Course Description

The course is formulated with objectives of understanding the heat transfer equipments, typical features and tube heat transfer and exchangers, design methods and design thumb rules, operation, control and troubleshooting aspects The course further deals with how to optimize for  both mechanical and thermal design requirements.  The course will cover several case studies for clarifying the design methodology and solving real life  problems in Heat exchanger Operation, Control and  Troubleshooting. The course deals with Failure of heat  exchangers: operating conditions, sources of failures.  start-up issues, Malfunctioning – typical causes and  remedial measures and learn how to troubleshoot, diagnose, and correct operating problems

Course Objectives

·         Functions and applications of heat exchangers

·         Basic principles of heat transfer and their application to design of heat exchangers, 

·         Overall heat transfer coefficients

·         Specific considerations applicable to condensers, evaporators etc.

·         The participants would also gain understanding of  design thumb rules, 

·         Fouling effect, prediction and techniques of control

·         Heat exchanger performance

·         Operation and control aspects

·         Maintenance and troubleshootin

Who Should Attend?

·         Engineers 

·         Who engaged in design and/or specification of heat exchangers Staff

·         Technologist 

·         Anyone who wants to become more familiar with heat exchangers and the methods of analyzing them.

Program Schedule

DAY 1

·         Introduction to Heat Transfer 

·         Introduction to Conduction 

·         One-Dimensional, Steady State Conduction 

·         Two-Dimensional, Steady State Conduction 

·         Transient Conduction 

·         Introduction to Convection 

DAY 2

·         Forced Convection - External Flow 

·         Forced Convection - Internal Flow 

·         Free Convection 

·         Heat Exchangers 

·         Radiation: Processes and Properties 

·         Radiation Exchange Between Surfaces

DAY 3

·         Classification based on application, terminology and applications (typical)

·         Fundamentals of heat transfer

·         Concept of LMTD, overall HT co-efficient, fouling factor

·         TEMA classification and TEMA types

·         Use of both kern method and bell (delaware) method would be highlighted

·         Classification based on construction

DAY 4

·         Mechanical design of shell and tube heat exchangers

·         Selection of tubes

·         Baffles and support plates

·         Design of tube sheet – general requirements

·         Tube sheet bending and shear formula

·         Design of nozzles

·         Pass-partition plates, end flanges and bolting

·         Mechanical design of components – tube sheet, baffles, bonnet/shell cover

DAY 5

·         Problems with hydrodynamics aspects; pressure drops, pumping power

·         Investigate the parameters that affect heat transfer coefficients

·         Effects of fouling and remedial measures

·         Show ways to avoid vibration and velocity related problems

·         Malfunctioning – typical causes and remedial measures

·         Process control of heat exchangers 

·         Maintenance of heat exchangers