Duration: 1 Day Classroom or 8 hours Online
Audience: Process Control Engineers, Chemical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Plant Engineers, Equipment Engineers, Operations Engineers, and Maintenance Supervisors.
Prerequisites: Some plant experience and/or a 3-year associate's diploma in a technical field.
Course Material: Heat exchanger training slides and certificate of completion.

 Heat Exchangers (HE) are critical industrial heat transfer equipment in chemical engineering, designed to efficiently transfer heat from one medium to another without mixing the fluids through the separating wall. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of heat exchanger basics, classification, different types of heat exchangers in industry, construction, materials, design parameters, and common problems in heat exchanger operation encountered in industrial applications.

This course shows you how to select the right heat exchanger for your process, understand different types of heat exchangers in industry for various industrial applications, classify heat exchangers based on multiple criteria, understand construction and material selection principles, perform basic design calculations using LMTD vs NTU method in heat exchanger design, identify and troubleshoot troubleshooting heat exchanger performance issues in heat exchangers, and apply heat exchanger standards and codes for safe and efficient operation.

The course teaches how to calculate heat exchanger efficiency, conceive, design, and implement process heat exchangers applications in chemical processing, power generation, HVAC systems, food processing, and other industrial thermal systems using proper selection criteria and design methodologies.

At the end of the course, attendees will clearly understand important concepts about industrial heat transfer equipment and their industrial applications. Attendees will be able to identify different types of heat exchangers in industry, classify them according to various criteria, understand construction and best materials for heat exchanger construction considerations, perform basic design calculations, troubleshoot heat exchanger performance issues, and apply relevant heat exchanger standards and codes and best practices.

Attendees will understand heat transfer mechanisms (conduction, convection, radiation), flow arrangements, construction types, material selection, heat exchanger fouling and maintenance methods, and pressure-temperature operating conditions. Attendees will have the skills and knowledge to select the right heat exchanger for their process for specific applications, calculate heat exchanger efficiency and surface areas, determine heat transfer coefficients, apply the LMTD vs NTU method in heat exchanger design, and implement heat exchanger fouling and maintenance methods and strategies.

The following topics are covered in this course

• Introduction
• Classification of Heat Exchangers
• Different types of heat exchangers in industry
• Construction and Best materials for heat exchanger construction
• Heat exchanger standards and codes
• Design Parameters and How to Calculate Heat Exchanger Efficiency
• LMTD vs NTU method in heat exchanger design
• Common problems in heat exchanger operation and Applications of heat exchangers in chemical plants