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Anti-fouling ceramic coating for improving the energy efficiency of steel boiler systems

Coatings, ISSN: 2079-6412, Vol: 8, Issue: 10
2018
  • 11
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 37
    Captures
  • 1
    Mentions
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    Social Media
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  • Citations
    11
    • Citation Indexes
      11
  • Captures
    37
  • Mentions
    1
    • Blog Mentions
      1
      • Blog
        1

Article Description

Boilers are systems used mainly to generate steam in industries and waste-to-energy facilities. During operation, heat transfer loss occurs because a fouling layer with low thermal conductivity is deposited on the external surfaces of the boiler tube system, which contributes to the overall poor energy efficiency of waste-to-energy power plants. To overcome the fouling problem, a ceramic coating was developed and applied to carbon steel with a simple and inexpensive coating method. Anti-fouling testing, thermal conductivity measurement, and microstructure observation were performed to evaluate the performance of the coating. All evaluated properties of the coating were found to be excellent. The developed ceramic coating can be applied to boiler tubes in a real facility to protect them from the fouling problem and improve their energy efficiency.

Bibliographic Details

Minh Dat Nguyen; Jung Won Bang; Young Hee Kim; An Su Bin; Woo Teck Kwon; Kyu Hong Hwang; Vuong Hung Pham

MDPI AG

Physics and Astronomy; Materials Science

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