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Texas Gulf Coast Refinery: Coated Cooling Water Exchangers

Texas Gulf Coast Refinery: Coated Cooling Water Exchangers

Texas Gulf Coast Refinery: Coated cooling water exchangers: These pictures were taken after 2 years in service. These bundles were brought down during a turnaround and when opened this is what they looked like. There was no cleaning (hydro-blasting) done to the exchangers. Tubes were dried out with compressed air and a video probe was run down them for inspection. Other bundles that were in the same unit and operation were fouled, pulled

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