CHEMICAL CLEANING CASE STUDIES

NAVY & MARITIME

Descaling Equipment on Frigate (FFG) HMAS Sydney

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Applications : Condenser cleaning, heat exchanger cleaning

Results :

The condenser was descaled by circulating for  approximately five hours a significant improvement over conventional cleaning methods in the marine industry. "No dismantling of equipment was required".

A heat exchanger was cleaned using Dynamic Descaler @15% w/w for approximately four hours. Results were outstanding, as the photos below clearly show.

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PULP & PAPER - Reducing Down Time on Vacuum Pumps

 

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Applications : Vacuum pump cleaning, NASH pump cleaning

Background :

NASH pumps are widely used in pulp & paper operations in Australasia. These vacuum pumps play a crucial role in paperProduction, removing humidity during the papermaking process. The pump has only one moving part, a balanced rotor.

Depending on the water and production process used, scale build-up may occur within the body of the pump and causeseizure, thus creating costly downtime.

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PETROCHEMICAL & REFINING

Extraction Unit Cleaning at Orica Newcastle

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