HTRI Training - Europe
November 04 - 06, 2025
Berlin, Germany
Early Registration Deadline: September 24, 2025
Registration deadline: October 15, 2025 Learn more
Registration and payment must be received by the October 15, 2025 deadline.
Training registration is not complete until HTRI receives payment.
Join us for a three-day training event in Berlin. The training schedule includes three courses, all taught by HTRI experts:
- Special Topics in Xist Short Course
- Heat Exchanger Troubleshooting Short Course
- Kettle Reboilers and Vaporizers Short Course
Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss industry challenges and improve your understanding of HTRI software. The training will be conducted in Xchanger Suite® 9.3. Select one or more of the available courses during registration. We look forward to seeing you in Berlin!
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.
September 24, 2025
Tuesday, November 04, 2025
Special Topics in Xist Short Course (US$650)
Instructors: Andy Mountford and Ashley Hinojosa
This short course moves beyond the fundamentals of thermal design to focus on specific design challenges associated with a range of service types. Presented as a series of case studies, each topic is introduced by the instructor before participants delve into Xist to work on solutions which are ultimately discussed amongst the group. The knowledge attained from this short course will allow you to tackle related design challenges in your future work.
Case studies include:
- Viscous shellside coolers
- Feed-effluent exchangers
- Kettle reboilers
- Falling film evaporators
Suggested Participants
Experienced Xist users who troubleshoot cases and evaluate shell-and-tube exchanger performance
HTRI Software
This course will make use of the following HTRI software: Xchanger Suite® components Xist® and Xvib®. All training materials are based on the current software version.
Course Credits: 6 hours (PDH/CEU)
Wednesday, November 05, 2025
Heat Exchanger Troubleshooting Short Course (US$650)
Instructors: Andy Mountford and Ashley Hinojosa
Design decisions can have a costly impact on heat exchanger operation. In this course, you learn by reviewing several real cases in which unit designs had critical commercial consequences for operators/ owners. Among other topics, this course may address
- assessment of acoustic vibration in rectangular ducted bundles (Xace®)
- vibration analysis of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger (Xist® and Xvib®), including a review of the velocity scaling applied to tubes near impingement plate edges
- sizing of annular distributor (vapor belt) and associated tube vibration analysis (Xist and Xvib)
- root cause analysis of tube failures in a steam generator (a reboiler/steam drum configuration modeled as a thermosiphon reboiler in Xist)
- design review of an air-cooler/condenser (Xace) with excessive tubeside pressure drop during winter operation
In some cases, the units did not work in service; in others, the designs were revamped before the units began operation. Each case study is introduced as a problem; participants work individually or in groups to determine the cause and develop solutions. Prior to each case, the instructor reviews related HTRI methods.
Suggested Participants
Engineers—from novice to expert—who want to ensure that design problems are identified before operation
HTRI Software
This course will make use of the following HTRI software: Xchanger Suite® components Xist®, Xace®, and Xvib®. All training materials are based on the current software version.
Course Credits: 6 hours (PDH/CEU)
Thursday, November 06, 2025
Kettle Reboilers and Vaporizers Short Course (US$650)
Instructors: Andy Mountford and Ashley Hinojosa
Thermal design methods for kettle reboilers and vaporizers have evolved over the years and some old rules-of-thumb no longer apply. New research results, software advances, and feedback from industry all contribute to improved design practices. The course presents the most up-to-date research in kettle design, provides our current recommendation to use Xist to model kettles accurately, and discusses future research and software development to improve predictions. Several example problems illustrate recommended good practices for using Xist, interpreting warning messages, improving designs, and troubleshooting cases.
Key Topics
- Shellside boiling methods
- Recirculation
- Liquid level and bundle dryout
- Differences between bundle composition and feed composition
- Kettle sizing
- Entrainment
- Vibration
- Fouling
Suggested Participants
Thermal design engineers and heat exchanger experts
Course Credits: 6 hours (PDH/CEU)
Agnes Boniface
Heat Transfer Research, Inc.
Guildford, Surrey
United Kingdom
+44 1483 685102 office
+44.1483.685101 fax
[email protected]
Shannon Resendez
+1.979.690.5050 office
[email protected]
Lead Project Engineer, Engineering Services, graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. During her studies, she completed two internships with oil & gas equipment company Proserv, gaining experience with product testing and technical writing. She worked in heat exchanger sales, covering the Houston, Waco, and Dallas/Fort Worth areas, for almost two years before joining HTRI. As a member of the Engineering Services group, she focuses on technical support and contracts but also assists with development of other materials for HTRI's technical program.
Senior Technical Lead, Training, 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.
Early Registration Deadline:
September 24, 2025
To qualify for the 10% early registration discount, your registration and approved credit card payment must be received and processed by our system before 11:59 PM (23:59) US Central Time on September 24, 2025
Registration Deadline:
Registration deadline: October 15, 2025
Registration and payment must be received by the October 15, 2025 deadline. Training registration is not complete until HTRI receives payment.
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