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• Exchanger tube coating (tube ___), as we know it, began in ___ in the mid-twentieth century using a "___ and ___" method to coat tubes with phenolic materials.

  • (tube lining)
  • Europe
  • "flood and drain" method

• The "flood and drain" coating method was the only option until the mid-19__'s, when ___ applications were first tried.

  • the mid-1980's
  • spray applications were first tried.

• Using ___ ___ to atomize material, exchanger tubes were coated with a spray application of engineered ___.

  • Using air pressure to atomize material,
    
  • engineered polymers.

• The ____ method proved to be much simpler and less time-consuming than the ___/___/___ method prevalent before the 1980's.

  • spray method
  • fill/drain/rotate method

• With the development of this patented method, Curran International changed the industry standard for exchanger tube coatings, applying the polymer tube lining system to the ___ ___ __ ___ (___) of a ___ tube with a ___, ___ layer of material.

  • full circumferential inner diameter (ID)
  • small tube
  • uniform, homogenous layer of material.

• Curran's exchanger tube lining can be done in our Houston, Texas shop or ___-___ around ___ ___.

  on-site or around the world.

• Both ___-___ and straight tube exchangers can be coated with the protective lining.

  Both U-tube and

• Typical turnaround for a 1,000 tube 3/4" OD by 20 ft long:___-___ weeks in shop (under ___ for expedite)___-___ weeks with dedicated crew onsite 

  • 3-4 weeks in shop (under 2 weeks for expedite)
  • 1-2 weeks with dedicated crew on-site

• Various studies (e.g. EPRI) verify the efficacy of tube lining, which prove less susceptible to ___ compared to uncoated tubes.

  less susceptible to fouling

• The economic benefits rapidly gained traction when petrochemical refineries applied ___ ___ coatings (thin film ___ ___) to the tube id's in its ___ ___.

  • applied thin film coatings (thin film tube lining)
  • in its heat exchangers.