2008 Asian Meeting
Osaka, Japan

Heat Transfer Research, Inc. meets in Osaka for their 2008 Asian Meeting. HTRI is pleased to return to the Hotel New Otani Osaka, conveniently located in the heart of Osaka, adjacent to the historic Osaka Castle Park, minutes from shopping and business districts with easy access via public transportation to World Heritage Sites in Kyoto, Nara, and Himeji. Learn more About Osaka.

The 2008 Asian meeting includes a CC-Japan Meeting, corporate presentations, technology updates, and workshops. Training is a key part of HTRI’s mission. Training in Osaka includes Technology Advances in HTRI Xchanger Suite 6 Workshop and Vibration Analysis Workshop.

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Technology Advances in HTRI Xchanger Suite 6 Workshop

Instructor: R. Stanley Kistler
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 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

Vibration Analysis Workshop
Presented in Japanese

Instructors: Hirohisa Uozu
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 17:30
Fee: US$350

A must for anyone who evaluates the vibration potential of shell-and-tube heat exchangers! In this course, you learn about vibration mechanisms in shell-and-tube heat exchangers and Xist methods to analyze vibration severity. Most importantly, you discover corrective measures to mitigate damage.

• Introduction to vibration phenomena
• Flow-induced vibration in heat exchangers (fluidelastic instability, vortex shedding, turbulent buffeting, acoustic vibration)
• Design options to mitigate vibration
• Field fixes
• Xist Vibration Report
• Example application and case studies

Design and plant engineers responsible for the mechanical condition of shell-and-tube heat exchangers

R. Stanley Kistler, Vice President, Research and Technology, obtained his undergraduate and master’s degrees as well as his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, with an emphasis in boiling, from the University of Missouri – Rolla, Missouri, USA. Although Kistler’s career at HTRI has focused on software development, he also conducted experimental research on shellside single-phase flow. Since 1995 he has led HTRI’s software development efforts; in 2003 he also assumed responsibility for HTRI’s research activities. Kistler has helped develop many HTRI workshops and over the course of his career has taught dozens of courses and workshops around the world. He also serves as a guest lecturer for academic courses and has been involved in various engineering events in academia. Named an AIChE Fellow in 1996, Kistler is past chair of the Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion division. He has chaired numerous sessions at National Heat Transfer Conferences.

Hirohisa Uozu, Regional Manager, Asia-Pacific, holds both a B.S. and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Nagoya University, Nagoya-City, Japan. Before joining HTRI in early 2001 as the manager of our newly established Asian office, Uozu had worked for Toyo Engineering Corporation, Chiba, Japan, and Japan Manned Space System Corporation, Tsukuba, Japan for a combination of over 25 years. His responsibilities in those positions included design and analysis of heat exchangers and thermal analysis of the space module. He also was involved in software development, including creation of the rigorous tubecount methods (a Toyo Engineering Corporation project) used in Xist. His career experiences and expertise enable him to provide high quality technical support and training throughout Asia. He is a member of JSME (The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers) and HTSJ (The Heat Transfer Society of Japan).

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.