BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2377@x8ti.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260817T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260821T130000 DTSTAMP:20260219T135753Z URL:https://x8ti.com/event/heat-ex-changers-and-fired-heaters-design-repai r-and-maintenance-training-course-3/ SUMMARY:Heat Ex-changers and Fired Heaters Design\, Repair and Maintenance Training Course DESCRIPTION:Introduction\n\nWhat are heat ex-changers used for? Heat ex-cha ngers are important and expensive items of equipment that are used in a wi de range of industries. An enhanced understanding of the basic principles of heat transfer and fluid flow and their application to the design and op eration of shell and tube heat ex-changers as well as plate heat ex-change rs\, air-cooled ex-changers\, and other specialty heat ex-changers that yo u can benefit from this course. It will enable you to improve their effect iveness and extend their life.\n\nThe Xcelerate Training Institute course provides an in-depth presentation of the main types of industrial heat ex- changers\, their key features and aspects\, and provides practical guideli nes for selecting the appropriate type for specific applications.\n\nYou w ill better comprehend how to use the applicable API\, TEMA and ASME codes\ , standards and recommended practices. The course will have discussions th at cover fabrication\, materials of construction and costs of tubular unit s\; condensers and re-boilers\; effect and mitigation of fouling\; and cau ses and prevention of ex-changer tubes vibration and damage.\n\nLearning O bjectives\n\n Gain a comprehensive understanding of the key principles of Heat Ex-changer operation and design and how these relate to the efficien t and safe use of these types of equipment\n Improve understanding of the operation and maintenance considerations\, deliberations of Heat Ex-chang er equipment with regard to overall process plant integration\n To provid e methodologies for the mechanical design of heat ex-changers in line with industry codes\, standards and best practices\, specifically ASME BPVC Se ction VIII\, TEMA\, and API 660\, 661\, and 662\n\nTraining Methodology\n\ nThe course is comprehensive and highly interactive. It combines organized and focused presentations and discussions of topics covered with actual r elevant examples. It combines sound engineering principles\, methods\, pro cedures and applicable codes &\; standards and best industry practices with workshops that cover worked examples to enforce the learning. To maxi mize learning\, optional Question &\; Answer sessions are used at the e nd of each day to allow participants the opportunity to ask questions rela ting to topics discussed and specific heat ex-changer problems they may ex perience.\n\nBenefits for Your Organization\n\n Achieve better and improv ed financial performance through the proper selection and application of t he appropriate type of heat ex-changers that achieves optimum balance betw een capital investment and energy costs\n Attain measurable improvement i n energy efficiency through effective interaction between engineering\, op eration and maintenance functions throughout the life cycle of heat exchan ge equipment\n Enhance your ability to use best industry practices in ins pection\, maintenance\, and repairs resulting in lower life cycle costs wh ile complying with applicable codes and standards\, and other regulatory r equirements\n\nBenefits for You\n\n Become aware of cost-effective techno logies and best practices for improving the performance of heat ex-changer s\n Develop technical and analytical skills essential for conducting tech nical and troubleshooting evaluations\n Enhance your competence and produ ctivity thereby enhance your performance level and make additional value-a dded contributions to your organization\n\nTarget Audience\n\nThe course i s designed to benefit project\, process\, mechanical and plant engineers a s well as operations and maintenance managers and supervisors involved in the design\, operations\, troubleshooting and maintenance of heat ex-chang ers and energy conservation in the oil\, power\, chemical &\; other ind ustries.\n\nCourse Outline\n\nTypes and Application of Heat Ex-changers\n\ n Overview and basic fundamentals\n Significance and importance of heat exchange in the petroleum\, petrochemical\, and process industries\n Heat Transfer Fundamentals and Heat Transfer Coefficients\n Heat Ex-changer t ypes and application\n Shell and Tube heat ex-changers\n Compact heat ex -changers\n Plate heat ex-changers\n Printed circuit heat ex-changers\n Heat pipes\n Air-cooled heat ex-changers\n Regenerative heat ex-changer s\n Geometry of Shell &\; Tube Heat Ex-changers (STHE) and Double Pipe s – TEMA nomenclature\, front end head types\, shell types\, rear end ty pes\, double pipe units\, selection guidelines\n Worked examples – heat transfer\n\nThermal and Hydraulic Design of Heat Ex-changers \n\n Sizing and Specifying the heat ex-changer\n Temperature Difference in STHE\n C ounter-current\, co-current\, and cross-current\n TEMA flow arrangements\ , comparisons\n worked example\n First Principles: Velocity Triangles an d Performance Derivation\n Pump performance curves: head-capacity\, power \, efficiency\n System curve: static\, friction\, pressure head component s\n Fluid Flow and Pressure Drop\n\n Shell &\; Tube heat ex-changers\ n Plate heat ex-changers\n\n\n Condensers and Re-boilers\n\n Types and application\n General design considerations\n\n\n Worked examples: Tube heat ex-changers\, Thermal design and rating shell\n\nMechanical Design of Heat Ex-changers \n\n Design and construction codes and best practices\n \n ASME B&\;PVC Section VIII\n API 660\, 661\, and 662\n TEMA\n\n\n S&\;THE\, PHE\, ACHE – Basic design of heat ex-changers\n Special d esign considerations\n\n Piping loads on ex-changer nozzles\n\n\n Materi als of construction for heat ex-changers\n\n Impact of service conditions on material selection\n\n\n Fabrication of heat ex-changers\n\n Shell & amp\; tube heat ex-changers\n Plate heat ex-changers\n\n\n Worked exampl es: Mechanical design of STHE\n\nOperation and Maintenance of Heat Ex-chan gers\n\n Fouling in Heat Ex-changers\n\n Types and mechanisms\, economic impact on design and operation\n Fouling mitigation by design\n Fouling mitigation by operation and maintenance\n\n\n Corrosion and erosion in h eat ex-changers\n Heat Ex-changer Inspection Methods\n Operation and Tro ubleshooting\n\n Performance monitoring and Testing\n Flow-induced vibra tion\, mechanisms\, vibration prediction\, damage numbers\, design procedu re to avoid vibration including baffle selection\, rod baffle ex-changers\ , twisted tube ex-changers\n\n\n Cost-effective maintenance and repair of heat ex-changers\n\n Cleaning strategies and methods: S&\;THE\, PHE\, ACHE\n Heat Ex changer Repairs\n Removal and Replacement of Heat Ex-cha ngers\n\n\n\nPerformance Enhancement and Optimization of Heat Ex-changers \n\n Heat transfer augmentation techniques\n\n Finned tubes\n In-tube E nhancement – Tube inserts\, sintered coatings\n\n\n Tube Bundle Replace ment – Alternative enhanced tube bundle designs\n\n Rod baffle\n Heli baffle\n Twisted tube\n\n\n Heat Integration Basics\n\n Pinch technolog y\n heat ex-changer train optimization\n\n\n Illustrative example: Heat ex-changer network optimization\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://x8ti.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Heat -Exchangers-and-Fired-Heaters-Design-Repair-and-Maintenance.jpg CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering LOCATION:Boston Training Courses\, Boston Harbor Hotel\, Boston\, USA\, Uni ted States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Boston Harbor Hotel\, Bosto n\, USA\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Boston Training Courses :geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR