Tag Archives: fouling

Restoring Condenser Vacuum Through CIP of Cooling-Water Tubes: A Whey Industry Case Study


In whey permeate and whey processing, condenser performance directly affects process efficiency and product quality. When heat-transfer performance declines, the […]

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Internal Product Feedlines in Falling Film Evaporators: A Hidden Source of Fouling in Dairy Applications


Introduction When discussing falling-film evaporator performance, most attention is typically directed toward heat-transfer coefficients, vapor recompression efficiency, or separator design. […]

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Bottom Tube Sheet Fouling and Cleaning for Falling Film Evaporators


Fouling and build-up within falling film evaporators can exacerbate demands on cleaning-in-place (CIP) operations, including chemical and water usage, as […]

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Calcium Fouling in Barometric Leg of a Direct-Contact Condensor


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We were recently out at a customer’s site, where we had been contracted to replace an existing fully integrated and […]

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7 More Tips to Improve the Cleaning In Place (CIP) of your Falling Film Evaporator


Some time ago, Jan de Geest came up with “7 Tips to Improve the Cleaning In Place (CIP) of your […]

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Distribution Pan Fouling in a Falling Film Evaporator


GLM Hydro Evaporator Problem Solving: – One of our dairy customers wanted to produce a new product on their existing […]

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