The hazards of scaling on equipment and pipelines in refining plants

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Scale is an unidentified solid substance that forms during the operation of production units in petrochemical enterprises due to reasons such as material crystallization, polymerization, and equipment corrosion. Its specific forms include lump-shaped, powder-shaped, and viscous shapes, etc ； Its colors include black, white, yellow, brown, and red, among others. These deposits can cause problems such as excessive compressor amplitude, increased pressure drop in the reactor bed, blockages in the material flow pipelines, and reduced heat transfer efficiency of the heat exchangers. This, in turn, leads to accelerated wear of the bearing shells in the pump impellers, disrupts the normal flow of the medium, shortens the replacement cycle of filter elements, and may even result in unplanned shutdowns of the production equipment or trigger safety accidents.