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A modern and efficient method for removing deposits from the inner surfaces of tubes used in heat-transfer equipment operating at thermal and nuclear power stations is considered. This method is intended primarily for cleaning steam-turbine condensers, delivery-water heaters, and gas- and oil coolers with thin-walled tubes made of nickel-copper alloys or brass 19–28 mm in diameter, with a 1-mm thick wall, and 5–11 m long.
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Original Russian Text © P.V. Babkin, I.V. Karpenko, 2010, published in Teploenergetika.
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Babkin, P.V., Karpenko, I.V. An integrated tube cleaning system. Therm. Eng. 57, 588–592 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040601510070098
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