HTRI Training - Europe
Florence, Italy | March 13 - 15, 2018
HTRI invites you to a three-day training event at the Starhotels Michelangelo in Florence, Italy. Join us for the following training conducted in Xchanger Suite 7.3.1:
- Process Heat Exchangers: Applications and Rules-of-thumb Short Course
- Xist Workshop
Take advantage of this hands-on opportunity to improve your understanding of HTRI software. We look forward to seeing you in Italy!
Training Courses
Check-in begins at 8:30 AM. Courses run from 9:00 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.
Tuesday, March 13 - Wednesday, March 14, 2018
- Types and applications of heat exchangers
- Fundamentals of heat exchanger performance
- Heat exchanger selection criteria
- Single-phase applications and performance
- Boiling applications and methods
- Condensing applications and methods
- Operational problems
- Troubleshooting heat exchanger operation
Process Heat Exchangers: Applications and Rules-of-Thumb Short Course (US$1200)
Instructors: David Frankum and Andy Mountford
Why select a horizontal instead of a vertical thermosiphon? How do you size a heat exchanger for an application? How much margin should you select? What are typical operating problems?
This course focuses on developing design checklists and rules-of- thumb to help engineers avoid common problems in process heat transfer. It surveys common heat exchanger types used in the process industry including shell-and-tube, air-cooled, plate-frame, and plate- fin exchangers. Fundamentals of heat transfer and pressure drop are provided for single-phase, boiling, and condensing services. Selection criteria for common applications are discussed, guidelines for thermal design are provided, and detailed examples are summarized. Industry case studies of thermal design and operational problems are presented and lessons learned discussed.
A copy of Process Heat Transfer: Principles, Applications, and Rules of Thumb, by Robert Serth and Thomas Lestina, is included with the course and serves as the primary reference for course material. Engineers who have recently graduated and more experienced engineers who are responsible for design and operation of process heat exchangers will find this course valuable.
Key Topics
Suggested Participants
Engineers—from novice to expert—who want to improve their design process and checklists
Thursday, March 15, 2018
- 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
Xist Workshop (US$450)
Instructors: David Frankum and Andy Mountford
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
Suggested Participants
Designers of shell-and-tube heat exchangers and process engineers who evaluate their performance
Agnes Boniface
Heat Transfer Research, Inc.
Guildford, Surrey
United Kingdom
+44.1483.685100 office
+44.1483.685101 fax
[email protected]
Shannon Fite Iverson
Heat Transfer Research, Inc.
P.O. Box 1390
Navasota, Texas 77868
USA
+1.979.690.5050 office
+1.979.690.3250 fax
[email protected]
Hans U. Zettler
+44.1483.685100 office
+44.1483.685101 fax
[email protected]
Instructors
Senior Engineer, Technical Support, provides technical support and training for HTRI. He earned a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham. Before joining HTRI, Frankum worked for Aspentech as a Team Leader in technical support. He also has experience with UKAEA as a technical/quality manager in the separation processes service. Frankum’s research experience, along with his knowledge of a wide range of heat exchanger-type equipment and design software packages (EDR, HTC, B-JAC, HYSYS, Aspen plus, and Xchanger Suite), gives him a broad-based skill set for his role at HTRI.
Senior Consulting Engineer, Technical Services and Sales, provides technical support and training for HTRI. He earned a BSc and MSc in Chemistry and a PhD in Organometallic and Materials Chemistry from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. During his tenure there, he conducted research at Wolfson Laboratory for Materials and Catalysis. He previously held the position of Thermal Design Supervisor at Tecnicas Reunidas in Madrid, Spain, gaining valuable experience using HTRI methods and software. Mountford oversaw the development of several high-profile PWR and BWR nuclear plant projects, as well as gained valuable experience in the thermohydraulic design of heat transfer equipment for the petrochemical and nitric acid/nitrates industries. His experience in using HTRI Xchanger Suite makes him uniquely qualified to bring an end-user’s perspective to the HTRI training program and to share techniques for effectively working with the software.
Venue
Fratelli Rosselli, 2
50123 Firenze
Italia
T: +39 055 27841
F: +39 055 2382232