Recent HTRI News

HTRI has collected flow boiling data in a plate-and-frame heat exchanger, as well as in two plate-and-shell heat exchangers and one welded plate heat exchanger. Based on these data, we have developed an improved flow boiling method applicable to heat exchangers using corrugated plates....
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With p-xylene as the test fluid, HTRI collected data for both cocurrent and countercurrent flow in a vertical tubeside falling film evaporator (FFE) test section. Preliminary results for a single-component fluid indicate that HTRI methods predict heat transfer coefficients within ±35%; that pressure drop trends with the flow regime parameter; and...
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Professor Geoffrey F. Hewitt, 1934 – 2019   It is with deep sadness that HTRI acknowledges the passing of Professor Geoffrey F. Hewitt. Geoff was a knowledgeable scientist whose contributions were well recognized throughout the world. He was elected as Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1984. In 1989,...
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Located at our Navasota headquarters, this person will provide support to customers on HTRI software installation, security, and licensing issues.   Principal Responsibilities Provide standard and complex technical support for software installation, deployment, security, and licensing inquiries Create, update, and maintain automated-build scripts and installations scripts Test developmental and beta versions...
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Register now and join other industry and academia experts at the 2019 Heat Exchanger Fouling & Cleaning Conference. Held in Józefów, Warsaw, Poland on June 2 – 7, 2019, this conference provides a unique opportunity to facilitate innovative thinking in the area of heat exchanger fouling and cleaning. Through the sharing...
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The beta for HTRI’s Xfh Ultra 2.0 will soon be available for licensed users to download. This will be your opportunity to try the new beta version and provide comments that could improve the software prior to its full release. Some of the significant changes include multiple dissimilar fireboxes and flue...
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HTRI is exhibiting at Heat Exchange Engineering Europe 2019 on February 27 – 28. Held in Prague, Czech Republic, Heat Exchange Engineering is a unique event dedicated to the needs of heat transfer specialists and energy management. The focus of this conference will be improving the performance of industrial heat exchangers....
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Join the thousands of end-users who have already benefitted from HTRI training. Visit www.htri.net/events for more information about upcoming courses and schedule updates. In the meantime, here is a brief look at our upcoming training schedule: HTRI Training – Global Headquarters Navasota, Texas, USA on February 18 – 21, 2019 Join...
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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 January 2019...
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Kevin J. Farrell, Principal Engineer, Computational Simulation & Validation Water strider image courtesy of TimVickers [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons If you walk by a still body of water like a pond or a marsh, you might see little insects walking across the water’s surface. These water striders or water skippers...
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