HTRI Training - Global Headquarters

Check-in begins at 8:00 AM. Courses run from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM daily.

Course fees include arrival tea/coffee, lunches and snacks at breaks and training materials (workbooks, solutions booklets, and electronic copies of the case files). Computers with Xchanger Suite are available for use during the training event. Computers may be shared with other attendees.

Xist Workshop  (US$450)

Instructor: S. Greg Starks

Even if your work is limited to shell-and-tube heat exchangers, there’s much to be learned! This workshop is devoted to the geometries handled only by Xist. The day focuses on the extensive options available in Xist and how you can use these methods effectively to solve several example problems. You will leave the class knowing how to take full advantage of the features this robust tool offers.

Key Topics

• Overview of Xist capabilities and applications
• Geometry input for shell-and-tube heat exchangers
• Process specifications for rating, simulation, and design
• Guidelines for specifying fluid properties
• Introduction to vibration analysis

Suggested Participants

Designers of shell-and-tube heat exchangers and process engineers who evaluate their performance

Kettle Reboilers Short Course  (US$650)

Instructor: LiDong Huang

Thermal design methods for kettle reboilers have evolved over the years and old rules-of-thumb no longer apply. New research results, software advances, and feedback from industry all contribute to improved design practices. The course presents the most up-to-date research in kettle reboilers, provides our current recommendation to use Xist to model kettles accurately, and discusses future research and software development to improve predictions. Many example problems illustrate recommended good practices for using Xist, interpreting warning messages, improving designs, and troubleshooting cases.

Key Topics

• Shellside boiling methods
• Recirculation
• Liquid level and bundle dryout
• Differences between bundle composition and feed composition
• Kettle sizing
• Entrainment
• Vibration
• Fouling

Suggested Participants

Thermal design engineers and heat exchanger experts

Heat Exchanger Fouling Short Course  (US$650)

Instructor: Tom Lestina

Industry experience indicates that using traditional methods in heat exchanger design for fouling service may result in excessive heat transfer area in some applications and promote fouling in others.

This course reviews issues with fouling and several methods used in designing heat exchangers for fouling service.

Key Topics

• Mechanisms, mitigation, and diagnosis of crude oil fouling
• Uncertainty and design margins, including a review of open literature methods
• Overview of cooling water fouling, with discussion of the HTRI predictive model for cooling water fouling
• Risk-based design method
• No-foul design method

Suggested Participants

Engineers who specify, rate, and/or analyze heat exchangers in fouling service

Two-phase Flow Short Course  (US$650)

Instructor: Siddharth Talapatra

Using an application-oriented approach, we explain the fundamentals of two-phase flow and work through some key models useful for engineering analyses. Wherever possible, videos will illustrate two-phase phenomena. Sample problems reinforce the implications of two-phase modeling assumptions. At the end of the course, you will have a set of tools and recommendations to help you with your day-to-day engineering challenges. The integration of HTRI research experiences and findings make this course unique and relevant to the process industry.

Key Topics

• Tubeside and shellside flow regimes, and their dependence on geometry (e.g., pipe size, inclination, baffle spacing)
• Static, frictional, and momentum pressure drop: basics and important correlations
• The impact of service type (boiling, condensation, adiabatic) on two-phase distribution and pressure drop

Suggested Participants

Engineers who work in two-phase heat exchanger or process piping applications