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Special Topics in Xist Short Course

Course Fee: US$650

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This short course moves beyond the fundamentals of thermal design to focus on specific design challenges associated with a range of service types. Presented as a series of case studies, each topic is introduced by the instructor before participants delve into Xist to work on solutions which are ultimately discussed amongst the group. The knowledge attained from this short course will allow you to tackle related design challenges in your future work.

Case studies include:

  • Viscous shellside coolers
  • Feed-effluent exchangers
  • Kettle reboilers
  • Falling film evaporators

Suggested Participants

Experienced Xist users who troubleshoot cases and evaluate shell-and-tube exchanger performance

HTRI Software

This course will make use of the following HTRI software: Xchanger Suite® components Xist® and Xvib®.  All training materials are based on the current software version.

Course Credits: 6 hours (PDH/CEU)


Outline

  1. Shellside Viscous Cooler
    • Xist stream analysis
    • MTD Delta correction factor
    • Design guidelines 

  2. Feed-Effluent Heat Exchangers
    • Role and applications
    • Common characteristics
    • Design concerns

  3. Vibration Analysis in Kettle Reboilers
    • Kettle operation
    • HTRI recirculation boiling model (CBM)
    • Vapor blanketing
    • Xist tube vibration analysis for kettles

  4. Falling Film Evaporator
    • Breakdown mechanisms
    • Heat transfer methods and specification in Xist
    • New features in Xist 

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Upcoming Instructors

  • Shayne Gregson


  • Engineer, Technical Support, graduated in 2019 with a BS in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. During her studies, she completed an internship in the oil and gas industry, with a focus on Front End Engineering Design. After graduation she worked in the nuclear safety industry briefly before joining HTRI, helping to ensure safe design principals for a nuclear waste treatment facility. Since joining HTRI, her primary focus has been on technical support and contracts with recent endeavors to assist in the development of additional materials for HTRI’s technical program.

  • Lauren V. Moran


  • Manager, Engineering Technical Support, Engineering Services, graduated with a BS in Engineering from LeTourneau University, Longview, TX. In her early career, she worked for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) contractors at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas (TX). As a Systems Engineer, Lauren spent 5 years focused on projects related to the International Space Station and was certified as a console extravehicular robotics engineer and safety engineer in the Mission Control Center, also serving as the technical liaison between Boeing and the Canadian Space Agency. She joined HTRI in 2006 in technical support and currently manages the technical support team. She continues to engage in sales, training and priority contract’s activities. With nearly 15 years of experience helping end users effectively use HTRI products allows a unique perspective for HTRI research to software initiatives.