Cane and beet juice carry suspended solids that drive scaling and erosion wear — material and surface finish choices focus on minimizing buildup and abrasive wear over the maintenance cycle.
| Dominant Failure Mode | Scaling from juice solids, erosive wear at tube inlets |
| Governing Standard | General ASME/TEMA, no sector-specific code |
| Typical Material Default | Stainless Steel for wetted surfaces, Carbon Steel with liners for cost-sensitive units |
| Typical Structural Type | Floating, for mechanical cleaning access against scaling |
Scaling and cleaning access drive the structural type decision more than corrosion resistance alone.
Juice solids scale onto heat transfer surfaces over the processing campaign, progressively reducing efficiency — floating construction allows the bundle to be pulled and cleaned between campaigns or during scheduled maintenance.
Direct juice-contact surfaces typically use stainless for hygiene and corrosion resistance, but non-contact structural components can sometimes use carbon steel with appropriate protection to manage cost.
It can — high solids loading may warrant erosion-resistant inlet protection or material upgrades at the tube inlet specifically, which is a detail worth discussing with our engineering team for your specific process.
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