ATCS Industrial | Heat Exchanger Tube Cleaning

ATCS INDUSTRIAL

Maximum Efficiency and Higher Productivity for
Industrial Condensers and Heat Exchangers

CQM ATCS (Automatic Tube Cleaning System) is the most efficient automatic on-line solution for keeping shell and tube heat exchangers continuously clean and working at full capacity. CQM ATCS has delivered extraordinary results in thousands of installations worldwide.

Automatic cleaning increases energy efficiency and productivity in facilities, industry, and power plants.

Heat exchanger’s tubes get clogged with:

• Macrofouling: mussels, fish, algae, debris, leaves, grass, stones or
internal construction parts of cooling towers.
• Microfouling: mud, sand, clay, microorganisms, bioslimes, corrosion
products and inhibitors.
• Scaling.

Fouling accumulates over time, and significantly degrades the performance of the heat exchanger:

• Decreased productivity due to cleaning shutdown and performance
degradation between treatments.
• Higher energy consumption to compensate for inefficiency.
• Higher maintenance costs due to manual off-line cleaning and shutdown.

Up to 25% electricity savings with automatica heat exchanger tube cleaning

How ATCS Works

The CQM ATCS is installed on heat exchangers and keeps tubes clean without human intervention. The system periodically injects into the tubes sponge balls that are slightly larger in diameter then the tubes themselves. The natural pressure head pushes the balls through the tube, which is thus rubbed clean. The balls are then trapped in the outlet of the heat exchanger, where they are prepared for the next cleaning cycle.

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Typical industrial installations, take less than 20 man hours, and requires only 8 hours of process shutdown.

Trapping units are available in a variety of shapes and flow configurations to accommodate piping routes design and available space for installation.

CQM ATCS' MAIN ADVANTAGES:

• Excellent cleaning: reaches all tubes, both central and peripheral.
• Simple design: delivering high reliability, rapid installation, and effortless
maintenance.
• Wide range of sizes: suitable for a wide variety of heat exchangers.
• Better ball trapping mechanism: absolutely no balls lost.
• Accurate control of the cleaning process: customizable cleaning intervals
provide high performance and minimize balls’ wear.

CQM ATCS BENEFITS

• Tubes are kept clean at all times.
• Heat exchanger constantly works at maximum efficiency.
• No downtime for periodic maintenance
• No chemicals and residues disposal hassle.
• Simple maintenance through continuous, automatic cleaning.
• Extends system service period
• Innovative design delivers high reliability and simple integration.

ATCS vs. Manual Off-line Cleaning

	CQM ATCS	MANUAL OFF-LINE CLEANING
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE	Continuously operating at maximum efficiency.	Performance gradually decreases between treatments.
SHUTDOWN	No shutdown normally. On-line cleaning.	Requires shutdown for cleaning.
DISPOSAL HASSLE	No chemicals. No residues.	Cleaning chemicals & residues harmful to environment.
MANAGEMENT OVERHEAD	Fully automatic. Effortless maintenance.	High due to performance monitoring & manual cleaning.