eprintid: 10187 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/01/87 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:36:49 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:36:49 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:30:48 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Mokhtar, A.A. creators_name: Zulkifli, A. title: Effects of flow velocity on RBI analysis of cooling water heat exchangers ispublished: pub note: cited By 0 abstract: Failure of heat exchanger tubes is a common problem in the oil and gas as well as petrochemical industry across the world. Cooling water corrosion and fouling are closely related and should be analyzed together. Fluid temperature, type of water, type of cooling system, oxygen content and fluid velocities are the critical factors contributing to these damage mechanisms. In this study, the effects of flow velocity in the cooling water service to the corrosion rate were analyzed and the risk assessment was conducted using the risk-based inspection (RBI) principal. A condenser type heat exchanger used to cool water at the bundle/tubes side was chosen as a case study. The results showed that the flow velocity in the cooling water system gave a great effect on the corrosion rate, and ultimately affecting the risk category. Higher corrosion rate was seen at the minimum flow velocity. © 2006-2018 Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN). date: 2018 publisher: Asian Research Publishing Network official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85051004985&partnerID=40&md5=596df4ebe39f40d195fc90bff8b1765f full_text_status: none publication: ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences volume: 13 number: 14 pagerange: 4265-4271 refereed: TRUE issn: 18196608 citation: Mokhtar, A.A. and Zulkifli, A. (2018) Effects of flow velocity on RBI analysis of cooling water heat exchangers. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13 (14). pp. 4265-4271. ISSN 18196608