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METALLIC HEAT EXCHANGERS ARE TODAY A PROVEN SOLUTION IN<br />

PHOSPHORIC ACID PRODUCTION<br />

Daniel HERON & Jonas Höwing,<br />

Sandvik Materials Technology, SE-811 11 Sandviken SWEDEN<br />

In phosphoric acid plants it has been common to use heat exchangers with graphite tubing in the concentration<br />

loop. The main reason for using graphite is the excellent corrosion resistance of the material, but the brittleness<br />

tends to results in premature failures during operation or cleaning. Graphite tubing can be plugged to extend the<br />

service life, but eventually too much heat transfer is lost and replacement will be necessary to restore the production<br />

capacity. The tube failures will result in lower productivity and higher costs. Service life can be as short as 3-6 years.<br />

Today metallic heat exchangers are a better alternative. Sandvik Materials Technology has supplied Sandvik Sanicro<br />

28 with good success in more than 75 heat exchangers in phosphoric acid plants. Some plants have even achieved<br />

more than 16 years of service life. With a good heat exchanger design and proper cleaning a service life over ten<br />

years can be expected for Sanicro 28.<br />

Recently SMT developed the hyper duplex stainless steel Sandvik SAF 2707 HD®, which is optimized for difficult<br />

chloride environments and excels in seawater applications. Sandvik SAF 2707 HD® has also shown excellent results<br />

in phosphoric acid, both in laboratory tests and test installations. These results will be presented and discussed in<br />

this report.<br />

Harris Jack,<br />

President, VIP International, Inc.USA<br />

AP-O-04<br />

BRICK LINED VS. ALLOY TOWERS IN SULFURIC ACID PLANTS<br />

AP-O-05<br />

Weather building a new plant or replacing aged equipment in an existing plant, the advantages and disadvantages<br />

between brick lined towers or alloy towers must be considered.<br />

Specializing in the maintenance of sulfuric acid towers since 1981, VIP International has inspected and maintained<br />

hundreds of towers around the world.<br />

This presentation utilizing actual video footage will compare the strengths and weaknesses of each of these designs.

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