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This document provides guidance on maintaining condensers and evaporators in chillers. It discusses the importance of keeping the water side of tubes clean and free from scale buildup. Scale and rust can accumulate inside tubes and reduce heat transfer efficiency. The document outlines procedures for brush cleaning and acid cleaning of tubes to remove loose debris or hardened scale deposits. It also stresses the importance of pre-treating water with chemicals to prevent corrosion and scale and allowing reliable companies to analyze water conditions.

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Extract From Operational Manual - York YK Chiller

This document provides guidance on maintaining condensers and evaporators in chillers. It discusses the importance of keeping the water side of tubes clean and free from scale buildup. Scale and rust can accumulate inside tubes and reduce heat transfer efficiency. The document outlines procedures for brush cleaning and acid cleaning of tubes to remove loose debris or hardened scale deposits. It also stresses the importance of pre-treating water with chemicals to prevent corrosion and scale and allowing reliable companies to analyze water conditions.

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FORM 160.

75-O1
SECTION 6 - MAINTENANCE
ISSUE DATE: 05/10/2019

Condensers And Evaporators General Tube Fouling


Maintenance of condenser and evaporator shells is im- Fouling of the tubes can be due to deposits of two types
portant to provide trouble free operation of the chiller. as follows:
The water side of the tubes in the shell must be kept
clean and free from scale. Proper maintenance such as 1. Rust or sludge – which finds its way into the
tube cleaning, and testing for leaks, is covered on the tubes and accumulates there. This material usu-
following pages. ally does not build up on the inner tube surfaces
as scale, but does interfere with the heat transfer.
Chemical Water Treatment Rust or sludge can generally be removed from the
tubes by a thorough brushing process.
Since the mineral content of the water circulated
through evaporators and condensers varies with almost 2. Scale – due to mineral deposits. These deposits,
every source of supply, it is possible that the water be- even though very thin and scarcely detectable
ing used may corrode the tubes or deposit heat resistant upon physical inspection, are highly resistant to
scale in them. Reliable water treatment companies are heat transfer. They can be removed most effec-
available in most larger cities to supply a water treat- tively by circulating an acid solution through the
ing process which will greatly reduce the corrosive and tubes.
scale forming properties of almost any type of water.
Tube Cleaning Procedures
As a preventive measure against scale and corrosion
and to prolong the life of evaporator and condenser Brush Cleaning of Tubes
tubes, a chemical analysis of the water should be made If the tube consists of dirt and sludge, it can usually be
preferably before the system is installed. A reliable wa- removed by means of the brushing process. Drain the
ter treatment company can be consulted to determine water sides of the circuit to be cleaned (cooling wa-
whether water treatment is necessary, and if so, to fur- ter or chilled water) remove the heads and thorough-
nish the proper treatment for the particular water con- ly clean each tube with a soft bristle bronze or nylon
dition. brush. DO NOT USE A STEEL BRISTLE BRUSH. A
steel brush may damage the tubes.
Cleaning Evaporator And Condenser Tubes
Improved results can be obtained by admitting water
Evaporator into the tube during the cleaning process. This can be
It is difficult to determine by any particular test wheth- done by mounting the brush on a suitable length of 1/8"
er possible lack of performance of the water evaporator pipe with a few small holes at the brush end and con-
is due to fouled tubes alone or due to a combination necting the other end by means of a hose to the water
of troubles. Trouble which may be due to fouled tubes supply.
is indicated when, over a period of time, the cooling
The tubes should always be brush cleaned before acid
capacity decreases and the split (temperature differ-
cleaning.
ence between water leaving the evaporator and the
refrigerant temperature in the evaporator) increases. A Acid Cleaning Of Tubes
gradual drop-off in cooling capacity can also be caused
by a gradual leak of refrigerant from the system or by a If the tubes are fouled with a hard scale deposit, they
combination of fouled tubes and shortage of refrigerant may require acid cleaning. It is important that before
charge. An excessive quantity of oil in the evaporator acid cleaning, the tubes be cleaned by the brushing
can also contribute to erratic performance. process described above. If the relatively loose foreign
material is removed before the acid cleaning, the acid
Condenser solution will have less material to dissolve and flush
from the tubes with the result that a more satisfactory
In a condenser, trouble due to fouled tubes is usually
cleaning job will be accomplished with a probable sav-
indicated by a steady rise in head pressure, over a pe-
ing of time.
riod of time, accompanied by a steady rise in condens-
ing temperature, and noisy operation. These symptoms
may also be due to foul gas buildup. Purging will re-
move the foul gas revealing the effect of fouling.

32 JOHNSON CONTROLS

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