Open Literature Publications

since 1993 

C. A. Bennett and B. D. Crittenden, Isokinetic phenomena in crude oil fouling, Fouling Mitigation Session Keynote Address at the AIChE Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (April 9, 2008).

C. A. Bennett, R. S. Kistler, K. Nangia, W. Al-Ghawas, N. Al-Hajji, and A. Al-Jemaz, Observation of an isokinetic temperature and compensation effect for high temperature crude oil fouling, presentation at the Heat Exchanger Fouling and Cleaning – VII conference, Tomar, Portugal (July 2, 2007).

K. J. Farrell and A. H. Haidari, Improve heat exchanger design, Hydrocarbon Processing 86(5), 87 – 89.

C. A. Bennett and R. S. Kistler, The effect of uncertainty on the design margin of a crude oil preheater, Hydrocarbon Asia 17(2), 60 – 67 (2007).

C. A. Bennett, R. S. Kistler, T. G. Lestina, and D. C. King, Improving heat exchanger designs, CEP 103(4), 40 – 45 (2007).

C. A. Bennett, S. Appleyard, M. Gough, R. P. Hohmann, H. M. Joshi, D. C. King, T. Y. Lam, T. M. Rudy, and S. E. Stomierowski, Industry-recommended procedures for experimental crude oil preheat fouling research, Heat Transfer Engineering 27(9), 28 – 35 (2006).

K. J. Farrell, CFD tackles tube bundles with large longitudinal pitch, Internet, http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/ (February 26, 2006).

F. J. Aguirre, Reviewing the use of fouling factors in heat exchanger design, Internet, http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/ (February 15, 2006).

L. Huang and F. J. Aguirre, Bend pressure drop & heat transfer performance, Internet, http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/ (February 15, 2006).

L. Huang, Effect of noncondensable gases on flow boiling, Internet, http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/ (February 7, 2006).

Z. H. Yang, Design methods for reflux condensers, Internet, http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/ (November 30, 2005).

K. J. Farrell, The synergy of simulation, experimentation, and technical support activities in a research consortium, Internet, http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/ (November 5, 2005).

F. J. Aguirre and J. W. Holmes, Process simulators can access rigorous heat exchanger calculations through CAPE-OPEN interface standard, Internet, http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/ (October 1, 2005).

C. A. Bennett, Using a non-traditional approach to account for crude oil fouling in heat exchangers, Internet, http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/ (September 30, 2005).

F. J. Aguirre and C. A. Bennett, New data support development of spiral plate heat exchanger software, Internet, http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/ (September 1, 2005).

K. J. Farrell, Effective simulation requires a broader scope of process heat transfer measurements, Internet, http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/ (June 21, 2005).

J. M. Nesta and C. A. Bennett, Fouling mitigation by design, The 6th International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (June 19 – 23, 2005).

J. Nesta and C. A. Bennett, Fouling mitigation by design, Proceedings of Heat Exchanger Fouling and Cleaning – Challenges and Opportunities, Engineering Conferences International, Irsee, Germany (June 5 – 10, 2005).

H. U. Zettler, M. Weiß, and Q. Zhao, Influence of surface properties/characteristics on fouling in plate heat exchangers, Heat Transfer Engineering 26(2), 3 – 17 (2005).

J. Nesta and C. A. Bennett, Reduce fouling in shell-and-tube heat exchangers, Hydrocarbon Processing 83(7), 77 – 82 (2004).

K. J. Farrell, Eulerian/Lagrangian analysis for the prediction of cavitation inception, J. Fluids Engineering 125(1), 46 52 (2003).

K. J. Farrell, Impinging on an optimal distribution, Focus on CFD in the Process Industries supplement, Fluent News 12(2), S7 (2003).

L. Huang, Enhanced flow boiling with twisted tape inserts, 5th International Conference on Boiling Heat Transfer, Montego Bay, Jamaica (May 4 – 8, 2003).

Z. H. Yang, Enhanced condensation using twisted tape inserts, 6th ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Hawaii Island, USA (March 16 – 20, 2003).

J. W. Palen, Initial tests of crude oil fouling on a finned tube test section, AIChE Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (March 10 – 14, 2002).

T. Lestina and K. Bell, Thermal Performance Testing of Industrial Heat Exchangers, Advances in Heat Transfer 35, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001.

J. W. Palen, History of fouling research at HTRI and strategy for the future, United Engineering Foundation Conference on Heat Exchanger Fouling - Fundamental Approaches and Technical Solutions, Davos, Switzerland (July 8 – 13, 2001).

L. Huang, Port flow distribution in plate heat exchangers, Third International Conference on Compact Heat Exchangers and Enhancement Technology for the Process Industries, Davos, Switzerland (July 1 – 6, 2001).

J. W. Palen and Z. H. Yang, Reflux condensation flooding predictions: review of current status, Institution of Chemical Engineers Trans. IchemE 79(A), (2001).

J. W. Palen, TEMA fouling factors, too high or too low, Second International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling, Copenhagen, Denmark (August 27 – 31, 2000).

J. W. Palen, The birth, growth, and future of process heat transfer, 34th National Heat Transfer Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (August 20 – 22, 2000).

Z. H. Yang and F. J. Aguirre, Vertical intube condensation of hydrocarbons with noncondensable gases, AIChE Spring National Meeting, Houston, Texas, USA (March 14 – 18, 1999).

J. W. Palen, On the road to understanding heat exchangers: a few stops along the way, Heat Transfer Engineering 17(2), 41 – 53 (1996).

L. W Swanson and J. W. Palen, Convective boiling applications in shell-and-tube exchangers, International Conference on Convective Flow Boiling, Banff, Canada (1995).

P. Stehlik, J. Nemcansky, D. Kral, L. W. Swanson, Comparison of correction factors for shell-and-tube heat exchangers with segmental or helical baffles, Heat Transfer Engineering 15(1), 55 – 65 (1994).

J. W. Palen and Z. H. Yang, What we still don’t know about condensation in tubes, United Engineering Foundation Conference on Condensation and Condenser Design, St. Augustine, Florida, USA (March 7 – 12, 1993).