So. Duffuaa et Mo. Budair, SCALE REMOVAL FROM HEAT-EXCHANGERS - USING ENERGY-UTILIZATION AS A SCHEDULE CRITERION, Applied energy, 47(1), 1994, pp. 77-85
A function which shows explicitly the utilization of energy over time
is provided. Using this function and a specified level of energy utili
zation, a schedule for scale removal is deduced. The methodology is ap
plied to obtain a schedule for a brine heat-exchanger in a desalinatio
n plant.