Mitigation of marine biofouling on tubes of open rack vaporizers using electromagnetic fields

This study quantitatively evaluates the antifouling action of the continuous physical treatment with electromagnetic fields (EMFs) of seawater used as heat exchanger fluid in an open rack vaporizer (ORV) pilot plant to reduce the growth of biofouling on external rib-tube surfaces. The results demons...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. - 1986. - 73(2016), 5 vom: 04., Seite 1221-9
1. Verfasser: Trueba, Alfredo (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Vega, Luis M, García, Sergio, Otero, Félix M, Madariaga, Ernesto
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Calcium Carbonate H0G9379FGK Magnesium I38ZP9992A
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