Hydrokinetics removes polymer buildup, scale, sludge, and hydrocarbon deposits from heat exchangers, tube bundles, intercoolers, piping, tanks, and subsea flowlines. We operate across 12 countries, including refineries and petrochemical plants throughout Texas and Louisiana.
Our patented technology cleans 40-50% faster than conventional methods — including fully plugged systems that conventional hydroblasting cannot clear.
Revolutionized Industrial Cleaning Process in Texas & Louisiana
Hydrokinetics' hydroblasting services effectively removes a wide range of foulants from pipes, tubes, heat exchangers, intercoolers, fin fans and reactors. We use patented and proven technology developed in 1994 to quickly restore your equipment performance.
Hydrokinetics takes a fraction of the setup time, cleaning time and labor required for traditional hydroblasting techniques, which means you save money, getting back online faster and producing a higher-grade product.
Revolutionized Industrial Cleaning Process in texas & louisiana
Some fouling problems do not respond to conventional hydroblasting. Polymer deposits from HDPE, LDPE, and polypropylene processes bond chemically to tube walls. They harden over time.
They resist high-pressure water jets. And when tubes plug completely, conventional methods have nowhere to go.
Hydrokinetics was built for these problems. Our patented technology has cleaned fully plugged exchangers at HDPE and ethylene facilities where five previous contractors failed. At one major Gulf Coast facility, we cleaned 4,700 tubes in under 3 shifts against a proposed 13-shift scope.
If your exchanger has been declared uncleanable, call before you order a replacement.
Hard fouling cases? tight turns?
Bring them on
The Hydrokinetics System requires only a few feet of working area, but can handle the biggest challenges—miles of subsea pipelines, totally blocked tubes, tight 180-degree bends and oddly shaped bundles—effective on everything from soft silicone to hard cobalt with no chemicals, no scaffolding, and fewer or no line breaks required.
Our patented process safely and effectively removes a wide range of fouling materials, including:
Asphalt
Black Iron
Calcium Carbonate
Cement
Coke
Crude Oil
Latex
Mill Scale
NORM Scale
Less downtime and more production can translate to millions of dollars in savings. Conventional cleaning techniques—which includes traditional hydroblasting services, lancing, baking, acidizing and drilling—are time-consuming. And that’s just the cleaning. You could also be looking at time for prep, scaffolding, disassembly and reassembly, none of which is an issue with Hydrokinetics.
Conventional cleaning approaches might not even be enough, which means you could be adding time for fabrication, shipping and installation into your schedule. If we can’t clean your pipeline or equipment, we’ll let you know immediately.
We’re in and out before others often get started. Compare the difference in labor hours between traditional cleaning and Hydrokinetics.
Plastics Facility/200-ft. pipe
Polyethylene unit/tubular reactor
Elastomer plant/plastic polymer line
Polyethylene plant/1,800 feet of process piping
High-Pressure Off Gas Line*
Reactor Tails Line**
Traditional
36 hours
250 hours
4 shifts
1 week
60 hours
96 hours
Hydrokinetics
12 hours
4 shifts
4 hours
1 hours
4 hours
4 hours
Figures above are pulled from actual case studies.
* Saved customer 5 mechanical days
** Saved customer 7 mechanical days
Hard fouling cases? tight turns?
Bring them on
The Hydrokinetics System requires only a few feet of working area, but can handle the biggest challenges—miles of subsea pipelines, totally blocked tubes, tight 180-degree bends and oddly shaped bundles—effective on everything from soft silicone to hard cobalt with no chemicals, no scaffolding, and fewer or no line breaks required.
Our patented process safely and effectively removes a wide range of fouling materials, including:
Asphalt
Black Iron
Calcium Carbonate
Cement
Coke
Crude Oil
Latex
Mill Scale
NORM Scale
No recordable safety or environmental incidents, ever
Utilizing sonic-wave technology, Hydrokinetics is by far the safest foulant-removal method available on the market. With more than 20 years and thousands of man-hours, we’ve never had a lost-time accident.
The process is isolated from the technician and operated remotely, inducing a frequency vibration through the blockage. No harsh chemicals or high-pressure streams of water—good for both employees and equipment. Hydrokinetics is also ideal cleaning tubes where sparks pose a risk.
A significantly minimized amount of wastewater and fouling material is extruded at the opposite end of the pipeline or tube into a containment basin, far away from technicians and workers.
Let’s Talk About Your Industrial Cleaning Requirements
Discover how we can help your facility improve performance, reduce downtime and protect your bottom line. Contact our team today so we can assess your case and deliver the best results.
