eprintid: 4702 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/47/02 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:16:24 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:16:24 status_changed: 2023-11-09 15:59:11 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Shetty, N. creators_name: Ramasamy, M. creators_name: Pendyala, R. title: Effect of bulk temperature on formation of crude oil fouling precursors on heat transfer surfaces ispublished: pub keywords: Atmospheric temperature; Crude oil; Heat exchangers; Heat transfer; Oil shale; Surface properties, Bulk temperatures; Constant surface temperatures; Custom design; Formation characteristics; Heat transfer surfaces; Micro-reactor; Precursor particles; Surface temperatures, Fouling note: cited By 4; Conference of 3rd International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials, ICPEAM 2014 ; Conference Date: 3 June 2014 Through 5 June 2014; Conference Code:114811 abstract: Temperature plays a very important role in the formation of fouling precursors in crude oils which is considered to be the first step before the precursors are either attached to the wall as a deposit or transferred back to the bulk fluid by diffusion. In order to investigate the formation characteristics of fouling precursors in crude oils at different bulk temperatures, a custom-design thin film microreactor is constructed. It is observed during the experiments that tendency to form fouling precursors is higher at higher surface temperatures. The precursor particles once formed continue to grow in size with time at constant surface temperatures. It is also observed that the particles tend to grow in size while it is cooled when the temperatures are below 55 ͦC. © 2014 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. date: 2014 publisher: Trans Tech Publications Ltd official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84914164519&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.625.482&partnerID=40&md5=97208d96c6b035950f0abf956e4e6134 id_number: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.482 full_text_status: none publication: Applied Mechanics and Materials volume: 625 pagerange: 482-485 refereed: TRUE isbn: 9783038351818 issn: 16609336 citation: Shetty, N. and Ramasamy, M. and Pendyala, R. (2014) Effect of bulk temperature on formation of crude oil fouling precursors on heat transfer surfaces. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 625. pp. 482-485. ISSN 16609336