In most cases, the equipment is used to clean tubes between 7 and 28 millimeters. This technique is most effective for light to medium types of deposits, such as algae, sludge, mud, biological deposits and light scale. Tube cleaning with rotating brushes/tools is mainly used for smaller tube heat exchangers, such as water-cooled chillers. In this case it may be better to opt for a chemical cleaning by means of the cleaning-in-place (CIP) technique. If the (scale) deposit is very hard, a rotary tube cleaning may not be sufficient to fully remove the deposits. Depending on the type and degree of fouling, different types of brushes/tools can be used. The most common types of deposits in shell and tube heat exchangers are: algae, mud, sludge, bio-fouling (biofilm), rust and limescale. In addition, connected systems, such as compressors and pumps, will need to work harder when tubes are fouled and dirty, adding to operating costs and wear and tear to those items. Shortened lifetime: fouled tubes with biological deposits and scaling can lead to under deposit corrosion, which shortens the lifetime of the tubes.As a result, energy consumption will rise (significantly). Higher energy consumption: in order to continue to achieve the same efficiency level, connected compressors and pumps will have to run harder.This reduces the efficiency of the heat exchanger. Reduced efficiency: because the surface of the tubes is fouled, heat transfer between the 2 media becomes more difficult.The most common problems due to fouled tubes are: This is because fouling has an insulating effect, and therefore reduces the heat transfer between the 2 media. Depending on the type of deposit, the heat transfer can be (drastically) reduced. Because the water contains particles and deposits, the tubes will become fouled over time. In the case of water-cooled chillers, this water often comes from a cooling tower. Tubular heat exchangers, also known as shell and tube exchangers, have many small tubes through which a liquid flows. Semi-automatic, low pressure tube cleaning.Chemical Cleaning of Plate Heat Exchangers (CIP).Power Generation Plants - Condenser Tube Cleaning.Our tube cleaners can remove a wide range of deposits from the hardest mineral build-up to soft mud and algae. Goodway tube cleaning systems are constructed of rugged materials and are built to ensure reliability and long life. Our products include air-powered tube cleaning systems, electronic-powered tube cleaning systems, and handheld tube cleaning gun systems. Used for cleaning chiller tubes, absorbers, steam and surface condenser tube cleaning, firetube boiler tube cleaning or water tube boiler tube cleaning, and shell and tube heat exchanger tube cleaning. These systems are essential to clean efficiency-robbing deposits to maintain the maximum heat exchange performance of tubes in various heat exchange environments. Tube Cleaning Goodway Technologies is known worldwide for building innovative, market-leading industrial tube cleaners (tube punchers).
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