What is Scale?

Water scale is a coating of mineral deposits that form over time on surfaces that are in contact with hard, or untreated, water. From most water sources one could expect to find carbonates or bicarbonates of calcium, magnesium, and lime. Scale deposits within heat exchangers can reduce efficiency by insulating the heat transfer surfaces. If scale deposits are left unchecked, they can accumulate and restrict water flow. Not only will this result in a loss of efficiency, it can cause a cooling system to fail all together.

Cost of Water Scale!!!

Once Water scale forms on heat transfer surfaces, it can greatly reduce heat transfer and flow in a short period of time. This is known as “fouling” and if left unchecked, it can cost millions of dollars every year. Industries, buildings and ships of all sizes all experience breakdowns, unplanned shutdowns, process contamination, high product rejection ratio, and parts replacements which can all be traced back to water scale build up. The key is to manage scale build up by instituting a preventive maintenance program.

Current methods used to clean fouled water cooled systems.

Only TRAC can to remove nearly 100% of scale build up without harming the equipment. Many times the equipment can even remain in service while the cleaning process is being carried out!