Dallas Section Virtual Meeting

Topic: "Reduce heat exchanger fouling using vapor infusion bubble treatment"

Heat exchanger fouling is a costly, time consuming and environmentally impacting issue for many industries. Whether the fouling agents are biological, mineral or sedimentary, as heat exchangers foul, there is reduction in system efficiencies and an increase in energy use and thus green house gas and carbon presentation. This presentation provides background and case studies on the vapor infusion protocol that creates chemical and mechanical impact vapor bubbles that reduce the formation and progression of fouling layers.

Speaker: Mike Radicone, HTRI

Mike Radicone, Lead, Specialty Products at HTRI, focuses on the Vapor Infusion products to support fouling prevention. Radicone is also the President and Lead Science Officer of I₂ Air Fluid Innovation, Inc., for the technology development of the gaseous and iodine vapor infusion protocol for antifouling and antimicrobial applications. He is a speaker and technology advisor at numerous domestic and international seminars, projects, and studies. Radicone is a recipient of six US government patents for vapor and iodine infusion protocols in stream bubble generation and ultraviolet water purification. In addition, he is a recipient or technical advisor in seven governmental grants or studies with the USDA and the Undersea Warfare Division, as well as a rare ESTCP single-applicant two-year Navy study.