Heat Transfer Equipment

5-DAY

This course reviews the selection, basic design, and operation of heat transfer equipment commonly used in the oil and gas industry, with focus on E&P production facilities. Heat transfer equipment discussed will include shell and tube exchangers, compact heat exchangers, brazed aluminum exchangers, air coolers, and fired equipment (fire-tube and direct-fired).

DESIGNED FOR

Engineers and senior operating personnel involved in the design, specification, or operation of heat transfer equipment.

YOU WILL LEARN

• How to select the correct heat transfer equipment for a particular application with reference to typical facility process flow diagrams (PFDs)
• To apply heat transfer principles to design and specify heat transfer equipment
• How to evaluate the performance of heat transfer equipment and recommend solutions to problems
• About the typical instrumentation and control schemes used by the various types of heat transfer equipment

COURSE CONTENT

• Heat exchanger types and applications
• Heat transfer fundamentals
• Heat exchanger basics
• Shell and tube heat exchangers
• Air cooled heat exchangers
• Compact heat exchangers (focus on plate-type)
• Brazed aluminum (plate-fin) heat exchangers
• Reboilers and condensers
• Fouling
• Fired heaters
• Fire-tube heaters
• Typical operating problems
• Typical instrumentation/control schemes