80 ‘Applied Process Design for Chemical and Petrochemical Plants ‘Table 10-12 Guide to Fouling Resistances RGP-T2.4 Design Fouling Resistances (hr-f"F /Btu) ‘The purchaser should attempt to select an optimal fouling resistance that will result in a minimum sum of fixed, shut- down and cleaning costs. The following tabulated values of fouling resistances allow for oversizing the heat exchanger so that it will meet performance requirements with reasonable intervals between shutdowns and cleaning. ‘These values do not recognize the time related behavior of fouling with regard to specific design and operational characteristics of particular heat exchangers. Fouling Resistances For Industrial Fiids Fouling Resstances for Natural Gas Gasoline Processing Streams Oi: Gases and Vapors Fal oil #2 00g Natural gas 001-0002 Fuel oil #6 0.005 Overhead products 0.001-0.002 Transformer ol ooo ; Engine lube oil 0.001 Lae ny Quench oil 0.004 Rich oil 0.001-0.002, Gases and Vapors: Natural gusoline and fiquefied petroleum gases 0,001-0,002 Manufactured gas ono : ' eee ae Fouling Resstances for Oi Refinery Streams Steam (nonoil-bearing) 0.0005, ‘Crude and Vacuum Unit Gases and Vapors: Exhaust steam (oibbearing) {20015-0002 Atmospheric tower overhead vapors ooo Refrigerant vapors (iF beating) 002 Light Naphb, ooo ‘Compressed air 0.001 ‘Vacuum overhead vapors 0.002 “Ammonia vapor 001 oe rae onl (Crude and Vacuum Liquids: Chlorine vapor 0.002 Crude oil Coat ie ge 010 010250°F 250 0 350°F ‘Natural gas fue gas 0.005 ae Liquids: <2 24 oe RR Refrigerant liquids oor 2 0002 o00s ee oom SALT* 0003 0.002 0.002 0.005 0.004 0.004 Industral organic heat sansfer media 002 350 0 450°F 450°F and more Ammonia liquid oor velocity f/see velocity ft/sec ‘Ammonia liquid (oiPbearing) 0.003 a Calcium chloride solutions 0.003 <2 a > <2 mad 4 oe et 0.004 0,008 0.008 0.005 0.004 0,004 Chlorine liquid 0.002 ee Methanol stutions 002 “Assumes deslting W® appne. 250°F Ethanol solutions 1002 Ethylene geo solutions 00g Gasoline a0 7 ae 7 Naphtha and ight distillates 0.002-0.003 Fouling Resstances for Chemical Processing Streams Napa: ince Light gs oi 6.002-0.003 Gases and Vapors: Heavy gas oil 0.003-0.005 Acid gases 0.002-0.003 Heavy fuel oils 0.005-0.007 SoWvent vapors ooo : Stable overhead products ooo Asphalt and Residuum: acum tower bottoms 010 Liquids: Atmosphere tower bottoms 0.007 MEA and DEA solutions one DEG and TEG solutions ong Cracking and Coking Unit Streams: Stable side draw and bottom product G.o01-0.002 Overhead vapors 002 (Caustic solutions 0.002 Light eycle oil 0.002-0.003 Vegetable oils 0.003 Heavy cycle oil 0.003-0.004