The CaCO 3 fouling behavior in both re-circulated cooling water and pool boiling systems have been studied.Fouling morphology was also analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM).The fouling characteristics
as well as removal of fouling
for both induction period and post-induction period
were investigated in cooling water system.The results show that the removal performed in induction period will reduce fouling
while fouling will increase for the removal performed in post-induction period.Fouling morphology changed in the presence of inhibitor of 5mg·L -1PAA in cooling water system.For the CaCO 3 fouling formed in pool boiling system
it was found that main crystal forms changed from calcite in the absence of PAA to aragonite and vaterite in the presence of PAA.Step bunching was found by AFM on the crystal surface of CaCO 3.Fractal dimension analysis shows that in the presence of inhibitor of PAA
fractal dimension increased for CaCO 3 fouling morphologies formed in both heat transfer systems.