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Fouling of boiler heat exchanger surface.

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msonnet

Electrical
Jun 26, 2002
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Does anybody have any rough figures on efficiency losses due to heat exchanger fouling in a heavy fuel fired boiler as a function of operating hours?

Can this degradation be partly recovered by cleaning of the exchanger surface during a yearly shutdown?

Thanks.
 
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