Exchanger Tube ID Coating | Curran International (The Pitch)

15 important questions on Exchanger Tube ID Coating | Curran International (The Pitch)

Refineries with "___ ___" exchanger bundles found that thin-film polymer coating eliminated normal ___ as a result of reduced ___ attachment and ___ deposits.

  • "bad actor" exchanger bundles
  • normal maintenance
  • foul attachment
  • corrosion deposits.

Exchanger tube ID coating improve operational ___ and favorably impact ___ ___.

  • operational efficiency
  • profit margins

Thin film polymer tube lining materials, applied at 10-12 mils or 250 microns, provide a ___ release suited for all water services.

foul release
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The application technique achieves a homogenous film, and complete coverage is ensured though 100% inspection according to ___ standards.

ensured through 100% inspection according to NACE standards.

Exchanger tube coatings have proven to reduce ___ and boundary layer ___.

  • reduce fouling
  • boundary layer drag.

By promoting flow, ___ is reduced and the ___-___ optimal performance of the heat transfer equipment is sustained.

  • backpressure is reduced
  • long-term optimal performance

Coatings are chosen according to the service ___ and conditions in which they are to be ___, as well as where - in the ___ or in-___.

  • service temperature
  • applied
  • in the field or in-shop.

Application capabilities include ___ ___ and ___, thick film ___ ___, ___ and ___ filled linings, ___ and ___ linings, and inorganic "___" linings.

  • polymerized thermosets and thermoplastics,
  • thick film epoxy cladding,
  • ceramic and glass filled linings
  • rubber and sheet linings
  • inorganic "metallized" linings.

U-tube exchangers can also be coated. In fact ___% of exchangers coated at Curran's shop are U-tubes.

45% of exchangers coated at Curran's shop are ___.

With U-tube exchanger the only difference to applications is that a ___ coat application is used.

a flow coat applications is used.

Curran can repair your exchanger tubes, by removing all of the scale from the tube wall (including ___ ___) and applying its tube lining system to cover those ___ and the ___ ___.

  • (including deep pits)
  • to cover those pits and the tube wall.

With used exchanger tube repair, what you're left with is a fully enclosed ___ ___ that will prevent any further corrosion, and also will eliminate fouling.

...fully enclosed coating system that will...

Bottom Line
Application of polymer coatings to the ID of pipes in heat transfer equipment can:
  • Increase ___ ___ duty
  • Eliminate ___
  • Reduce or eliminate micro and macro ___
  • Reduce normal ___ and improve the "___ ___" of fixed assets.

  • Increase heat transfer duty
  • Eliminate Corrosion
  • Reduce or eliminate micro and macro fouling
  • Reduce normal maintenance and improve the "useful life" of fixed assets.

Some ___ exposures, elevated ___ or high fluid/gas ___ can limit coatings, but great benefits can be achieved by applications within acceptable temperature parameters and exposures ___ to the applied coating.

  • chemical exposures
  • elevated temperatures
  • or high fluid/gas velocities
  • temperatures and exposures appropriate to the applied coating.

Bottom Line
The many advantages of coating tubular systems include:
  • Cost savings that can amount to ___ of dollars per year.
  • ___ equipment life
  • Energy ___
  • Throughput ___ gains.
  • Savings in comparative cost of entirely ___ tubing with expensive ___ ___ pipes.
  • Exchanger coatings can eliminate any ___ discharge.

  • Cost savings that can amount to millions of dollars per year.
  • Perpetual equipment life.
  • Energy savings.
  • Throughput efficiency gains.
  • Savings in comparative cost of entirely replacing tubing with expensive steel alloy pipes.
  • Exchanger coatings can eliminate any copper discharge.

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