Problem: Backer’s Chips plant in Fulton, Missouri has two large fry lines to cook potato chips. One fryer has a shell and tube heat exchanger that had clogging problems with the build-up of solids in the tubes. This would stop the flow of oil through the tubes and melt the tubes. Oil would then spray out of the heat exchanger and catch on fire–creating a serious hazard. LAKOS was contacted to find a solution that would safely and easily remove

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