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A Study on the Performance of Pipe Scale Cleaner using Natural Organic Acid

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  • Kang, Hyung Seok (Graduate School of Housing and Urban Planing, Seoul National University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Yang, Won Suk (Graduate School, Seoul National University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Kim, Young Il (School of Architecture, Seoul National University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Kim, Sean Hay (School of Architecture, Seoul National University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Choi, Dong Hee (Suji High School)
  • 강형석 (서울과학기술대학교 주택도시대학원) ;
  • 양원석 (서울과학기술대학교 일반대학원) ;
  • 김영일 (서울과학기술대학교 건축학부) ;
  • 김선혜 (서울과학기술대학교 건축학부) ;
  • 최동희 (수지고등학교)
  • Received : 2017.08.22
  • Accepted : 2017.09.13
  • Published : 2017.10.10

Abstract

Scales generated inside pipes cause negative effects on heat transfer performance, pressure loss and flow rate due to increased thermal resistance and reduced flow cross-sectional area. If these scales are not prevented or eliminated, thermal-fluid performance of the facilities can be deteriorated, or in extreme cases, accidents such as explosion due to overheating can occur. There are two ways to remove the scales, physically and chemically. Removing the scales physically needs specific machines which are expensive, and removing them chemically may provoke corrosion or shorten the age of the facilities. In this study, an eco-friendly pipe scale cleaner using natural organic acid is developed by applying the concept of a limestone cave generation. The manufactured scale cleaner is applied to remove the scales in industrial, water heating and urinal pipes. The results show that this cleaner removes scales more effectively and safely compared to existing scale treatments. Scale removal efficiencies of this work is 1.2~10.7 times for industrial pipes and 1.8~15.5 times for boiler water heating pipes higher than those of conventional cleaners.

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