead, gray oxidized

297

0,28

 

-, not oxidized

400

0,057

 

500

0,075

 

-, oxidized at 422 K

472

0,63

 

Bronze, 4 to 7% Al,

 

 

 

-, polished

422

0,03

 

1089

0,052

 

-, oxidized

422

0,08

 

1089

0,144

 

Chrome, polished

423

0,058

0,071

1089

0,36

 

Cobalt, polished

422

0,1

 

1089

0,225

 

-,oxidized

589

0,15

 

1089

0,3

 

Gold, mirror polished

500

0,018

 

900

0,035

 


Material

T [K]

εn

ε

Copper, polished

293

0,03

 

-, slightly tarnished

293

0,037

 

-, black oxidized

293

0,78

 

-, oxidized

403

0,76

 

-, scraped

293

0,07

 

Inconel, rolled

1089

 

0,69

-, sandblasted

1089

 

0,79

Iron and steel, mirror polished

450

 

0,052

500

 

0,064

-, polished

700

 

0,144

1300

 

0,377

-, emerized

293

 

0,242

Cast iron, polished

473

 

0,21

Cast steel, polished

1044

 

0,52

1311

 

0,56

Iron, pre-polished

373

 

0,17

oxidized surfaces:

 

 

 

Iron sheet, rusty red

293

 

0,612

-, heavily rusted

292

 

0,685

-, rolled skin

294

 

0,657

Cast iron, oxidized at 866 K

472

 

0,64

872

 

0,78

Steel, oxidized at 866 K

472

 

0,79

872

 

0,79

Steel plate, thick rough

 

 

 

Oxide layer

297

 

0,8

Cast iron, rough surface,

 

 

 

Heavily oxidized

311 to 512

 

0,95

molten surfaces:

 

 

 

Cast iron, molten

1572

0,29

 

pure iron, molten

1789

0,42

 

2044

0,45

 

Plaster

293

0,8–0,9

 

Glass

293

0,94

 

Quartz glass (7 mm thick)

555

0,93

 

1111

0,47

 

Rubber

293

0,92

 

Wood, oak planed

273 to 366

 

0,9

-, Beech

343

 

0,91


Material

T [K]

εn

ε

Carbon, not oxidized

298

 

0,81

773

 

0,79

-, fibers

533

 

0,95

-, graphitic

373

 

0,76

773

 

0,71

Corundum, emery, rough

353

0,85

0,84

Varnishes, paints:

Oil paint, black

366

 

0,92

-, green

366

 

0,95

-, red

366

 

0,97

-, white

366

 

0,94

Lacquer, white

373

0,925

 

-, matt black

353

0,97

 

Bakelite lacquer

353

0,935

 

Mennigan paint

373

0,93

 

Radiators (according to VDI-74)

373

0,925

 

Enamel, white on iron

292

0,897

 

Magnesium oxide

550

0,55

 

1100

0,2

 

Marble, light gray polished

273 to 366

 

0,9

Paper

273

 

0,92

366

 

0,94

Porcelain, white

295

 

0,924

Quartz fireclay

473

 

0,84

1073

 

0,56

1673

 

0,47

Silicon oxide

473

 

0,82

1073

 

0,52

1473

 

0,39

Thorium oxide

716

0,58

 

1100

0,21

 

Clay, glazed

298

 

0,9

-, matte

298

 

0,93

Uranium oxide

1300

 

0,79

1600

 

0,78

Water

273

0,95

 

373

0,96

 

Ice, smooth with water

273

0,966

0,92

-, rough tire coating

273

0,985

 

Snow

273

 

0,8


Material

T [K]

εn

ε

Brick, red

273 to 366

 

0,93

Steel, 0.25% to 1.2% C,

 

 

 

slightly oxidized, melted

1833

0,27

 

1983

0,39

 

Magnesium, polished

311

0,07

 

811

0,18

 

Brass, not oxidized

298

0,035

 

373

0,035

 

-, oxidized

473

0,61

 

873

0,59

 

Molybdenum

1000

0,096

 

 

2866

0,292

 

373

 

0,071

1673

 

0,17

Nickel, not oxidized

298

 

0,045

373

 

0,06

-, oxidized

473

 

0,37

873

 

0,478

Niobium, not oxidized

1089

 

0,19

1366

 

0,24

Palladium

422

0,026

 

1089

0,094

 

Platinum

422

0,022

 

1089

0,123

 

Mercury, not oxidized

298

0,1

 

373

0,12

 

Rhodium, polished

422

0,012

 

1089

0,068

 

Silver, polished

311

0,022

 

644

0,031

 

Tantalum, polished

422

0,03

 

1089

0,07

 

-, oxidized

422

0,42

 

1089

0,42

 

Titanium, oxidized

644

 

0,54

1089

 

0,59

Bismuth, bare

353

0,34

0,366

Tungsten

298

 

0,024

773

 

0,071

1273

 

0,15

1773

 

0,23


Material

T [K]

εn

ε

Zinc, pure polished

500

0,045

 

600

0,055

 

galvanized iron sheet

 

 

 

-, blank

301

0,228

 

-, gray oxidized

297

0,276

 

Tin, not oxidized

298

 

0,043

373

 

0,05

Tinned iron, bright

297

 

0,06

2. non-metals

Alumina

366

 

0,9

673

 

0,76

1073

 

0,623

1600

 

0,4

Asbestos, cardboard

296

0,96

 

-, paper

311

0,93

 

644

0,94

 

Asphalt

300

 

0,93

Concrete, rough

273 to 366

 

0,94

Roofing felt

294

0,91

 

Variable 35 - issue ratio jacket