Hey all, just an update to mention I found an aged but excellent article about designing heat exchangers to prevent fouling:
See also this discussion on it: https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=251669
I decided to add this to the article Fouling Factors for Heat Exchanger Design so that all the information is in one place. If you haven’t done so, check that article out for more background on why you’d want to design exchangers this way.