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January 2016

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Control fouling on preheat trains with a two-stage approach

Fouling in heat exchanger preheat trains is a well-known problem in the refining industry.

KBC: Baks, A.  |  Prado, J. P.  |  Waters, A.

The Authors

Reinberger, P. - OMV, Austria

is a process engineer at OMV Refining & Marketing GmbH in Austria. He holds a chemical engineering degree from the Technical University (Austria).

Peral, J. I. B. - OMV, Austria

is a process engineer at OMV Refining & Marketing GmbH in Austria. He holds a chemical engineering degree from the Universidad de Cantabria in Spain.

Baks, A. - KBC, The Netherlands

is a partner at KBC Advanced Technologies and has extensive experience in refinery and petrochemical technical and organizational consulting. He holds a chemical engineering degree from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

Prado, J. P. - KBC, The Netherlands

is a senior consultant at KBC Advanced Technologies in the UK. He holds a chemical engineering degree from the Universidad Simón Bolívar and master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Manchester.

Waters, A. - KBC, The Netherlands

is a chemical engineer and software developer. He holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. He has worked in heat exchanger fouling monitoring for 10 years at KBC Advanced Technologies in the UK.

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