Residual Fuel Oil Fouling Problems
 

Residual fuel oils are blends of various resids, cutters, and wastes. These heavy oils may be associated with many potential fouling problems in utility boilers and ships.


  • Fuel Preheater Fouling

  • Burner Tip Fouling

  • Plugged Filter Screens
    Salts Fouling On Furnace Tubes

  • Storage Stability

  • Stack Emissions
    Coke and Acid Smut

  • Viscosity Increase On Transportation

WHAT CAN F.A.C.T. DO FOR YOU?

  • Measure Fuel Incompatibility On-site at the Plant or on the Ship

  • Mitigate Preheater Fouling and Coking

  • Mitigate Burner Tip Fouling

Electron micrographs of vanadium salt deposits on boiler tubes

  • Reduce Build-up of Tank Bottom Sludge

  • Mitigate Furnace Tube Vanadium Fouling

  • Reduce Viscosity Increase on Transportation

  • Fuel Protection: Select Resids and Cutters to Product Stable Heavy Fuel

Stability Measurement of Residual Fuel Oil