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As we close another remarkable year, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our customers, colleagues and partners around the world. Your trust and collaboration have been instrumental to the success of our innovative fouling mitigation solutions.  By implementing Hybrid-AI digital twin platforms that enable to optimise performance and reduce emissions of heat transfer systems, we have added real value to industrial operations worldwide and contributed to a more sustainable future. Thank you for being a part of our journey this year, we look forward to an even brighter year ahead together! ✨ Happy Holidays from all of us at Hexxcell 🎄

Fouling can have significant impact on the performance, efficiency, and economics of biofuel production. 📈 According to estimations performed by Hexxcell for an average-size bioethanol plant, fouling can lead to additional costs of $ 1.5-5 MM/year, additional water use of 30 – 90 kton/yr and additional CO2 emissions of 7 – 25 kton CO2/year. 💡 The application of Hexxcell’s technology could help cut these costs by 20-40%: https://lnkd.in/d2ZfqUZx #BiofuelsProduction #BioethanolPlants #HexxcellStudio #HybridDigitalTwin

What are the key benefits of Hexxcell Dynamic Retrofit Test™? ✔️ Quantitatively evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of redesigning in terms of fouling rates, overall performance, network interactions, and pressure drop; ✔️ Assess the potential energy savings at both the heat exchanger and network levels, along with energy consumption in the furnace and/or steam production where applicable. Additionally, consider impacts on production and CO2 emissions; ✔️ Estimate the economic trade-offs and return on investment (ROI) associated with different retrofit and mitigation options. 💡 Mitigate fouling by design with Hexxcell's Dynamic Retrofit Test™: https://lnkd.in/dAV3NYnk #HeatTransfer #HeatExchangers #DigitalTransformation #Refinery #HybridAITechnology

Did you know that fouling in critical heat exchangers in a petrochemical plant can impact over $1 MM/yr in energy and utility consumption and $50-$100 k/day in undesired downtime? 💸 The deposit of unwanted materials on the surface of heat exchangers significantly impacts operations and profits, reducing production and increasing energy consumption and utility demand (e.g. steam, water).  ↪️ Hexxcell technology can help operators reduce such an impact and related costs: https://lnkd.in/d2ZfqUZx #Petrochemical #Fouling #EnergyEfficiency #PredictiveMaintenance #HexxcellStudio #HybridAITechnology

In pulp and paper plants, fouling poses a significant challenge, impacting equipment performance and product quality. From black liquor production to evaporation, energy-intensive processes are particularly affected by the gradual reduction in heat transfer efficiency. Materials like wood fibres, dirt, and chemicals deposit on heat exchanger surfaces, decreasing process yields and increasing operational costs. Moreover, fouling requires frequent cleaning and maintenance, resulting in downtime and additional expenses. Learn how Hexxcell’s advanced solutions can bring substantial benefits to your pulp and paper plant: https://lnkd.in/d2ZfqUZx #PulpProduction #PaperIndustry #HexxcellStudio #FoulingMitigation

💡 Did you know that fouling is a considerable challenge for several industries – upstream and downstream oil & gas, petrochemicals, biofuels, food, and pulp & paper? The deposit of unwanted materials on the surfaces of heat exchangers and other process equipment can decrease production and increase operational costs, while also generating tons of unnecessary CO2 emissions. Therefore, fouling mitigation is a top priority for companies seeking to boost profits, minimise energy consumption, and reduce their carbon footprint. 🔗 Hexxcell Studio™ provides unparalleled insights to optimise operations, design and maintenance of heat exchange equipment in a variety of systems and industries: https://lnkd.in/d2ZfqUZx #FoulingMitigation #CO2Reduction #HeatTransfer #HybridAITechnology #HybridDigitalTwin #HexxcellStudio

This is the final post in our series on fouling in heat exchangers, in which we examined the root causes of this phenomenon. In this carousel, our Heat Exchanger Consultant Himanshu Joshi explains how precursors deposit during the condensing phase.  #FoulingMitigation #ProcessIndustry #Condensers #HeatExchangers 

Continuing our journey through the mechanisms of fouling, let’s look at the deposition of precursors in the boiling phase. Understanding how fouling occurs in the different fluid phases is essential for taking mitigation measures and planning cost-effective cleaning. #FoulingMitigation #ProcessIndustry #Reboilers #HeatExchangers #HydroProcessing

We are pleased to announce that our CEO Dr. Francesco Coletti has been appointed Editor for AI-Thermal/Fluids (AITF). AITF is a new open-access Elsevier Journal led by Professor Christos Markides (Imperial College London) and Professor Matteo Bucci (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), dedicated to exploratory research and advancements at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and thermal-fluid science and engineering. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dg2BbUyB

In the first post of the series dedicated to fouling, we learned what fouling precursors are and how they precipitate in the heat exchanger. We also mentioned that fouling deposition varies depending on the fluid phase. Let's see what happens in single-phase heat exchangers ⬇️ #FoulingMitigation #ProcessIndustry #SinglePhaseHeatExchangers