Intelligent prediction approach of fouling location in shell and tube heat exchanger

Mustafa Al-Naser, Sami El-Ferik, Rached Ben Mansour, Hulail Yousef AlShammari, Abrar AlAmoudi

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Abstract

Fouling build-up phenomenon is one of the most challenging problems for heat exchangers in the industry, which leads to a degradation of system efficiency, an increase of production cost, and a harmful environmental impact. In this work, we investigate the impact of fouling location on heat exchanger's outlet streams. In order to simulate fouling location, multi-segments heat exchanger model was built using PetroSIM process simulator. Results show that the closer fouling is to the heat exchanger outlet, the clearer is the impact on the outlet stream measurements. Furthermore, an artificial intelligence model was built in order to estimate the location of fouling using the existing measurement.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE 10th International Conference on System Engineering and Technology, ICSET 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages139-144
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728199108
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Nov 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE 10th International Conference on System Engineering and Technology, ICSET 2020 - Proceedings

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Keywords

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Fouling
  • Heat Exchanger
  • Multisegment
  • Process Simulator

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Control and Optimization

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