Joint Paper Published with Shell Oil on the Advantages of Vipertex® 1EHT Under Fouling Conditions

The results of a joint research project between Shell Oil and Rigidized® Metals Corporation has recently been published in the Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer. Heat Transfer advantages of the 1EHT tube for crude fouling conditions are discussed.

Heat Transfer Performance Evaluation Criteria Applied to a Textured Tube Surface for Crude Oil

The evaluation shows that depending on the applied constraints, different benefits can be obtained using Vipertex® tubes, including: – a heat duty increase of up to 19%, an 18-30% reduced flow rate to achieve the same heat duties, or a change in the geometry to achieve a 8-9% increase in heat transfer at the same pumping power.