Baks, A.
is a partner at KBC Advanced Technologies and has extensive experience in refinery and petrochemical technical and organizational consulting. He holds a chemical engineering degree from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
Control fouling on preheat trains with a two-stage approach
Maintenance & Reliability
/ Process Control
/ Refining
/ Corrosion
/ Heat Transfer
/ Information Systems
Fouling in heat exchanger preheat trains is a well-known problem in the refining industry.
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