Industrial Chemical Cleaning Of Cooling Water Circuits

Initial cleaning and a pre-filming treatment of cooling water systems is necessary to prolong the life of heat exchange equipment.

This is usually done in two phases:

• Cleaning the system to remove any dirt or foreign matter
• Pre-filming, to promote the rapid formation of an inhibiting layer

Cleaning the system is essential to prepare the surface for pre-filming.

After the surface has been cleaned, it can then be pre-filmed, which then minimises any initial corrosion which occurs upon start-up. It also allows the most efficient application of a corrosion inhibitor program.

Costs, discharge limitations, and time span will decide whether pre-treatment should be applied to the entire system or to individual exchangers.