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=Fouling in Seawater Heat Exchangers=

Fouling in heat exchangers is a major source of concern in many industries. Different types of heat exchangers are victims to different types of fouling. The fouling mechanism may depend on the heat exchanger material, the coolant used, and the environment of the heat exchanger among many other things.

One of the main coolants in use right now is water, since it is cheap and environmentally friendly. Since a huge portion of the world’s water resources is seawater, it becomes important to study fouling in heat exchangers in seawater systems.

The major source of fouling in seawater systems come from the organisms in the sea itself. Fouling with biological species is called biofouling or biological fouling. This wiki looks at the main causes and solutions of biofouling in seawater heat exchanger systems.



Table of Contents

 * 1) What is biofouling?
 * 2) How does it occur?
 * 3) What enables it?
 * 4) How do we avoid it?
 * 5) References