2012 Technical Conference - Shanghai, China
November 7 – 9, 2012 | Le Royal Méridien Shanghai
Venue has changed!
Heat Transfer Research, Inc. (HTRI) meets at Le Royal Méridien Shanghai, conveniently located at the heart of Shanghai along the famous Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street. The venue is adjacent to the People’s Square Metro interchange and just a 10-minute walk from the Bund.
Plan to join us for corporate updates, technical presentations, and four workshops. Face-to-face events provide an excellent opportunity to share experiences and knowledge with your fellow members and experts from HTRI. In addition to our regular program, HTRI will host a 50th Anniversary Celebratory Dinner on Wednesday, November 7.
Workshops are limited to 40 participants. We encourage you to register early to reserve your place!
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Schedule
Registration from 08:00 - 09:00 each day.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
| 09:00 - 17:00 | Corporate Updates and Technical Reports | ||
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Cocktails | ||
| 18:00 - 20:00 | 50th Anniversary Dinner |
Thursday, November 8, 2012
| 09:00 - 17:00 | Xist Workshop Presented in Chinese Limited to 40 participants | ||
| 09:00 - 17:00 | Reboilers Workshop Presented in Chinese and English Limited to 40 participants |
Friday, November 9, 2012
| 09:00 - 17:00 | Xace Workshop Presented in Chinese Limited to 40 participants | ||
| 09:00 - 17:00 | Advanced Xist Workshop Presented in Chinese and English Limited to 40 participants |
Courses
Reboilers WorkshopInstructors: Zhihua "Frank" Yang and Weiming Zhu
Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Fee: US$400
Presented in Chinese
Limited to 40 participantsEven 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’ll 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 HTRI analysis methods
Suggested Participants
Designers of shell-and-tube heat exchangers and process engineers who evaluate their performance
Instructors: Thomas G. Lestina and LiDong Huang
Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Fee: US$400
Presented in Chinese and English
Limited to 40 participantsLearn the fundamentals of boiling mechanisms and how they apply to reboiler designs! Work with Xist to model boilers and thermosiphon reboilers accurately. This course provides a foundation for understanding the basis for thermal design of typical industrial heat exchangers.
Key Topics
- Pool boiling mechanisms including nucleate boiling, departure from nucleate boiling, and film boiling
- Intube flow boiling mechanismsfor horizontal and vertical configurations
- Subcooling and superheating
- Boiling with mixtures
- Boiling with enhanced heat transfer surfaces
- Two-phase pressure drop
Suggested Participants
Engineers who design and evaluate reboilers
Instructors: Zhihua "Frank" Yang and Weiming Zhu
Date: Friday, November 9, 2012
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Fee: US$400
Presented in Chinese
Limited to 40 participantsDo you design only air-cooled heat exchangers? Evaluate their performance? Then this workshop is for you. Unlike the Xchanger Suite workshops, this course focuses on air-cooler geometry.
Learn how to use Xace effectively to rate and design air-cooled heat exchangers, economizers, and air preheaters. All example problems and practice exercises relate to real-world applications.
Key Topics
- Overview of Xace capabilities and applications
- Geometry inputs for air coolers and economizers
- Process specifications forrating, simulation, and design
- Guidelines for specifying fluid properties
- Introduction to HTRI analysis methods
Suggested Participants
Designers of air-cooled heat exchangers and process engineers who evaluate their performance
Instructors: Thomas G. Lestina and LiDong Huang
Date: Friday, November 9, 2012
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Fee: US$400
Presented in Chinese and English
Limited to 40 participantsHave you been using Xist successfully but need to know more about analyzing complex cases? This workshop is for experienced users with a good working knowledge of heat exchanger design and operation.
This class addresses the latest HTRI guidelines for difficult cases. New research developments and software options are discussed and applied to a set of troubleshooting exercises.
Key Topics
- Shells in series
- Shellside condensation
- Design mode
- Flooded evaporators
- Falling film evaporators
- Modeling glycol injection
- Continuous fin
Suggested Participants
Experienced Xist users who troubleshoot cases and evaluate shell-and-tube exchanger performance
Instructors
LiDong Huang, Manager, Research, holds a BS from Shanghai Maritime University and an MS from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA, where he studied and developed methods for predicting subcooled flow boiling, film boiling, and critical heat flux. Before joining HTRI, Huang worked as an instructor and thermal engineer in the Department of Marine Engineering at Shanghai Maritime University. Since joining HTRI, he has focused primarily on boiling and two-phase flow phenomena but also has done some experimental and analytical work on plate heat exchangers, organic fouling, and single-phase mixed convection. Huang has taught numerous courses for HTRI members. He is a member of ASME and a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas.
Thomas G. Lestina, Vice President, Engineering Services, has more than 25 years of engineering project management experience. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Union College, Schenectady, New York, USA, and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. He is a member of ASME and serves on the technical committee for the ASME Performance Test Code 12.5, Single Phase Heat Exchangers. Prior to joining HTRI, he worked as a Lead Engineer for MPR Associates, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, USA. His primary areas of responsibility include contract services, technical support, and training. He serves as principal subject matter expert on technical content for course and instructor materials, assists in developing and customizing training, and routinely teaches courses. Lestina is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas.
Zhihua "Frank" Yang, Manager, Research, has a BS in Power and Mechanical Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, and an MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York (NY), USA. He has conducted research for 20 years at HTRI, focusing primarily on condensation. Yang has taught several courses at HTRI meetings and member company sites. Before joining HTRI, Yang worked briefly as a mechanical engineer with Analysis and Design Application Company (ADAPCO), New York, NY, and as a research engineer and lecturer with the State Key Laboratory of Multi-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer at Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China. Yang, an ASME Fellow, is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas.
Weiming Zhu, Professorate Senior Engineer, China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation, Beijing, China, has over 20 years of experience in heat exchanger design, operation of heat exchanger equipment, and heat transfer related areas in petrochemical, refinery, petroleum, fertilizer, and coalbased propylene industries. She graduated with a BS in Power Machinery from The School of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. She served as Chair of HTRI’s Communication Committee–China from 2007 to October 2010. She also currently serves as her company’s HTRI Technical Advisory Committee Representative. She is a Registered Chemical Engineer in the People’s Republic of China.
Venue/Hotel Accommodations
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Le Royal Méridien Shanghai +86.21.3318.9999 phone |
To reserve a room, contact Reservationgroups.shanghai@lemeridien.com or Other Helpful Information |
Registration
| Fees: |
Conference US$150 Workshops US$400 each | ||||
| Registration Deadline: |
November 1, 2012 | ||||
| Attire: | Business casual (no ties or jackets required) | ||||
| Business formal attire is suggested for the 50th Anniversary Dinner — no tie is required. | |||||
| Registration: | Secure online registration now open | ||||
| Information: |
Fernando J. Aguirre +1.979.690.5050 office |
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June Elliott Hardy +1.979.690.5050 office | ||
Event Registration Policies
An "event" is any series of HTRI sessions including training, conferences, or other official sessions occurring on one or more consecutive business days. These policies are subject to change without notice.
Registration Deadline
The registration deadline for all HTRI events is five business days prior to the event. Specific deadlines for each event are listed on the HTRI website.*
Onsite Registration
We regret that we are unable to accommodate onsite registration for events. All registrations must be made at least five days prior to the date of the event. Registrants already attending an event and wishing to attend another session during the same event may register onsite if space is available.*
Early Registration Discount
Registrants are eligible for a discounted fee on certain sessions when registering at least 60 calendar days prior to the event AND paying by credit card. Early registration discounts are not available for wire transfers or other forms of payment. Availability of discounts is noted on the HTRI website.
HTRI Cancellation or Postponement
If HTRI cancels or postpones an event for any reason, registrants may choose one of the following options:
- full refund of the registration fee
- application of registration fee to another HTRI event occurring within 12 months
- attendance of the rescheduled event if the event is postponed
Registrant Cancellation/Late Cancellation/No Show
Registrants who cancel their registration in writing at least 30 days prior to an event are eligible for a full refund of the registration fee or may apply their registration fee to another HTRI session or event occurring within 12 months of the date of the original event.
If written notice of cancellation is received less than 30 calendar days but more than five business days prior to the event, a US$50 cancellation fee will be deducted from any requested refund. Alternatively, you may choose to apply your fee to another HTRI event occurring within 12 months of the date of the original event with no penalty.
Registrants who cancel their registration in writing less than five business days prior to an event or who are not present on the day of the event are not eligible for a refund. However, if another session is occurring at the same event, the registrant may attend that event instead, provided that space is still available.
Registrants who fail to show up without providing written notice prior to the start time of the event are not eligible for a refund or to receive credit toward a different session or event.
Late Arrivals/Early Departures
Registrants may arrive late to an event, though you may not be immediately seated if doing so would unduly disrupt the event in progress. Partial refunds will not be granted for registrants who do not attend an entire session or event.
Substitutions
Registrants may transfer their registration to another person at any time up to five business days prior to the event. After that, we regretfully are unable to accommodate substitutions unless the transfer is to a person already attending a different session at the same event.*
*This policy is necessary to provide us with sufficient time to comply with U.S. Federal export law. HTRI is required to compare registrant names against several lists of sanctioned countries and persons.