© Copyright 2016. Fluid Codes FZ LLE. Fluid Codes Confidential 1 • For the present investigation, the CFD technology was used to design full-scale 3D models of the water entrance area of E516C Exchanger. • The inflows of clean and non-clean water were solved in order to predict the erosion and accretion of the solid particles. • The CFD results allowed the issue of erosion to be addressed and root caused identified as the flow inlet did not allow sufficient residence time before entry to the tubes of the heat exchanger. Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)

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