Lamers System Care reserves SMART FLOW for prevention: chemical cleaning dissolves mixed mineral scales such as struvite and vivianite in digester heat exchangers, while ultrasound keeps surfaces cleaner afterward. SMART FLOW is not a substitute for a descaling service on blocked piping — the roles are complementary.
Emergency clean versus keep-clean
Established mixed mineral blockages need chemistry or mechanical intervention first. Ultrasound literature and vendor positioning focus on preventing foulants from attaching once metal is clean. Operators should not expect transducers alone to dissolve centimetre-scale struvite-plus-vivianite deposits in a heat exchanger.
- Blocked digester heat exchanger → chemical or mechanical clean.
- Clean metal afterward → ultrasound prevention layer.
- No claim that SMART FLOW dissolves existing vivianite plugs.
Complementary roles (labelled)
| Phase | Method | Source attribution |
|---|---|---|
| Blockages of struvite, vivianite, calcium carbonate | Biodegradable chemical cleaning dissolves mixed mineral buildups | Competitor/service: Veolia |
| Prevention of attachment | Ultrasonic field prevents foulant attaching to surfaces | Competitor vendor: Altum Technologies |
| SMART FLOW (Lamers System Care) | Prevention on clean heat-exchanger metal — not an emergency dissolver | LSC position |
Why the split matters
Operators sometimes hope one technology covers both emergency descaling and long-term prevention. Mixed struvite and vivianite in a digester heat exchanger still need a proper clean; ultrasound afterward reduces re-attachment risk. Keep contracts and expectations aligned: cleaning service for dissolve, SMART FLOW for keep-clean.
How Lamers System Care fills this in
Have mixed scale chemically addressed first; then plan via lscare.nl SMART FLOW from Lamers System Care as the prevention layer on the digester heat exchanger.
