Causes and consequences

The contamination on the exchange surfaces of the heat exchangers during operation is often strongly adhering impurities that are difficult to remove. For the process this therefore leads to a further deterioration in heat exchanger performance. In addition to increased energy costs, there are often even excessive or avoidable repair costs due to the premature replacement of only dirty, but fully functional heat exchangers. 

In practice, further problems inevitably arise, such as:

• Increased heat and electrical energy consumption
• Failure of refrigeration systems
• Production failures in temperature-dependent process plants
• Premature aging due to material attack
• hygiene deficiencies, e.g. due to bacterial growth and odour nuisance
• Complaints about lack of comfort in rooms