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Shell Scotford

Bundle before and after ultrasonic chemical cleaning.

From Shell Scotford:

We experienced excellent results with cleaning components for offsite repair/overhaul. 3rd party companies have never seen valves as clean as the ones coming from Scotford. Stainless steel bundles were cleaned better than expected and typically achieved IRIS quality. Bundles with other material composition were generally cleaned to Eddy Current quality. To achieve IRIS spec for these non-stainless items, some were rinsed with a 20Kpsi & rotary lance.

Shell Sarnia

Compabloc™ heat exchangers before and after ultrasonic chemical cleaning.

From Shell Sarnia:

The Refinery decided to test clean four Compabloc units using the new process proposed by Tech Sonic. With the clean Compablocs back in operation, the refinery client captured the throughput and heat transfer data rates to reveal an annual (bpd) recovery of US$4.27M.

Shell Global

Refinery heat exchangers by Tech Sonic Cleaning, featuring cleaning company success stories.

From Shell Global:

This is a game changing technology in cleaning effectiveness. Exchanger bundles simply come out cleaner than when addressed with conventional technology. There is a better performance of the bundles on start-up, and these results are achieved in less cleaning time per bundle. This will allow us to be more aggressive in our turnaround schedules in the future.

We typically see 70-80% recovery of performance with HP water jetting (caused by residual fouling on the shell side of the bundle). Now we see up to 100% of design heat transfer performance after start-up using the Tech Sonic applications.

CF Industries

CF heat exchanger cleaning by Tech Sonic, showcasing cleaning company success stories.

From CF Industries:

We achieved a 27% increase in production of Ammonia after Tech Sonic cleaned our C-109 process train heat exchangers.

Shell Moerdijk

Refinery parts benefit from ultrasonic cleaning technology

From Shell Moerjijk:

Tech Sonic Cleaning Systems are twice as fast at half the cost of traditional hydroblasting. We achieve thorough, complete cleaning that is non-destructive compared to conventional applications.

Suncor Energy

Rotating equipment maintenance by Tech Sonic Cleaning, highlighting cleaning company success stories.

From Suncor Energy:

For every dollar we spend with Tech Sonic, we save four dollars in operational and cost efficiencies. We used to have to throw out most of the components as they could not be put back into production. Our capital costs have reduced dramatically.

Cenovus Energy

Heat exchanger cleaning onsite by Tech Sonic, featuring cleaning company success stories.

From Cenovus Energy:

Our flow rates improved from 160 to 260 meters cubed per hour after using Tech Sonic’s innovative cleaning technologies. Truly amazing.

Nucor

Lifting heat exchanger from the Tech Sonic vessel using ultrasonic cleaning technology.

From Nucor:

The heat exchanger that we cleaned Friday is operating very well. Overall heat transfer efficiency increased 50%.

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Bundle before and after ultrasonic chemical cleaning.

From Shell Scotford:

We experienced excellent results with cleaning components for offsite repair/overhaul. 3rd party companies have never seen valves as clean as the ones coming from Scotford. Stainless steel bundles were cleaned better than expected and typically achieved IRIS quality. Bundles with other material composition were generally cleaned to Eddy Current quality. To achieve IRIS spec for these non-stainless items, some were rinsed with a 20Kpsi & rotary lance.

Compabloc™ heat exchangers before and after ultrasonic chemical cleaning.

From Shell Sarnia:

The Refinery decided to test clean four Compabloc units using the new process proposed by Tech Sonic. With the clean Compablocs back in operation, the refinery client captured the throughput and heat transfer data rates to reveal an annual (bpd) recovery of US$4.27M.

Refinery heat exchangers by Tech Sonic Cleaning, featuring cleaning company success stories.

From Shell Global:

This is a game changing technology in cleaning effectiveness. Exchanger bundles simply come out cleaner than when addressed with conventional technology. There is a better performance of the bundles on start-up, and these results are achieved in less cleaning time per bundle. This will allow us to be more aggressive in our turnaround schedules in the future.

We typically see 70-80% recovery of performance with HP water jetting (caused by residual fouling on the shell side of the bundle). Now we see up to 100% of design heat transfer performance after start-up using the Tech Sonic applications.

CF heat exchanger cleaning by Tech Sonic, showcasing cleaning company success stories.

From CF Industries:

We achieved a 27% increase in production of Ammonia after Tech Sonic cleaned our C-109 process train heat exchangers.

Refinery parts benefit from ultrasonic cleaning technology

From Shell Moerjijk:

Tech Sonic Cleaning Systems are twice as fast at half the cost of traditional hydroblasting. We achieve thorough, complete cleaning that is non-destructive compared to conventional applications.

Rotating equipment maintenance by Tech Sonic Cleaning, highlighting cleaning company success stories.

From Suncor Energy:

For every dollar we spend with Tech Sonic, we save four dollars in operational and cost efficiencies. We used to have to throw out most of the components as they could not be put back into production. Our capital costs have reduced dramatically.

Heat exchanger cleaning onsite by Tech Sonic, featuring cleaning company success stories.

From Cenovus Energy:

Our flow rates improved from 160 to 260 meters cubed per hour after using Tech Sonic’s innovative cleaning technologies. Truly amazing.

Lifting heat exchanger from the Tech Sonic vessel using ultrasonic cleaning technology.

From Nucor:

The heat exchanger that we cleaned Friday is operating very well. Overall heat transfer efficiency increased 50%.