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2008 European Meeting -
Budapest, Hungary
Heat Transfer Research, Inc. travels to Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, for the 2008 European Meeting. Located along both banks of the Danube, Budapest is truly a memorable city.
Spend your nights at the award-winning Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest. A member of The Leading Hotels of the World, the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest offers luxury and modern accommodations in central Budapest and is very close to the city’s subway lines and buses.
During the day HTRI staff will meet with you in the legendary Gerbeaud House, only one street away from the Kempinski. Masterminded in 1858, the “Gerbeaud Haz” sits beautifully on a square at one end of the Vaci Utca, in Vörösmarty tér. The Atrium Event Hall is an impressive glass-roofed vestibule, stylishly renovated, spacious, light, and peaceful.
In addition to corporate updates, technical presentations, and training sessions, our face-to-face meeting offers an opportunity for information exchange and spirited discussions. Training this year includes
- Kettle Reboilers and Vaporizers Short Course
- Technology Advances in HTRI Xchanger Suite 6 Workshop
- Condensers Workshop
Also, HTRI again offers a free half-day course for new users, Getting Started: Maximizing the Value of HTRI Technology.
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Schedule - Courses - Instructors - Hotel Accommodations - Meeting Venue - Registration
Schedule [back to top]
Registration desk opens one hour before the first event of the day.
Monday, November 3, 2008 |
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| 8:30 - 12:00 13:30 - 17:00 17:00 - 18:30 |
Getting Started: Maximizing the Value of HTRI
Technology - FREE Corporate Update Technical Presentations Reception |
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 |
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| 8:30 - 17:00 | Technical Presentations |
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 |
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| 8:30 - 17:00 | Kettle Reboilers and Vaporizers Short Course |
Thursday, November 6, 2008 |
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| 8:30 - 17:00 | Technology Advances in HTRI Xchanger
Suite 6 Workshop |
Friday, November 7, 2008 |
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| 8:30 - 17:00 | Condensers Workshop |
Courses [back to top]
Getting Started: Maximizing the Value of HTRI Technology
Instructor:
Hans U. Zettler
Date:
Monday, November 3, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 12:00
Fee: Free to new HTRI users!
Is your employer a new HTRI member—or have you recently joined a company that is a long-time member? If you need to leap ahead on the learning curve, we have an opportunity that may interest you.
Join us for a seminar designed specifically for new HTRI users. Attend this FREE, hands-on, half-day seminar to make the most of your investment in HTRI’s premier product, HTRI Xchanger Suite®. To maximize the value of HTRI technology, this seminar provides
- an extensive overview of Xchanger Suite components
- an introduction to HTRI methods
- instructor-led, hands-on analysis of sample cases, including data entry based on specification sheets and common pitfalls to avoid in data entry
- strategies for interpreting and understanding case results, including the use of 2D and 3D data plots
- options for obtaining in-depth technical support
- information about upcoming training offerings
Register quickly—with a maximum of only 40 attendees, this seminar will fill up fast! New users will be registered on a “first-come, first-registered” basis!
Suggested Participants
New users of HTRI software
Kettle Reboilers and Vaporizers Short Course
Instructor: Thomas G. Lestina
Date:
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 17:00
Fee: US$500
Thermal design methods for kettle reboilers have evolved over the years and old rules-of-thumb no longer apply. New research results, software advances and feedback from industry all contribute to improved design practices.
The course presents the most up to date research in kettle reboilers, provides our current recommendation to use Xist to model kettles accurately, and discusses future research and software development to improve predictions. Many example problems will be provided illustrating recommended good practice using Xist, interpreting warning messages, improving designs, and troubleshooting cases. Practice sizing a propane vaporizer for increased capacity, evaluate the performance of a propane vaporizer with low wall superheat, troubleshoot a stabilizing reboiler, design an amine reboiler, and much more.
Key Topics
- Shellside boiling methods
- Recirculation
- Liquid level and bundle dryout
- Differences between bundle composition and feed composition
- Kettle sizing
- Entrainment
- Vibration
- Fouling
Suggested Participants
Thermal design engineers and heat exchanger experts
Technology Advances in HTRI Xchanger Suite 6 Workshop
Instructors:
David J. Evans and Hans U. Zettler
Date:
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 17:00
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 developmental version of our software and quiz the staff on the best modeling practices.
This is a great opportunity to get a "sneak preview" of our latest software prior to release.
Key Topics
- 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
Suggested Participants
Users familiar with HTRI Xchanger Suite 5
Condensers Workshop
Instructors:
David J. Evans and Hans U. Zettler
Date:
Friday, November 7, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 17:00
Fee: US$350
Learn the fundamentals of condensation mechanisms and how they apply to condenser designs! Apply guidelines to develop Xchanger Suite cases for accurate performance assessment. This course provides a foundation for understanding the basis for thermal design of typical industrial heat exchangers.
Key Topics
- Film condensation on vertical surfaces
- Condensation on horizontal tube bundles
- Interfacial vapor shear effects on condensation heat transfer
- Condensation inside horizontal tubes
- Desuperheating and subcooling
- Condensation with mixtures
- Condensation with enhanced heat transfer surfaces
- Two-phase pressure drop
- Venting inerts
- Drainage
Suggested Participants
Engineers who design and evaluate condenser equipment
David J. Evans, Senior Consultant, joined HTRI after working for ten years at AspenTech UK Ltd, first as Senior Technical Support Engineer and more recently as Customer Support Manager, UK. Prior to that, he worked as a Software Developer with AEA Technology Plc. for over ten years, and as a Project and Process Engineer with Steetley Engineering Ltd. A Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Information Technology Professional (CITP), Evans earned two BSc degrees, one in Chemical Engineering from University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom (UK), and the other in Computer Science from the Wolverhampton Polytechnic (now University of Wolverhampton), Wolverhampton, UK. Initially, Evans will work on software development projects as he transitions to also provide technical support and training for HTRI. His education, combined with over thirty years of experience in heat transfer and process simulation, gives him a broad-based skill set for his new role at HTRI. He is actively involved in the UK Heat Transfer Society as a Trustee and Committee Member.
Thomas G. Lestina, Vice President, Engineering Services, has over 20 years of engineering project management experience. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Union College, Schenectady, New York, USA, and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. He is a member of ASME and serves as the chair of the technical committee for the ASME Performance Test Code 12.5, Single Phase Heat Exchangers. Prior to joining HTRI, he worked as a Lead Engineer for MPR Associates, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, USA. Lestina leads HTRI’s training initiatives; he develops, customizes, and routinely teaches courses at HTRI events and member companies. In addition, he has developed and taught Heat Exchanger Design and Operation for ASME/AIChE. He also manages our contract services and technical support activities. Lestina is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Texas.
Hans U. Zettler, Regional Manager, EMEA, joined HTRI while completing his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Surrey, UK. His doctoral work focused on fouling and design of compact heat exchangers. He also possesses a mechanical engineering degree (Dipl.-Ing.) from the Technical University Karlsruhe, Germany. Zettler completed multiple internships in industry throughout Europe while pursuing his education. He is a member of the German Engineering Society (VDI), a member of the VDI-GVC Working Party on Heat and Mass Transfer, an associate member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), and a committee member of the Heat Transfer Society (HTS) in the UK.
Hotel Accommodations [back to top]
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Reservation Department |
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Room Rates (including breakfast) Superior (single) €149 / (double) €169 Deluxe (single) €169 / (double) €189 Please note these daily rates exclude the current 20% VAT and the 3% Tourist Tax. To receive these special rates, you must use the reservation form posted here (Word document). Reservation Deadline Distances Shuttle service available from and/or to the airport. |
Meeting Venue [back to top]
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Gerbeaud House |
Location The Heart of Downtown The Váci Street, Vörösmarty Square and the Danube promenade |
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| 1051 Budapest | ||
| Vörösmarty tér 7 | ||
| Phone: (+36) 1 429-9020 | ||
| e-Mail: gerbeaud@gerbeaud.hu |
Registration [back to top]
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US$150 Meeting fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks, and reception. Courses and workshops are offered at additional cost which includes materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks. The Getting Started course is free to new users of HTRI software. |
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October 17, 2008 |
Attire: |
Business casual (no ties or jackets required) |
Registration: |
Secure online registration open |
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Voice: +1-979-690-5050 |
Fee/Cancellation Policy
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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.
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