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Vapor Infusion for Biofouling, Scaling and Corrosion Environmentally friendly alternative that reduces fouling and protects heat exchangers and process equipment that use water as a process stream. If you have questions, please contact us at vaporinfusion@htri.net Vapor Infusion Overview Applications Studies Contact Us Vapor Infusion Applications Drill ships and offshore rigs...
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Vapor Infusion Applications Vapor Infusion Overview Applications Studies Contact Us Drill ships and offshore rigs Our vapor infusion system was installed on both the thruster and main engine coolers of a semi-submersible offshore drilling ship. Three months later, engineers determined that the thruster performed better during pressure drop tests with high...
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Overview of Vapor Infusion Technology Vapor Infusion Overview Applications Studies Contact Us Vapor Infusion The vapor infusion system injects (infuses) vaporous treatment into the water flow stream of heat exchangers and process equipment, thus creating a profusion of bubbles in the flow stream. These bubbles mechanically prevent and chemically reduce fouling...
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Vapor Infusion Studies Vapor Infusion Overview Applications Studies Contact Us The benefits of our vapor infusion system have been proven in studies conducted at various universities, commercial applications, and with the United States Navy. Positive results include significant decrease in the need for heat exchanger cleanings increased time between cleanings dramatic...
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Policies current as of August 31, 2020 These HTRI Event Terms and Conditions (“Agreement”) are the terms governing your attendance and participation in any HTRI meeting, training, or other HTRI sponsored activity (“Event”) offered in person or virtually via web-based mechanisms. The person attending the Event is referred to as “Participant”...
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HTRI is dedicated to making Exchanger Optimizer the most rigorous and accurate design and costing software for heat exchangers. We have added new capabilities in Version 5, which is available for licensed users to download. New features for shell-and-tube heat exchangers Nozzle code calculations Check if additional reinforcement is needed for...
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Claudette D. Beyer Claudette D. Beyer, Chief Executive Officer & Chair of the Board, directed HTRI’s relocation from California to College Station, Texas (TX), USA (1989 – 1990), the construction of the first Texas-based research facility (1990 – 1992), and the first office building owned by HTRI (2000). That same year,...
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This webinar briefly reviews HTRI research on plate-and-frame heat exchangers and plate-and-shell heat exchangers (PSHEs), focusing on the geometry differences and similarities between the two types. Xphe® is a module in Xchanger Suite® for modeling plate-and-frame heat exchangers. Using an example case, we will discuss how to use Xphe to model a PSHE. Additionally, we identify the key...
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Obtaining viscosity measurements at elevated temperatures and pressures is challenging. HTRI evaluated several viscosity correlations to determine the best model for hydrocarbons. We also examined a viscosity-density correlation using limited density data. From the initial evaluation, the Walther model proved to be the most promising for extrapolation, predicting viscosity within ±30%...
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Download Case Study PDF SUMMARY A fabrication company thermally re-rated two existing disk-and-doughnut heat exchangers for new process conditions at their acid plant. HTRI conducted research that improved their understanding and ability to model disk-and-doughnut heat exchangers. THE CHALLENGE Analyze heat exchanger performance Assess the potential for excessive vibration Flow pattern...
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