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Heat Exchanger Fouling

This in-person course will dive into the possible mechanisms of fouling in heat exchangers and provide practical suggestion on how to better monitor, troubleshoot and clean heat exchangers in the refining industry.

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Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, the attendee will be able to:

  • Assess fouling based on scientific principles and perform data driven analysis of operational issues caused by fouling.
  • Explain, discuss and analyse different types of fouling and their causes.
  • Understand how various fouling control and mitigation techniques work and when they can be applied to specific problems.
  • Have an understanding of the state-of-the-art fouling monitoring and how.
  • Evaluate alternative cleaning methods.

For 10 or more participants, the course programme can be customised according to the specific needs of the company. Contact us for a quotation.

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Target Audience

Aimed at companies in the refining industry looking to enhance their expertise in fouling mechanisms in heat exchangers, this comprehensive course will offer best practices for monitoring, troubleshooting, and cleaning heat exchangers.

Ideal participants include:

  • Heat Transfer Engineers​
  • Unit Engineers​
  • Energy and Profitability Analysts​
  • Process Engineers
  • Simulation groups​

Location and Duration

The course is organised at the company's facilities.

The complete training program lasts 1 day and includes a half-day session with the instructors to troubleshoot specific plant issues.

Course Outline

Introduction

  • Overview of fouling in the process industry
  • Impact of fouling in oil refineries: economic, operational, health and safety
  • Objectives of the course

Crude oil fouling science

  • Fouling Mechanisms
  • Routes to Crude Oil Fouling Formation
  • Events in Crude Oil Fouling
  • Variables Affecting Fouling
  • Importance of oil blending on fouling

Chemical Structure and Molecular Weight Characterization

  • Traditional analytical techniques
  • Advanced imaging techniques
  • Practical interpretation of characterizations

Modelling and design

  • Review of mathematical models for crude oil fouling
  • Review of design methodologies

Cleaning methodologies

  • Mechanical
  • Chemical
  • Ultrasonic

Monitoring and predictive maintenance of heat exchangers

Mitigation techniques

  • Mitigation by design
  • Coatings
  • Tube inserts
  • Shell-side fouling mitigation technologies
  • Online cleaning methods

Instructor Profile

Himanshu Joshi

A distinguished world leader in heat exchanger design and fouling mitigation with over 34 years of experience working for major oil companies, Himanshu has held various important roles such as Subject Matter Expert for fouling, heat exchanger technology application, and heat exchanger monitoring with a focus on energy conservation.

During his career, he has been deeply involved in heat exchanger monitoring, leading the development of tools and​ the application of results. Himanshu has dealt with all aspects of heat exchangers including design, fabrication, field troubleshooting, training course development, and various R&D projects related to technology.​

Process Heat Transfer​

This in-person course will cover all aspect of process heat transfer introducing the attendees to the advantages and disadvantages of the main heat exchanger types (conventional and unconventional), fundamentals of heat transfer (in both single phase and two phase flow), theory of heat exchanger design, design methodologies, costing and operational aspects.​

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Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, the attendee will:​

  • Be able to select the right type of heat transfer equipment for a specific duty including performance and cost considerations​.
  • Gain a strong understand of the main phenomena underpinning performance of thermal equipment​.
  • Be familiar with design methodologies for the main types of heat exchangers​.
  • Understand operational implications of the choices made at the design stage​.

For 10 or more participants, the course programme can be modified according to the specific needs of the company. Contact us for a quotation.

Request a quote

Target Audience

Aimed at companies in the refining industry, this in-depth course offers a complete overview of heat transfer. By the end of the course, the attendees will be equipped to select, design, and optimize heat transfer equipment, understand key performance phenomena, and adapt the program to their company's specific needs.

Ideal participants include:

  • Heat Transfer Engineers
  • Unit Engineers​
  • Energy and Profitability Analysts​
  • Process Engineers
  • Simulation groups​

Location and Duration

The course is organised at the company's facilities.

The complete training program lasts 2 days and includes a half-day session with the instructors to troubleshoot specific plant issues. However, for 10 or more participants, it will be possible to customize the topics so that it can be shorter or longer, depending on needs.​

Course Outline

Introduction to heat exchangers types​

Deep dive into Shell-and-tube heat exchangers:​

  • TEMA types​
  • Mechanical aspects and design ​
  • Heat transfer and pressure drop ​
  • Operational and maintenance issues ​
  • Thermal & hydraulic design – initial decisions ​
  • Thermal & hydraulic design: single phase​
  • Specification and standards ​
  • Safety aspects​

Condensers:

  • Types​
  • Thermal & hydraulic design

Reboilers, steam generators:

  • Types​
  • Thermal & hydraulic design ​
  • Compact heat exchangers ​
  • Air Coolers​
  • Fouling and fouling mitigation ​
  • Monitoring ​
  • Heat transfer enhancement ​
  • Heat integration

Instructor Profile

Himanshu Joshi

A distinguished world leader in heat exchanger design and fouling mitigation with over 34 years of experience working for major oil companies, Himanshu has held various important roles such as Subject Matter Expert for fouling, heat exchanger technology application, and heat exchanger monitoring with a focus on energy conservation.

During his career, he has been deeply involved in heat exchanger monitoring, leading the development of tools and​ the application of results. Himanshu has dealt with all aspects of heat exchangers including design, fabrication, field troubleshooting, training course development, and various R&D projects related to technology.​