Recent HTRI News

HTRI is the premier provider of training for heat exchanger technology and its application in industry. We offer several short courses and workshops regionally throughout the year. Here is a brief look at our upcoming training schedule: HTRI Training – Global Headquarters Navasota, Texas, USA on October 22 – 25, 2018...
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Last month, HTRI members and staff came together for the 2018 Global Conference & Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, this event offered a unique opportunity to learn more about HTRI research, software, and services. The 2018 Global Conference began with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ivan Olson,...
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LiDong Huang, Principal Engineer, Experimental Research Many different designs of plate heat exchangers (PHEs) exist for different heat transfer processes. Most PHEs are formed by corrugated plates, which are often spaced by rubber sealing gaskets or welded together to form hot and cold channels. Plate shapes and fluid distribution vary for...
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The Exchanger newsletter is the central source for HTRI news and activities. This issue covers the most recent information as of October 2018...
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Summary An engineering, procurement, and construction company asked HTRI to investigate methods—constrained by permissible pressure drop—to mitigate shellside flow maldistribution for an X-shell condenser, using cold seawater on the tube side to condense an off-gas on the shell side. Challenge Determine optimal geometric design modifications that minimize maldistribution and potential structural...
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HTRI's Matt Lane will present Benefits of Crude Oil Fouling Testing in Session 3 of the 6th Opportunity Crudes Conference. This presentation will emphasize how experimental fouling tests can be used to make informed decisions when operating a heat exchanger in the preheat train. The 6th Opportunity Crudes Conference will take...
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Lauren Moran, Manager, Technical Support Ashley Simmons, Engineer, Technical Support Meet the support group Lauren Moran Manager Technical Support Location: USA Andy Mountford Senior Consulting Engineer, Technical Services & Sales Location: Spain Peter Joosten Senior Consulting Engineer & Regional Manager, Australia/Oceania Location: Australia David Frankum Senior Engineer, Technical Support Location: UK...
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HTRI collected data in a horizontal E-shell exchanger with vertical-cut baffles, obtaining varying degrees of subcooling at the exchanger outlet for water, n-pentane, p-xylene, and  a binary mixture of n-pentane/p-xylene. Liquid level measurements along the length of the exchanger confirmed the presence of shellside flooding. Xist predicted the heat transfer area...
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What you can expect from method changes in the beta version 1.    Shellside gravity-controlled condensation Shellside gravity-controlled condensation methods in Xist® and Xhpe® have been updated for horizontal shellside condensers with vertically cut baffles, unbaffled or axial flow baffles (except helical) for plain and low-finned tubes (E, F, G, H, J,...
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New installation features make beta testing easier than ever, as you can now test Xchanger Suite 8 without affecting your existing use of Xchanger Suite 7. Xchanger Suite 8 beta incorporates redesigned installation Version 8 installation is redesigned from the ground up to use the latest Microsoft® Installer technology. This streamlined...
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