2008 Asian Meeting
Mumbai, India

Heat Transfer Research, Inc. meets in the vibrant and unique city of Mumbai, the financial capital of India, for their 2008 Asian Meeting. We welcome you back to The Leela Kempinski Mumbai, one of the finest business hotels in the country. The Kempinski collection is synonymous with a high international standard of service, and “The Leela” promises to be the perfect venue for a productive and rewarding meeting experience.

The 2008 Asian meeting includes a CC-India Meeting, corporate updates, technical presentations, and training sessions. Training is an important component of HTRI meetings. Training this year in India includes four workshops (Xvib, Xist, Xfh, and Technology Advances in HTRI Xchanger Suite 6) and a new short course (Kettle Reboilers and Vaporizers).

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Schedule    Courses    Instructors    Hotel Accommodations    Registration

Technology Advances in HTRI Xchanger Suite 6 Workshop

Instructors: Kevin J. Farrell and Nicholas F. Urbanski
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 17:30
Fee: US$350

Come and learn how to use the new features in Xchanger Suite 6 and understand why your results changed for existing cases. Practice using the latest version of our software and quiz the staff on the best modeling practices.

• Modeling A-frame condensers
• Specifying continuous tube-in-plate fins
• Predicting kettle entrainment
• Using the new native interface to property generators
• Specifying non-Newtonian fluids in Xphe
• Evaluating the velocity profile transferred from Xist to Xvib
• Evaluating transition boiling

Users familiar with HTRI Xchanger Suite 5

Xist Workshop

Instructors: Rajiv Mukherjee and Nicholas F. Urbanski
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 17:30
Fee: US$350

Even if your work is limited to shell-and-tube heat exchangers, there’s much to be learned! Unlike the Xchanger Suite workshops, this session is devoted to the geometries handled only by Xist.

The day focuses on the extensive options available in Xist and how you can use these methods effectively to solve several example problems. You’ll leave the class knowing how to take full advantage of the features this robust tool offers.

Key Topics

• Overview of Xist capabilities and applications
• Geometry input for shell-and-tube heat exchangers
• Process specifications for rating, simulation, and design
• Guidelines for specifying fluid properties
• Introduction to HTRI analysis methods

Suggested Participants

Designers of shell-and-tube heat exchangers and process engineers who evaluate their performance

Instructor: Andrew C. Lintern
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008 and Friday, December 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 17:30
Fee: US$600

Xvib Workshop

Instructor: Kevin J. Farrell
Date: Friday, December 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 17:30
Fee: US$350

Because vibration can cause critical operating problems in heat exchangers, it is important to analyze the potential for flow-induced vibration.

This workshop teaches you how to develop an input file, interpret results, and obtain accurate prediction of the vibration potential for installed units. Using Xvib you’ll practice determining if a heat exchanger is susceptible to vibration damage.

Key Topics

• Analysis methods for fluidelastic instability and vortex shedding
• Velocity profile development
• Vibration susceptibility

Suggested Participants

Engineers responsible for the mechanical condition of shell-and-tube heat exchangers

Kevin J. Farrell, Senior Project Engineer, Research, graduated from Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA, with his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. His areas of expertise include fluid dynamics, vibration, and thermal engineering. His responsibilities at HTRI focus on flow-induced vibration, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and fired heaters. Prior to joining HTRI, he worked for 16 years as a researcher and deputy head of the Fluid Machinery Department of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Pennsylvania State University. A member of ASME and ISA, Farrell is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Pennsylvania and Texas, USA.

Andrew C. Lintern, Senior Software Developer, will be awarded his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (UK) in May 2008. His Ph.D. thesis research focused on two-phase flow and heat transfer in compact heat exchangers, with an emphasis on theoretical modeling of dephlegmators. He also received his Masters (MEng) in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College. Prior to joining HTRI, he worked in the UK as a software developer with AEA Technology Plc. and AspenTech Limited. His education, combined with nearly fifteen years of experience, gives Lintern a broad-based knowledge of multiple types of heat exchangers, fired heaters, and CFD modeling. Lintern will initially work on software enhancements to the HTRI Xchanger Suite calculation routines.

Rajiv Mukherjee, a consultant in unfired heat transfer since April 2003, is a member of Heat Transfer Research, Inc. (HTRI). His consulting services include comprehensive heat exchanger design and design review services. In addition, he offers an onsite customized intensive refresher course in the design, operation, and troubleshooting of heat exchangers. He has 37 years of experience in the thermal design, revamp, and troubleshooting of air-cooled and shell-and-tube heat exchangers and heat exchanger networks, acquired principally at Engineers India Limited, New Delhi, India. Mukherjee graduated with honors in Chemical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He has published several papers in Chemical Engineering Progress and Hydrocarbon Processing and has taught numerous courses on heat exchanger design and operation, energy conservation, and heat exchanger networks. Mukherjee has also written two books published by Begell House: Practical Thermal Design of Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers (2004) and Practical Thermal Design of Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers (2007).

Nicholas F. Urbanski, Project Engineer, Engineering Services, brings a member-company perspective to HTRI after working for ten years at UOP LLC, Tonawanda, NY, USA. As a Senior Engineer there, he was principally involved with the development and design of separation technologies and equipment, as well as the design of heat transfer equipment. In his current position, he performs engineering analyses and provides technical support. In addition, he develops training materials and has conducted several workshops. Urbanski received a B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA and an M.B.A. from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, USA. He has held several leadership positions in AIChE and currently serves as the Chair of Distillation and Absorption Area in the Separations Division. Urbanski is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Texas.

HTRI will refund your registration fee if you cancel in writing before the registration deadline. Substitutions of attendees are permitted at any time. If a course/workshop is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, HTRI will refund your registration fee for that session. No refunds will be given after the registration deadline.