Why chemically clean thermal fluid systems?

Heat transfer fluids are used in a broad spectrum of process systems. They provide protection against freezing, corrosion, and fouling of the system a nd have low vaporization losses at high operating temperatures. Recent expe rience shows the value of chemical cleaning and system monitoring of therma l fluid systems to prevent corrosion and failure of system components, to i mprove heat transfer efficiency and operating margin, and to eliminate toxi c materials from fluids and internal surfaces.