Abstract
The present study investigated the feasibility of RF electrical fields in mitigating CaCO 3 fouling in cooling water. Three different voltages and two frequencies were used for the RF electric fields produced directly in water with varying cold-side velocity. Artificial hard water was used. Fouling resistances for the PWT-treated cases decreased by 34–88% from the values for no-treatment cases, depending on the cold-side flow velocity. The results showed blunt crystal structures for the PWT-treated cases, while no-treatment cases had sharp and pointed crystal structures. The new PWT method using RF electric fields presents a valid tool to mitigate CaCO 3 fouling in cooling water.
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