HVS Auto Tube Cleaning System / Model: HVS-ATC System 200

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HVS Engineering Pte Ltd

Address: 1 Bukit Batok Crescent, #09-45 WCEGA Plaza, Singapore 658064
Office : +65-63108918
General Email: hvs.enquiry@gmail.com
Website: www.hvsglobal.com

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Our History

HVS Engineering Pte Ltd was incorporated on Year 2005 for the sole purpose of developing, manufacturing and marke ng of a
novel cleaning inven on conceived by its founders of 3 Engineers. It obtained the status of SEEDS Enterprise (administered by EDB
-Economic Development Board) in Oct 2005. Currently, HVS is known as A SPRING SEEDS Investee Company of Spring Singapore.

HVS Engineering Pte Ltd is a pioneer company working on Automa c Online Tube Cleansing System with spiky balls of varying
densi es to ensure ALL tubes are being cleansed. The cleaning principle behind the patented HVS ATC System is to create Dynamic
Zig-Zag Mechanical Cleaning Process through specially designed off-centered spiky balls to clean grooves of heat exchanger tubes
by capitalizing on the force of moving water though the tubes.

In 2013, HVS Engineering Pte Ltd has developed a chemical-free water treatment system with A-Star IMRE and has been accorded
by Singapore Green Building Council with SGBC 4 cks in 2019 under the category Cooling Tower Water Treatment—Physical De-
vices (HVS-ECA System – Chemical-Free Water Treatment)

In 2016, HVS Engineering Pte Ltd has embarked on the development of a rapid Total Bacteria Quan fica on Protocol with A-Star
IMRE. Extensive lab-based op miza on and site valida on on the bacterial load in cooling tower waters has been conducted over
the past years. Currently, HVS is using this rapid detec on protocol as a tool to monitor the trend of the bacterial load over me
and be used as early warning signal should there be a sudden upsurge of bacteria infesta on.

Our Solu on
HVS Engineering provides cost-effec ve enrgy and water-savig solu ons for heat exchanger system. We offer an improved auto-
mated method of cleaning and maintaining fluid-cooled tubes and shell heat exchanger systems which u lizes design-specific resili-
ent brush balls circula ng within part of the heat exchange system to clean foulings at the ini al stage of forma on. It is able to
con nuously circulate the brush balls through the tubes as compared to the intermi ent cleaning sequence of the old system. This
is to ensure fouling would not have any chance to occur.

These specially designed brush balls can also reach and clean the grooves of the tube which are inaccessible to larger sponge balls.
HVS Brush Balls’ unique property results in more effec ve cleaning and is reflected in the savings of at least 10 to 18% in electricity
bills.
In addi onal, HVS is able to offer a total package for chemical-free water treatment system for both the open loop (condenser
cooling tower water) and the closed loop (chilled water system) - to manage the water quality working in conjunc on with accred-
ited laboratories and using HVS proprietory rapid total bacterial detec on and quan fica on system to monitor the bacterial trend
over me.

Our Niche
HVS succeeded in making a breakthrough which resulted in a paradigm shi in the cleaning process using our unique revolu onary
cleaning devices – “HVS Self-Aligning Self-Rota ng Eccentrically-Weighted Spiky Brush Ball”, specifically designed for cleaning en-
hanced tubes. HVS Brush Ball is the world’s first cleaning device specifically designed for cleaning enhanced tube applica ons for
the heat exchangers of the HVAC Industries. Since then, HVS has been breaking into new niche market like the shipping industry
and the seawater-base industrial heat exchangers in the Oil & Gas and Petrochemical industries.

Our Vision
To become a market leader in providing our clients with innova ve technological solu ons for the op miza on of heat transfer
equipment and industrial processes - consistently exceeding their expecta ons through lowering their opera onal costs and reduc-
ing environmental impact. We will con nue to place strong emphasis on developing innova ve technology in tandem with industri-
al demand and to establish awareness, propagate, promote and encourage use of energy savings and energy efficient products that
add value for our customers in the HVAC, Oil & Gas industry , Marine & Shipping and Power & Process Industries.

Our Value
Our corporate culture and value have always been to empowering our staff to take ownership and responsibility of their appointed
role and make sound decision in the best interest of the company - nurturing sincere rela onships and open communica ons with-
in our organisa on to ensure con nual success. We are commi ed to do business in a consistent and transparent way with all our
clients. We are commi ed to working with our clients to create the highest level of added value We are commi ed to delivering
excellence in service any me, anywhere.

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THE PROBLEM IN HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM

From field experience, despite implementa on of comprehensive maintenance program incorpora ng the best
chemical and biocide treatment, best filtra on system, and the most well-maintained opera ng condi ons, foul-
ing and scaling will s ll occur over the inner surface of heat exchange tubes.

The standard chemical cleaning techniques so commonly and widely used are not exact science but a specialised
art and should be undertaken only under the guidance of a Water Treatment Specialist. Even then, the Water
Treatment Specialist will never be able to guarantee a foul-free, corrosion-free and maintenance-free heat ex-
change system and its related equipment.

The problem we’re facing right now is that we’re always playing catch-up with the systems’ chemistry. We can
never get the chemistry right and keep it right –all the me! The water quality and condi on, and its cons tuents
are always in a state of flux. The constant change in pH level, the concentra on of total dissolve solids, the ran-
dom introduc on of airborne and waterborne microorganisms that are responsible for MIC, the introduc on of
suspended solids from external source, the suspended par culates as a result of dislodgement of corrosion prod-
ucts will invariably pose a formidable challenge to maintain the heat exchange tubes free from fouling and scal-
ing.

Biological fouling (due to biofilm & slime), precipita on fouling (due to crystalliza on), par culate fouling (due to
sedimenta on of suspended solids) and corrosion fouling (due to concentra on cell and oxida on cell type and
galvanic corrosion) in heat exchanger tubes are constant problem maintenance, industrial and process engineers
are faced with for decades…even RIGHT NOW!

Heat exchange tubes must be kept clean at all mes to prevent compromising on the heat exchange performance
and to prevent corrosive ac vi es.

It is on this very basis of overcoming and resolving such extensive fouling problems that have inspired the devel-
opment of an on-line automa c cleaning system - the HydroAc ve VeloBall Automa c Cleaning System (HVS ATC
Systems) for heat exchange tubes.

In addressing such extensive fouling problems, HydroAc ve VeloBall Interna onal has successfully developed a
fully computerized automa c con nuous on-line tube cleaning and monitoring system for fluid-cooled heat ex-
changer and condenser systems. Through extensive research and development and sound engineering design,
the HydroAc ve VeloBall Automa c Cleaning System can yield significant reduc on in energy usage by central-
ized air-condi oning and heat exchange systems, based on defined energy milestones.

The revolu onary HydroAc ve VeloBall Automa c Cleaning System not only eliminates air-condi oning equip-
ment down me, but also op mizes energy consump on of air-condi oning equipment by automa cally keeping
the heat exchanger tubes consistently free from fouling and scale deposits. Extensive tes ng revealed that chill-
ers in central air-condi oning sta ons equipped with the HydroAc ve VeloBall Automa c Cleaning System oper-
ates at more efficient levels and can con nuously operate trouble-free.

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FOULINGS IN HEAT EXCHANGER IS INEVITABLE

The rela vely thin and thermally conduc ve walls – both characteris cs selected primarily for heat transfer effi-
ciency – of the tube bundles within the Tube-and-Shell Heat Exchanger are cri cal components to be kept free
from fouling as these tubes are the center of the heat removal system. The thin tube wall is also most vulnerable
to puncture failure due to corrosion a acks. Hence by maintaining the tube wall to be foul-free will prevent bio-
corrosion and under-deposit corrosion.

The accumula on of fouling materials over the inner diameter of such tubes will lead to a degrada on of heat
transfer and will affect the reliability and efficiency of the overall system performance of the heat exchanger. The
secondary effect of foulings is the corrosion process that follows.

The extent of foulings at different stages of forma on, and the different types of foulings are illustrated as fol-
lows:

Choking of condenser tubes will reduce the heat transfer efficiency and increase the head pressure of the pump
leading to higher energy cost.
The plugging up of the heat exchange tubes are due to a combina on of biological fouling leading to MIC corro-
sion and the accumula on of corrosion products like iron oxides and micro-organisms’ slime.
Any types of fouling would eventually lead to the ini a on of corrosion process. Once corrosion begins, the met-
al surface will form corrosion products i.e., iron oxide flakes and oxide par cles, adding suspended solids to the
condenser circula ng water stream.
The suspended corrosion products could cause further abrasive damage to the tube surface due to the force of
moving water.

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BIOFILM FOULINGS & MIC COST INDUSTRIES BILLIONS ANNUALLY

Bio-foulings and Microbiological Induced Corrosion (MIC) are common problems found in many commercial
and industrial proper es simply due to the fact that microbiological communi es are such common inhabit-
ants in our environment. Bio-foulings and MIC are most commonly found in open condenser water and pro-
cess cooling loops because of favourable environment condi ons normally encountered. An open loop con-
denser water system offers abundant nutrients, oxygen and sunlight that promote the growth of microorgan-
isms that can o en lead to MIC contamina on.

For open systems, the main entry point of factors influencing MIC is via the cooling tower whereby microor-
ganism, nutrients, dirt, suspended solids, leaves, pollens, debris, etc gain access into the heart of the heat ex-
changer.

MIC-based corrosion is extremely aggressive and difficult to eliminate. MIC can a ack any piping system given
the proper condi ons to flourish.

The extent of bio-foulings are illustrated as follows:

The build-up of fouling materials at inlets of the condenser tubes, if not constantly and consistently removed,
will progressively increase head pressure and eventually lead to plugged tubes.

The increase head pressure and the plugging up of the heat exchanger tubes will lead to higher energy con-
sump on and higher maintenance costs.

Biological fouling costs industry billions. Biofilm consists of microbial cells (primarily algae or bacterial) and
they produce a gooey by-products known as ‘slime’ as shown here.

The volume of the slime produced can exceed the mass of the bacterial cells by a factor of 100 or more which
can impede flow and dras cally reduce the heat transfer efficiency and increase the head pressure of the
pump leading to higher energy cost. Such extreme slime produc on can choke and plug up the tubes – as
shown in this case. The con nuous accumula on of fouling materials over the internal surface of the conden-
ser tubes will degrade the heat transfer ability, promote MIC and under-deposit corrosions, and eventually
cause flow rate problems. Such interior deposits provide a achment points for microbes and nutrients, and
encourage the growth and spread of microbiological communi es leading to severe corrosion problems.

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HVS ATC SYSTEM: THE WORKING PRINCIPLE

Driven by the inherent cooling water flow through the heat exchanger, the mechanical movements of appropri-
ately propor oned, sized and weighted HVS Brush Balls® bounce and rotate with high velocity, constantly scrub-
bing and removing the dirt and scales in the heat exchanger tubes.

The foulants in the tubes are then brushed and flushed out by these balls as they dynamically scrub and work
their way along the tubes. Due to the removal being a physical and mechanical process and HVS Brush Balls be-
ing smaller than the internal diameter of tubes, it is not subject to any pressure loss across heat exchanger, the
variability of fluid chemistry and flow velocity. Hence, this method of cleaning is robust and highly reliable which
can cater for par culate, chemical deposi on, biological foulings all at once.

HVS Automatic Brush Ball Tube Cleaning

1.0 mm thick of slime fouling will cause 30% more energy to

be consumed as compared to clean tubes. The slime acts as
insulation – reducing heat transfer efficiency

HVS ATC SYSTEM: THE BENEFITS

HVS ATC System prevents dirt accumula on on heat transfer tube surface. Once the HVS Brush Balls enter the
tubes, they move along under the mo ve force of water without the need for addi onal energy input or pump-
ing force. HVS ATC System is designed to maintain con nuous circula on of HVS Brush Balls to ensure that the
internal surfaces of tubes are constantly and consistently cleansed. The benefits of HVS ATC Systems have been
extensively documented and verified to save energy in the magnitude of 5%-30%. HVS ATC System provides an
effec ve “green” method of elimina ng microfouling and macrofouling problem, thus elimina ng significant en-
ergy and water wastage, reducing environmental impact & decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.

HVS ATC System is suitably design to retrofit on exis ng equipment and immediately can improve efficiency and
extend their opera onal life span. HVS ATC Systems have been proven to mi gate macrofouling manifested in
seawater-based industrial heat exchangers use in Oil & Gas sector, Petrochemical Plants and Marine & Shipping
industry.

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HVS ATC System Specification

An automa c online tube cleaning system equipped with computer control panel, ball re-circula on device, ball entrap-
ment module, ball diverter module, ball injec on module requiring cleaning balls for cleaning condenser tube system for
each chiller. The cleaning devices shall comprise different types of elastomeric balls of various sizes and different specific
gravi es to effect the tube cleaning process at predetermined me while the condenser is online.

The automa c tube cleaning system shall comprise the following main components:

 Cyclonic ball agita on-cum-storage module with viewing window

 Ball Retrieval Module,
 Ball Injec on Module,
 Computerized Control Panel
 Master Mechanical Components Control System

 The automa c tube cleaning system shall be equipped with a master programmable logic controller with user-
definable features to adjust cleaning cycle frequency, injec on ming, retrieval ming and rest cycle ming to suit op-
era onal parameters of condenser, ball injec on module, ball retrieval module and related piping configura on com-
prising the master mechanical components control system to be installed for each chiller condenser.

 The automa c ball tube cleaning system shall have a Green Building Product Label Cer fica on of 4 cks as cer fied
by Singapore Green Building Council or equivalent cer fica on by local authority.

 The opera onal of the automa c tube cleaning system must be 100% independent of the inherent condenser chiller
system pressure and the condenser flow rate.

 The automa c tube cleaning system shall u lize cleaning balls with spikes configured to reach and clean grooves of
enhanced tubes.

 The automa c ball tube cleaning system shall u lise cleaning balls with diameter smaller than the diameter of the
tubes.

 The automa c tube cleaning system shall u lize eccentrically weighted cleaning balls to enhance dynamic zig-zag im-
pact cleaning mechanism capable of cleaning grooves of enhanced tubes.

 The automa c tube cleaning system shall be able to operate with no inter-mixing of the cool condenser water and the
warm condenser water during each cleaning cycle.

 The cleaning devices (balls) shall not cause addi onal pressure loss across the condenser tubes during the cleaning pro-
cess of the tubes.

 The automa c tube cleaning system shall be able to interlock with the opera on of the condenser chiller system.
 The automa c tube cleaning system shall be able to inject balls into and retrieve balls from the chiller system inde-
pendent of differen al pressure and flow rate of the condenser chiller system.

 The automa c tube cleaning system shall be capable of delivering a minimum of 10 cleaning cycles per hour.
 The cleaning devices (balls) shall comprise different types of resilient balls of varying specific gravi es to enhance ver -
cal ball distribu on.

 The quan ty and propor on of the type, size and weight of the cleaning balls shall be allocated basing on the opera ng
characteris cs of the condenser chiller system and in accordance to the recommenda on of the manufacturer.

 The cleaning devices (balls) shall be weighted asymmetrically.

 The cleaning devices (balls) shall be made of chemical resistant composi on.
 The cleaning devices (balls) shall be able to withstand a cleaning frequency of at least 25,000 cleaning cycles or 6
months whichever is earlier before the next ball change.

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DESCRIPTION OF HVS ATC SYSTEM

HVS ATC System has five primary components: the Cyclone, Ball Injec on Module, Ball Entrapment Module
and a Central Control Module to monitor the opera on of the en re HVS ATC System via online local man-
agement system link to BAS or remote internet-based monitoring system.

01. HVS Cyclone serves as ball storage, ball rinsing, ball sor ng and dirt segrega on func ons.
02. HVS Injec on Module delivers HVS Cleaning Balls into the condenser water inlet of heat exchange.
03. Under the influence of water, HVS Cleaning Balls will flow through and clean all the heat exchange
tubes.
04. HVS Ball Entrapment Module collects and redirects the HVS Cleaning Balls a er each cleaning cycle.
05. HVS Central Control Module u lizes a series of programmable logic controllers to monitor and
operate the en re HVS Cleaning System. Remote internet-based HVS Monitoring System is
available as an op on.

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HVS Brush Ball Cleaning Devices

HVS ATC System provides con nuous online cleaning to condenser tubes of Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger using circu-
la ng resilient spiky balls propelled by the force of flowing fluid

The condenser tubes shall be automa cally cleansed by means of elastomeric cleaning balls of different types,
weights and various predetermined specific gravi es to ensure adequate lateral and ver cal distribu on of cleaning
balls in accordance to the recommenda on and specifica on of the manufacturer.

Within the propor on of the specified cleaning devices, further propor oning of the types and specific gravi es of
the balls is allocated in accordance to the specifica on of the manufacturing based on the opera ng characteris cs of
the chiller system.

The alloca on of the type, size and weights of the cleaning balls will depend on whether the tube of the chiller sys-
tem is designed as smooth tubes or enhanced tubes.

For enhanced tubes, the elastomeric cleaning devices shall be self-aligning, self-rota ng, and self-induced instability
spherical spiky /brush balls with an asymmetrically weighted core.

The key to cleaning grooves of Enhanced Heat Exchanger Tubes

HVS® Brush Balls® clean by random rota on and transla onal mo on along
the grooved tube pushed by the mo ve of the water. The filament of HVS®
Brush Balls® can reach and clean grooves as it moves along.

How to ensure HVS Brush Balls clean each & every tube?

HVS Ver cal Ball Distribu on via ball

density alloca on

TECHNICAL DATA
Core Diameter 10mm ~ 13mm
Filament Length 0.5mm ~ 1.5mm
Specific Gravity 0.95 ~1.10
Material Butyl Rubber
Water Adsorp on < 1%
Expansion Factor Negligible
Temperature Range up to 130 °C

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HVS ATC SYSTEM: ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS / AWARD NOMINATIONS

01) Sep 2005 - HVS Engineering was honored with the Economic Development Board of Singapore, EDB’s Startup Enterprise Development Scheme
02) Nov 2005 - HVS Engineering won the inaugural Singapore Environment Council (SEC) – Senoko Power Green Innovations Award 2005.
03) Mar 2006 - HVS Engineering was nominated for the National Technology Award administered by Agency for Science, Technology and Research.
04) Jun 2006 - HVS Engineering was nominated for the International Maritime Award 2006 for Outstanding Maritime R&D and Technology Award adminis-
tered by the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore
05) May 2009 - HVS® Engineering was awarded for TIP (Technology Innovation Programme) by Spring Singapore
06) June 2009 - HVS® Engineering was awarded a research grant the TECS (Technology Enterprise Commercialization Scheme by Spring Singapore
07) April 2010 – HVS® Engineering was awarded research MINT Fund by MPA Singapore (Maritime Port Authority of Singapore)
08) Dec 2010 - Nominated by A*Star IMRE for the International Maritime Award 2011
09) Jun 2011 – Top 15 finalists in Emerging Enterprise Awards 2011 by OCBC Bank Singapore
10) Jul 2011 – HVS Automatic Brush Ball Cleaning System is a certified green product with 4 ticks (Leader) under the Singapore Green Building Council
(SGBC)’s Green Building Product Certification Scheme
11) Nov 2012 – HVS’s Alex Chow was awarded the IMAA 2012 (8th International Management Action Award)

NEWS FEATURES AND ARTICLES ON HVS ATC SYSTEM

01) “Stringent selection criteria are employed. HVS Engineering is a deserving recipient of the inaugural SEC-Senoko Power Green Innovations Award
2005.” - Singapore Environment Council, Nov 2005
02) “HVS is honored by Singapore Environment Council for producing an environment-friendly technology – HVS® Cleaning System that save users up to
30% in energy cost ” – The Straits Times, 15 Nov 2005
03) “HVS spiky balls with special geometrical properties that enhance the tube cleaning process and can cut energy consumption by up to 35%” – The Busi-
ness Times, 14 Nov 2005
04) “HVS ATC System is highly innovative and it is virtually maintenance-free and easy to install” – EDB Investment News, Feb 2005
05) “HVS Engineering’s patented cleaning system for heat exchangers has seen it grow from strength to strength” – The Business Times, June 2011

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HVS ATC SYSTEMS—PROJECT INSTALLATION

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JOB REFERENCES

Factory /Industrial Building/ Manufacturing Shopping Mall / Office / Hotel

A) DCS Plant F) J)
Plant /Mixed-used Building
Biopolis @ One-North Abbott Singapore 313 @ Somerset
Biopolis @ One North (II) Aim-Beyonics Industrial Building Abacus Plaza
KDHCS - Changi New DCS Plant APCS Alexandra Central Mall
ASM Woodlands Bukit Panjang Plaza
B) Data Centre Delphi, AMK Plant, Singapore Capitaland - Bugis+
Amazon Singapore Citimac Industrial Building Capitaland – IMM Building
Amazon Indonesia Energizer Building, Singapore Capitaland - JCube
DRD Data Centre SIN11 Fidecs @ Tuas Centrium Square
DRD Data Centre SIN12 Fusionopolis 2A Cleantech One
EQIX Data Centre SG2 GlaxoSmithKline Singapore Duo Ophir Mixed Development
EQIX Data Centre SG5 Halliburton @ Tuas, SG Galaxis Building (Fusionopolis 5)
IRM Data Centre JTC Chemical Hub Goldis Tower, KL
SG Power Data Centre K. Seiki, Japan Goodwood Park Hotel
SPHQ @ Kallang Sector Makino Asia Singapore Guoco Tower
Singtel Exchange Jurong East Silesia Flavours Factory Great World City
Singtel Exchange Paya Lebar Singapore Refining Company HDB mixed development @ Canberra Link
Suntech, Shanghai Inland Revenue Building, Singapore
Suntech, Wuxi International Plaza
C) Hospital/Medical Centre TUV-SUD Building @ IBP Jurong Town Corporation I-Hub
Changi General Hospital Orchard Hotel
NUH Centre for Oral Health G) University / Polytechnic / School / College One Galaxy, Indonesia
NUH Utility Service Building Eunoia Junior College Paragon
Outram Community Hospital Nanyang Technological University Peninsula Tower
Raffles Holland V Raffles Girls Secondary School SBF Centre
Raffles Hospital Singapore SIM University SCCCI building
ICH @ Novena Singapore Management University (SMU) Singapore Pool
Singapore GH H9A Singapore University of Technology & Design Sofitel
Uni. Of Arkansas, USA SPRING Singapore
D) Major Transportation Hub Stamford Capitol Building
SMRT – (East-West Line) H) Others / Government Building Suntec City
SMRT – (North-South Line) IB Technology Group, USA Suntec City Conventional Centre
SMRT – (Circle Line) Garden By The Bay Suntec City Tower
National Library Board, Geylang East Tampines Plaza
E) Major Air Hub and Buildings Punggol Town Hub The American Club
Cargo Agent Building ‘E’ Mandai Bird Park Tong Eng Building
Changi International Airport UOB Plaza 2
SIA Airline House I) Semiconductor UOL Odeon Tower
SIA Computer Centre Hitachi Global Storage Wheelock Place
SIA Hangar 3 Murata Singapore World Trade Centre (II), Indonesia
SIA Hanger 2 SSMC
SIA Training Centre ST Microelectronics
AASL Departure Terminal, Sri Lanka STMicroelectronics, Malaysia
U-Micron, Taiwan

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