In-Situ Shipboard Heat Exchanger Cleaning and Maintenance Using Innovative I2 Bubble Infusion Technology

Abstract

This report summarizes the results of a two year project led by the Naval Facilities Engineering and ExpeditionaryWarfare Center to demonstrate the potential for the patented I2 infusion system to reduce the rate of foul within Department of Defense shipboard heat exchangers. Fouling of DoD shipboard heat exchangers is a chronic and costly operating problem that requires significant maintenance. The heat transfer performance and efficiency decreases due to the fouling of the heat exchanger plates and tubes resulting in additional fuel consumption and increased greenhouse gases. Costly and labor consuming, remedial chemical cleaning protocols currently used produce considerable hazardous waste. Through the infusion of air containing elemental iodine vapor into the heat exchanger, this demonstration has shown that the formation of biological foul has been reduced and the period between physical cleanings extended while maintaining acceptable system parameters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 2014
Accession Number
ADA608227

Entities

People

  • Bruce Holden
  • Gene Griffin
  • Michael Radicone
  • Momar Seck

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cellular Structures
  • Chemical Cleaning
  • Chemistry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy Consumption
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Environmental Protection
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Health Services
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Heat Transfer
  • Iodine Compounds
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design