Keeping water circuits stable under extreme conditions
The petrochemical industry involves particularly challenging operating conditions. Often, it is not just individual units that are used, but rather an array of heat-transfer sensitive equipment along the entire process chain. High temperatures, high volume flows, and continuous processes all require high levels of plant availability, operational reliability, and efficiency. At the same time, there is increasing pressure to reduce energy and water consumption. Water plays an integral role in petrochemical plants, above all in process and cooling water circuits as well as in central supply systems. Fouling, scaling, and biological contaminants impair the heat transfer process and increase energy use. Under extreme conditions, they have a particularly immediate impact on the performance and availability of the plant. With our solutions, water-carrying systems can also be operated stably and efficiently even under high thermal and hydraulic loads. The effects of fouling are reduced and plant capacity is maintained in the long term. The specific requirements of complex process and supply structures highlight which applications are particularly relevant in the petrochemical industry.
