Category: XCHANGER SUITE
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Beyond the Basics: Rating, Simulation, or Design? Understanding Case Modes in HTRI Xchanger Suite
January 16, 2017
Most Xchanger Suite modules allow you to run an exchanger in three different modes--rating, simulation, and design. This webinar discusses each type in terms of how they differ, how to specify each type and reasons why each type is useful....
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Beyond the Basics: Understanding Fluid Property Options
January 15, 2017
Specification of fluid properties is a crucial part of the design process. This webinar provides an overview of the fluid property specification process in Xchanger Suite. The webinar includes a discussion of HTRI recommendations, "tech tips," and a cursory discussion of special topics in fluid properties. The special topics include flash...
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Research Update: Boiling on Enhanced Surfaces
January 15, 2017
This webinar reviews improvements in boiling heat transfer through the use of passive surface enhancements. Commercial tubes enhanced with porous coatings or mechanically with integral structure provide a larger surface area for heat transfer and nucleation site density when compared with plain tubes. Boiling heat transfer enhancement for clean fluids increases...
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Research Update: Condensation with Desuperheating
January 15, 2017
When superheated vapor enters a condenser, the vapor cannot condense until the sensible heat content is removed in a process called desuperheating. Reports CT-21 and CT-22 present experimental data, discuss the principles of pure components and mixture wet-wall desuperheating, and review available heat transfer models and correlations. These reports also propose...
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Research Update: Evaluation of HTFS and HTRI Shellside Condensation Methods
January 15, 2017
Using available open literature sources and data from HTRI’s shellside condensation database, HTRI compared the predictions of horizontal shellside condensation correlations documented in HTFS™ reports and methods contained in HTRI Xchanger Suite®. The results show that HTFS methods slightly overpredict heat transfer coefficients for pure components and poorly predict heat transfer...
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Research Update: Pressure Drop of Vacuum Condensation in a Vertical Tube
January 15, 2017
This webinar discusses the status of HTRI vacuum condensation research plans, describes the current methods in Xchanger Suite, and proposes a method to be implemented in future versions of Xchanger Suite....
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TechTip: Customized Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Calculations in Xchanger Suite
January 15, 2017
Xchanger Suite provides sophisticated modeling capabilities for a wide range of heat exchangers. Occasionally, you may need to customize the software to extend its capabilities. In this webinar, we discuss the reasons for using non-standard solutions and explore the range of customization options available. Additionally, using an example case, we review...
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TechTip: Effectively Selecting Physical Properties in Xchanger Suite
January 15, 2017
The correct choice of the property package and model used for providing physical properties is important for obtaining good results. The purpose of this webinar is to help you select suitable packages and models for different processes, such as heat release curves for two-phase flow, two liquid-phase properties, and special cases....
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TechTip: HTRI Xchanger Suite 7 Installation and Security
January 15, 2017
This webinar focuses on security and installation issues for recently released Xchanger Suite 7. HTRI has implemented many improvements in version 7 to make software licensing more secure and to make installation more convenient for our members. During this webinar, we discuss how to install version 7 and describe the licensing...
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TechTip: Impact of HTRI Xchanger Suite 6, Service Pack 3
January 15, 2017
Service Pack 3, released in January of 2011, includes a number of improvements for Xchanger Suite. This webinar discusses a few of these improvements in detail, including the HTRI input translation tool, modifications to heat transfer coefficients, changes to reports, and updates for kettle reboilers, continuous fins, and EMbaffles®....
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TechTip: Impact of HTRI Xchanger Suite 7, Service Pack 1
January 15, 2017
The release of Service Pack 1 for HTRI Xchanger Suite merits discussion of the improvements HTRI has incorporated into the software. This webinar will discuss how to install SP1, describe enhancements included in the software, and elaborate on significant changes in SP1....
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TechTip: Impact of HTRI Xchanger Suite 7, Service Pack 2
January 15, 2017
Service Pack 2 for HTRI Xchanger Suite includes a number of improvements. In this webinar we will highlight some modifications which improve functionality and thermal calculations....
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TechTip: Modeling and Designing Non-round Bundles for Kettle Reboilers
January 15, 2017
This webinar discusses the advantages of flat-top bundles, reviews the implementation of the circulation boiling model in Xchanger Suite prior to version 7, and discusses the improvements in version 7....
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TechTip: Modeling DX Evaporators
January 15, 2017
This webinar provides an overview of DX evaporators and how to model them in Xist and Xace, including what has changed in Xchanger Suite 7....
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TechTip: Service Type Defaults in Xist
January 15, 2017
Xist service types are improved and expanded in Xchanger Suite 7. During this webinar, we will discuss and demonstrate the default values provided for thermosiphon reboiler and reflux condenser service types....
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TechTip: Using the HTRI Automation Server
January 28, 2020
HTRI Xchanger Suite provides an application programming interface (API) called the HTRI Automation Server. The HTRI Automation Server is easily accessed by external applications and may be used to access data from Xchanger Suite files and to run Xchanger Suite calculations. You may want to leverage the HTRI Automation Server to:...
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TechTip: Using the HTRI Material Property Explorer
January 15, 2017
To facilitate better mechanical design calculations, we have expanded the number of materials available in Xchanger Suite 7. This webinar will demonstrate the capabilities of the HTRI Material Property Explorer, a new tool that allows you to explore available materials, compare material properties, and create user-defined materials for use in Xchanger...
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TechTip: Using the HTRI Parametric Study Tool
January 15, 2017
Attending this webinar will help you get started using the HTRI Parametric Study tool, which extends the capabilities of HTRI Xchanger Suite using Microsoft Excel and the OLE automation server interface and API that is installed with Xchanger Suite. This tool allows you to run many Xchanger Suite cases in series...
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TechTip: Impact of Xchanger Suite 7.3
April 25, 2017
With each Xchanger Suite software update, we provide a webinar to offer guidance on the changes you will observe as a result of the changes implemented into the new release. In this session, we will investigate changes to correlations, identify new and revised methods, and discuss new outputs. Some of the...
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TechTip: Tube Layout Design and Customization
August 24, 2017
This webinar discusses the tube layout options in Xchanger Suite 7. Specifically, we will discuss the different features of the view and edit mode; describe a recommended workflow for Xist, and review output drawings. Updated for Xchanger Suite 7.3.1....
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Sneak Preview: Xchanger Suite 8 Embedded Costing
November 19, 2019
The integration of Exchanger Optimizer™ into Xchanger Suite® 8 provides costing capabilities from within Xist® and Xace®. Using case studies, this webinar will demonstrate how to estimate fabrication, installation, operating costs, and view results in the new Costing Reports available in Xchanger Suite 8. ...
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Sneak Preview: Xchanger Suite 8
March 28, 2019
Learn about the new and enhanced features in HTRI Xchanger Suite 8. In this webinar, you will learn about: Improved navigation and other changes to the Xchanger Suite interface New graphing capabilities Changes to methods...
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TechTip: Interpreting Latent Heat Warning Messages in Xchanger Suite
July 25, 2019
This webinar describes how Xchanger Suite determines latent heat. We identify the common latent heat warning messages issued in Xchanger Suite and discuss potential impacts to your design....
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Sneak Preview: Xchanger Suite 8.2
September 02, 2020
Xchanger Suite® 8.2 streamlines your workflow and offers you more insight into your exchanger designs. This version incorporates the latest design guidance about no-tubes-in-window (NTIW) baffle configurations and annular distributor sizing in shell-and-tube exchangers, as well as the most effective way to model one-fan-off operation in air-coolers. New warning messages notify you...
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Getting Started: Specifying Fluid Properties in Xchanger Suite
November 19, 2020
Two important considerations in heat exchanger design and analysis with Xchanger Suite are defining a heat exchanger’s geometry and specifying fluid properties. This webinar focuses on fluid property specification. We will provide an overview of the available options in Xchanger Suite, illustrate these options using simple examples, and discuss HTRI’s recommendations and guidelines. ...
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Beyond the Basics: Effective Use of the Property Generator in Xchanger Suite
May 20, 2021
The selection of a suitable thermodynamic model to generate accurate fluid properties in Xchanger Suite® can be a challenge for novice and experienced users alike, yet the importance of this decision cannot be overstated. Selection of an appropriate thermodynamic model is crucial to the generation of valid physical properties, which are absolutely necessary...
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Beyond the Basics: Specifying Critical Pressure in Xchanger Suite®
July 29, 2021
The critical pressure is a fundamental parameter in many HTRI correlations associated with boiling processes. But do you know enough about it? Do you know what "critical pressure" is? how to specify it in Xchanger Suite? which correlations it affects? how the pseudo critical and true critical pressure of a mixture differ?...
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