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Upcoming Events
HTRI continues to add new events to our
calendar. The Upcoming Events page on
our website gives you the most up-to-date
schedule of conferences, training,
webinars, expos, and more.
Fired Heaters Training
February 18 20, 2013
Navasota, Texas, USA

In this issue...
Happily ever after
Message from the President & CEO

Research at the RTC

New intube elliptical test condenser

Xpfe: The new way to model plate-fin heat exchangers

3D tube layout in HTRI Xchanger Suite 7

HTRI Training Europe

March 11 15, 2013
Florence, Italy

Enhanced kettle reboiler options in Xist 7

HTRI Training India

April 10 12, 2013
Pune, India

Climbing the learning curve

Puzzle: Double meanings

HTRI Training India

April 15 16, 2013
New Delhi, India

Unsteady forces from steady cross flow?

10

Celebrating 50 years

11

2013 Global Conference & Annual

Meeting of Stockholders
September 23 27, 2013
Denver, Colorado, USA

HTRI members in more than 60 countries

15

TechTip: Selecting tube inserts

16

New members of Board of Directors and Technical Committee

18

Election results for Board of Directors and

Technical Committee

19

Service of volunteers is recognized

20

Staffing changes at HTRI

22

New Members and Participating Affiliates

23

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Happily Ever After

Claudette D. Beyer
President & Chief Executive Officer

y article in the previous

newsletter was titled Once
Upon a Time, a phrase that
appears at the start of many
fairy tales. Such stories often end with
and they lived happily ever after. We
are not a fairy tale, nor are we able to
predict the future with certainty, but we
are intent on identifying meaningful
trends, utilizing appropriate technologies,
and optimizing the way we work in order
to remain at the forefront of our industry
and your provider of choice when it
comes to process heat transfer
technology and beyond.
The future is upon us. The pace of
change in all facets of our personal and
professional lives continues to
accelerate. In our 50th anniversary year,
Id like to reflect briefly on the past and
present before commenting on our
promising future.
Triumpha synonym for achievement,
joy, and pridedescribes what many
of us are feeling. Credit for our
longevity and success is shared by
many. Adequate recognition of staff
and members is more than time at
our events, or space in this
publication, allow.
We honor those who organized HTRI in
1962 and all the members who have
generously served in volunteer positions
since our incorporation. The participation

of individuals has added value and

industrial relevance to our operations,
proving the power of the consortium.

In the midst of reflecting on 50 years

of business, we must focus on what
we will do tomorrow.

Through the years, staff have given their

time and talent to turn a new venture
serving 12 companies into a corporation
that now serves customers at over 1200
member sites. Our growth means we
have more persons of diverse
backgrounds and generations to offer a
wide range of ideas and expertise that
will ensure we continue to provide
relevant technology, products, and
services to you.

Specific ventures of emphasis will

include

Many changes have been made since

HTRI was established. The 1990 move
from California to Texas resulted in new
management and staff. Challenges were
obvious; change was essential. This shift
in location became the opportunity to
make myriad revisions in business
practices and the corporate structure
that resulted in the vibrant company we
are today.
We are particularly proud of our alliance
with Honeywell International Inc., as well
as a new partnership with Western
Research Institute of Laramie, Wyoming.
We also are systematically increasing
our collaboration with accomplished
academics throughout the world who
have achieved success in areas of
interest to us. These endeavors will be
the focus of a future article.

refactoring our computer programs

to ensure our software remains
best-in-class
implementing and managing a
renewed and expanded focus on
fouling research
increasing the use of CFD, laser
anemometry, and visualization
technologies
offering additional training topics,
venues, and delivery methods
creating more time- and
cost-efficient ways to reach our
ever-growing global customer base
And so, a toast to a future in
which HTRI, our products, and
our services become ever better
and more beneficial to your
day-to-day engineering needs,
resulting in an ongoing robust
and successful business version
of happily ever after.

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Vijaykumar Sathyamurthi
Engineer, Research

New intube elliptical

test condenser
A-frame air-cooled heat exchangers
often employ elliptical or flat tubes to
reduce the airside pressure drop and
facilitate higher condensate loading.
However, few design methods predict
the heat transfer rate, pressure drop,
and flooding velocities in these tubes for
a wide range of operating conditions.

In the test condenser, we oriented

elliptical tubes so that air flows in a
direction parallel to the major axis,
thereby minimizing form drag (when
compared to a circular tube of the same
perimeter) and increasing the heat
transfer for a given tube length. We plan
to conduct tests on

HTRI recently completed the design,

fabrication, instrumentation, and
installation of a new intube elliptical test
condenser at our Research &
Technology Center (RTC). The
double-pipe condenser, shown in
Figure 1, features 41 thermocouples to
measure temperatures (vapor bulk,
annulus, cooling water, and tube wall)
along the 4.27-m length. In addition,
four differential pressure transmitters
measure the overall and incremental
pressure drops.

heat transfer and pressure drop in

downflow condensation
flooding velocity in reflux condensation
heat transfer and pressure drop in
reflux condensation
We also plan to use Wilson plots to
express the shellside (annulus)
single-phase heat transfer coefficient.

Our testing with the new condenser will

help us develop new heat transfer and
pressure drop prediction methods and
resolve the following open issues:
How do test fluid properties, operating
pressure, and non-condensable gases
influence the heat transfer and
pressure drop and the flooding
velocity in reflux condensation in
elliptical tubes?
What influence do high vapor shear
and tube inclination exert on heat
transfer and pressure drop in
elliptical tubes?
Can we modify correlations developed
with circular tubes with an equivalent
hydraulic diameter to predict the
flooding velocity in these tubes?
Are flow regime maps developed for
circular tube geometries also valid for
elliptical tubes?

The new test section forms part of the renovated Multipurpose Condensation Unit (MCU). During the renovation
process, we installed new analog input modules and, installed and calibrated new pressure and differential pressure
transmitters to facilitate accurate pressure and pressure drop measurements. We also installed new modems to
facilitate digital communication of data between the transmitters and the data acquisition system, as well as
connected instrument wiring shields to an isolated ground to remove radio frequency (RF) noise.

Figure 1.
Elliptical
double-pipe
test
condenser

Xpfe:
The new way to
model plate-fin
heat exchangers

Joseph W. Holmes
Principal,
H2 Integration

Figure 1. Input and output views of a single case in Xpfe: (1) Output
summary report with 2D view of exchanger, (2) Sections input panel,
and (3) 3D graph of local stream temperatures

HTRI Xchanger Suite 7 features a new

module, Xpfe, that simulates and
designs axial and crossflow plate-fin
heat exchangers.

Xpfe can also produce preliminary

geometry when you specify only fluid
physical properties and process
requirements.

Like other Xchanger Suite modules,

Xpfe is fully incremental. The program
divides an exchanger into small volumes
and uses local properties and process
conditions to determine local heat
transfer and pressure drop. For axial
flow exchangers, you can choose either
the common wall temperature approach
to generate a single profile for each
process stream or layer-by-layer
calculations to rigorously track the
process profiles on each individual layer.

Xpfe uses proven calculation technology

acquired through HTRIs alliance with
Honeywell. These calculation methods
are based on decades of research
performed by the Heat Transfer and Fluid
Flow Service (HTFS). The calculations in
the initial release of Xpfe are both flexible
and robust.

Table 1. Calculation options in Xpfe

Process

Melded with this calculation technology is

a new graphical interface that makes
modeling plate-fin heat exchangers
incredibly easy. Figure 1 illustrates some
of the visual richness built into Xpfe.

Sensible liquid/vapor, condensing, and boiling

Flow configuration Axial and crossflow

Unit orientation

Vertical, horizontal, and inclined

Materials

Aluminum, stainless, titanium, or user-defined

Distributors

Full, diagonal, indirect, mitered, and hardway

Process fluids

20

Fin types

20 (plain, serrated, wavy, and perforated)

Layer types

20

Layers

360

Thermosiphons

Internal, external, and kettle

Model options

Longitudinal conduction, user-defined flow distribution,

layer-by-layer calculations, double-banking, redistribution,
and partial draw-off

In the figure, item (1) shows a standard

output report with an embedded 2D
view of the exchanger indicating the
location of all stream inlet/outlets. Item
(2) displays an input panel with a
diagram of a particular layer type. The
exchanger diagram updates dynamically
as input is changed on the panel. Item
(3) shows a portion of a 3D
representation of local stream
temperatures. Such graphics are used
throughout the interface to aid in input
specification and output interpretation.
Xpfe also inherits the extensive
capabilities of the Xchanger Suite
platform, including standard and
user-defined unit sets, extensive support
for external property packages, and the
ability to drag-and-drop information
between cases.
Using another program? The transition
to Xpfe couldnt be easier. The program
can directly load PFEI (Honeywell) and
MUI (Aspen Technology, Inc.) input files.
Use your existing input files to start
modeling with Xpfe.
With its visual input panels, as well as its
extensive reporting and graphing
capabilities, Xpfe offers a new way to
model plate-fin heat exchangers.
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The traditional two-dimensional (2D) view of a tube layout is familiar to

most engineers. Working within a 2D schematic, however, requires
engineers to develop or hone their spatial understanding of how that
flat image translates into a three-dimensional (3D) exchanger. And
admittedly, some engineers are better at that than others.

Chris A. Walker
Coordinator,
Business
Applications

Xchanger Suite 7 offers both a 2D and a new 3D tube layout display,

making it easier for you to visualize certain geometries. This article
provides some details of how the 3D view works and how you can use
it to refine your analysis of tube layouts.

Figure 1. 2D and 3D view of impingement rods below

the inlet nozzle

IMPINGEMENT RODS
In Figure 1, the 2D view shows two rows of
impingement rods below the inlet nozzle at the
top. However, from this view, we cannot
determine the axial location of the inlet nozzle,
and we may remain unsure of the specific length
of the impingement rods. Changing to a 3D view
removes our uncertainty. The 3D image clearly
shows the inlet nozzle at the back of the shell
and the impingement rods positioned only under
the shell entrance area.

CROSSED U-BENDS
Figure 2. 2D and 3D views of a single U-bend (a) and
multiple crossed U-bends (b and c)

The 3D view is also helpful in the case of

crossed U-bends. In Figure 2a, a single tube and
its associated U-bend tube are highlighted to
indicate that the two form one tube. But what
happens when one U-bend crosses another?
In Figure 2b, multiple tubes within a crossed
segment are selected. From this perspective,
you cannot quickly determine which tubes are
associated with another. Changing to a 3D view
(Figure 2c) clearly shows the connections
between the tubes.

SEAL STRIPS
c
Figure 3. 2D and 3D views of a bundle with
seal strips (a and c) and without (b)

b
a

The 3D view is also helpful with simple layouts,

such as the one depicted. In this bundle, seal
strips have been inserted at the top of the bundle
block bypass flow. In the 2D view (Figure 3a), a
new engineer may not realize the benefits of
these seal strips. In the 3D views, the shell is
hidden. In Figure 3b, the space between the
shell and the top tuberow is clearly apparent. In
Figure 3c, the seal strips are now visible,
blocking that area and increasing the cross flow
for the shellside liquid.
With the 3D view in Xchanger Suite 7,
engineers can refine their understanding of
exchanger geometries and potentially achieve
more effective and efficient designs.
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Figure 2. The updated

Circulation Boiling Method
including bypass flow

Patrick S. Redmill
Applications Developer

Kettle reboiler
calculations are often
subject to algorithmic
limitations that may
prevent convergence.
Xist 7 introduces
several options that
facilitate more reliable
convergence and
greater user control
for kettle reboiler
designs and
calculations.
Updated Circulation
Boiling Method
The Circulation Boiling Method (CBM) is
central to kettle reboiler calculations. As
shown in Figure 1, the conventional CBM
consists of the feed flow to the kettle, the
flow through the bundle, the flow exiting
the kettle, and the recirculating flow.

The fluid flow into the bundle is dependent

on the feed flow rate and the recirculation
flow rate. In recirculating flow, liquid
entrained in the vapor exiting the bundle
falls back into the liquid surrounding the
bundle. Displaced vapor is then replaced by
liquid entering the bundle. Because the
recirculation flow rate is generally unknown,
the CBM manipulates the recirculation flow
rate until the calculated pressure drop
through the bundle equals the hydrostatic
pressure from the bottom to the top of the
bundle. When this procedure successfully
converges, the program can calculate the
recirculation ratio (the ratio of total bundle
flow to feed flow). However, the
conventional CBM does not allow
recirculation ratios less than 1.0, implying
that all feed flow goes through the bundle.
Xist 7 updates the CBM (Figure 2) to reflect
our current understanding of flow through
kettle reboilers. Recent HTRI computational
fluid dynamics (CFD) studies have shown
that cases with particularly high feed rates
have a significant amount of feed flow that
bypasses the bundle, generating
recirculation rates as low as 0.5.

Figure 1. The conventional

Circulation Boiling Method
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The Kettle Reboiler panel now features

an input item, Allow recirculation ratios
less than 1. Setting this option to Yes
implements the updated CBM. An
internal study has indicated that using
this option results in successful
convergence of 45 percent of test cases
that failed to converge using the
conventional CBM. When users suspect
significant bypass flow is occurring, the
updated CBM may prove more robust
than the conventional method.

Optional inputs for

added accuracy and
information
As highlighted in Figure 3, the Kettle
Reboiler panel in Xist 7 offers new input
options that allow you greater control of
a design or case. Version 7 thus provides
enhanced convergence and calculated
area requirements, as well as improved
visualization of the kettle reboiler.
Height of liquid level, Height from bottom
of shell to bundle, and Height of froth:
The shellside saturation temperature
changes with the hydrostatic pressure
from the bottom to the top of a kettle
reboiler bundle. The effect is particularly
significant for systems with low shellside
pressures. The location at which the
liquid begins to boil in the bundle may
dramatically affect the calculated mean

temperature difference. As a result, if

the estimate of the liquid level height is
inaccurate, the program may calculate
the required area inaccurately as well,
especially when close temperature
approaches are necessary.

Figure 4. Illustration of typical

kettle reboiler with new height input
items labeled

Version 7 allows you to set both liquid

level height and the height from the
bottom of the shell to the bundle, if
these parameters are known, to achieve
more precise hydrostatic pressure
information at the point of vaporization
and at the entry of the bundle, respectively. Specifying these values (identified
in Figure 4) produces more reliable
calculated area requirements.
To ensure efficient operation, a kettle
reboiler design should minimize the liquid
droplets entrained in the vapor stream.
An adequate cross-sectional area at the
froth-gas interface (also known as the
disengagement area) promotes the
reintroduction of entrained liquid to the
liquid at the bottom of the kettle. Xist 7
defines the disengagement area as the
larger sum of (a) the liquid level plus the
froth height or (b) the bundle level plus
the froth height. Although option
(b) seems unintuitive, this practice
better describes HTRI recommendations
when the liquid level is below the top
of the bundle.

Figure 5. Exchanger drawings

generated when Use weir for level
control option is set to No (top) or to
Yes (bottom)

Figure 3. New input fields (in green) on the Kettle Reboiler panel in Xist 7
Because the froth height directly affects the
disengagement area, you can also set its value
in Xist 7. The default froth height is 5.0 in.,
but if you know the froth height and specify it
in Xist, you are more likely to obtain superior
kettle sizing and entrainment ratio calculations.
Use weir for level control: Set this option,
which does not affect thermal or hydraulic
calculations, to Yes to display the weir in the
Exchanger Drawing panel (Figure 5).
Current studies, such as the evaluation of
two-phase pressure drop and heat transfer
outside horizontal tube bundles, will contribute
to our development of even more robust
methods and calculations for kettle reboilers.

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Shannon F. Iverson
Coordinator, Training

HTRI provides many resources to help

new members, especially new users of
our software, become familiar with HTRI
technology. But even those experienced
with our products and services may not
realize how much is actually available
to them.
If youre a new-to-HTRI engineer,
how can you get started with HTRI
and our technology?
First, you need to know that an HTRI
membership allows you to access
members-only material. Three of the
most important resourceswebinars,
technical support, and online helpare
FREE to members.
Our monthly live webinars span four
tracks: Beyond the Basics, Is My
Design OK?, Research Updates, and
TechTips. New-to-HTRI engineers
will find the content in Beyond the
Basics crucial to a successful start
with our software. This series covers
topics like building a first case,
understanding fluid properties, and
debugging fatal errors.
Each live webinar session includes a
question-and-answer session with
HTRI experts, and recordings of
most webinars are posted to the
HTRI website. You may view these
recordings as many times as
you want, at times that best fit
your schedule.

All HTRI members are encouraged to

contact Technical Support
(support@htri.net) so that we can
assist you with a specific case or
guide you to other resources. In fact,
new-to-HTRI engineers provide a
fresh perspective that often helps us
remodel and improve the
information we supply our members.
The third free resource, online help,
is available in our software. In an
Xchanger Suite module, simply
pressing the F1 key delivers
information about the area where
the cursor is resting. We update
the content with the release of
every new version of the software,
including content generated from
webinar questions or technical
support inquiries.

This article provides

engineers new to HTRI
specific ways that they can
become familiar with our
recommendations and our
software tools. Subsequent
articles in our Training
series will focus on other
topics such as
shell-and-tube and
air-cooled heat exchangers.

The second step is to get acquainted with

our recommendations and software by
reviewing the available documentation.
TechTips include specific guidance on using
our software and are provided to all
members. Access to other publications,
such as technical reports, Q articles, and
the Design Manual, depends on your
membership agreement. If you have
questions about your membership
agreement, please contact your companys
membership representative.
Finally, dont forget to sign up for HTRI
training. We schedule events around the
world, year-round. The HTRI training
catalog, available on our website, lists all of
our courses and includes detailed
descriptions and fees. An at-a-glance list
of upcoming events is also available on the
Training webpage. As we schedule events,
we post complete event details to our
website, including links to secure online
registration. Our face-to-face training
courses include hands-on example cases,
based on inquiries from industry and
experience from our Technical Support
group. If a course you are interested in isnt
listed or isnt being offered in a location
convenient for you, contact us for an onsite
training quotewell come to you, or we
can offer training onsite at our facilities in
Navasota, Texas, USA.
Becoming familiar with HTRI technology
does take time, but we want to help you
climb that learning curve successfully.

Recommended references
Heat exchanger technology

PUZZLE: Double meanings

API Standard 661, Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers for

General Refinery Services, 6th ed., American
Petroleum Institute, Washington, DC (2006).
1

K. J. Bell and A. C. Mueller, Wolverine Engineering

Data Book II, Wolverine Tube, Inc. (2001).
www.wlv.com/products/databook/databook.pdf
G. Hewitt, ed., Heat Exchanger Design Handbook,
Begell, Redding, CT (1998).

S. Kakac, H. Liu, and A. Pramuanjaroenkij, Heat

Exchangers: Selection, Rating, and Thermal
Design, 3rd ed., CRC, Boca Raton, FL (2002).

D. Kern, Process Heat Transfer, McGraw-Hill,

New York (1950).
D. G. Kroger, Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers and
Cooling Towers: Thermal-flow Performance
Evaluation and Design, PennWell, Tulsa, OK
(2004).
W. Rohsenow, J. Hartnett, and Y. Cho, eds.,
Handbook of Heat Transfer, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill,
New York (1998).

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10

11

12
12
13

14

15

16

R. W. Serth, Process Heat Transfer: Principles and

Applications, Academic, Waltham, MA (2007).
Standards of the Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers
Association, 9th ed., TEMA, New York (2007).

17
18

19

R. Webb and N. H. Kim, Principles of Enhanced

Heat Transfer, 2nd ed., Taylor & Francis, New York
(2005).
J. R. Thome, Wolverine Engineering Data Book III,
Wolverine Tube, Inc. (2004 2008).
www.wlv.com/products/databook/db3/DataBookIII.pdf

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HTRI technical reports

AC-1

Experimental study of air-cooled heat

exchanger performance under both
natural and forced draft conditions
(1980)

BK1-1

Thermal design of kettle reboiler bundles

(1969)

BT-1

Boiling heat transfer in a vertical

thermosiphon reboiler (1978)

CG-1

Survey of condensation heat transfer and

condenser design (1969)

CG-8

Review of published methods for

tubeside condensation (1995; rev. 2006)

F-4

Design fouling resistances:

Recommended good practice (1989)

S-SS-3-1 Stream Analysis Method for prediction of

shellside heat transfer and pressure drop
in segmentally-baffled exchangers (1967;
rev. 1977; rev. 2007)
STG-2

Mean temperature difference

a reappraisal (1976; rev. 1986;
rev. 2009)

STV-1

Tube vibrations in shell-and-tube heat

exchangers (1974; rev. 1978)

TPG-1

Principles of gas-liquid two-phase flow

calculations (1976)

Across

Down

1. Quick end to a prize fight or

boxing match

2. Someone is always trying to

swim across it

4. A (frequently unwelcome)
surprise

3. Form of white-water rafting

7. A movie

5. Keeps tresses or bangs out of

your eyes

8. A hat or a cap

6. Remove wool from a sheep

10. A follower of scientist Isaac

8. The sticking point at the end

of a rifle

13. To confuse
16. Metal cylinder that holds
neckware
17. Your responsibility
18. She sells them by the
seashore
20. To shorten or to compact

9. Short name for a popular

carbonated beverage
11. Place where ships dock
12. Blanket for a tube
14. Hitting a baseball outside the
first or third baselines
15. Sit on one to ride a horse
19. Dorsal ____

Solution on page 22

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The

the resulting oscillating forces is

substantially lower, although their
frequency is higher.

Emily McOmber
Engineering Assistant

ime-dependent computational
fluid dynamics (CFD)
simulations confirm that,
contrary to all expectations,
steady cross flow over cylinders
can cause unsteady flow and even
oscillating forces. How does this happen?
When fluid moves over a cylinder, its
viscosity causes it to slow in the boundary
layer adjacent to the cylinder surface. In
addition to this viscous force, fluid moves
against an increasing pressure force on
the downstream side of the cylinder.
Eventually, the fluid is redirected away
from the surface, in what is called
boundary layer separation. The separated
flow forms an unstable shear layer that
eventually rows up into a discrete vortex.
These shear layer vortices, produced
alternately from the top and the bottom of
the cylinder, result in the regular vortex
pattern called a von Krmn vortex street
(Figure 1). The vortices create a
time-dependent pressure field in the wake
that, when integrated over the surface,
creates the oscillating forces that excite
flow-induced vibrationan important
concern of heat exchanger designers.
Fortunately, the flow field over a single
cylinder in a free field is substantially
different than that around a single tube in
a bundle. In the latter, the magnitude of

10

We recently conducted CFD

simulations using 300 K air flowing
at 3 m/s over 19.05-mm diameter tubes.
To simulate bundle behavior,
we used a periodic boundary condition, a
mathematical technique for modeling
behavior in an infinitely large bundle.
Figure 2 shows the velocity field for
a 45-degree bundle with a tube pitch ratio
of 1.4. As expected, the
embedded tubes have weaker
oscillating forces because of their
close proximity to other tubes within
the bundle. The contours in Figure 2
show the different forces and phases
around each cylinder.

Figure 1. A regular vortex pattern (von

Krmn vortex street) around a single
cylinder in a free field

Our idealized analysis used infinitely stiff

cylinders (tubes); that is, they have infinite
natural frequencies and thus do not
deform as a result of oscillating forces. In
reality, however, fluid-structure interaction
would occur. The deflecting tubes alter
the flow field, which, in turn, changes the
deflection of the tubes, and the cycle
repeats.
We also used the time-dependent
simulation results to compute a Strouhal
numbera dimensionless shedding
frequencyas a function of pitch ratio.
Figure 3 shows that our computational
results agree well with measurements by
Chen [1]. At low pitch ratios, the
shedding frequency is highest; as the
pitch ratio increases, the shedding
frequency decreases.
We expect that, with higher pitch ratios,
the Strouhal number would eventually
approach the free-field value of
around 0.21.
Under severe conditions, the oscillating
forces from tubes in cross flow can lead
to fretting wear and tube failure, so
improving our ability to predict its
occurrence is important.

Figure 2. Velocity contours in a

45-degree bundle with tube pitch
ratio of 1.4

Figure 3. Comparison of computational

results and Chens experimental curve

1. S. S. Chen, A mathematical model for cross-flowinduced

vibration of tube rows, ANL-CT-77-4, Argonne National
Laboratory, Argonne, IL (September 1976).

Celebrating 50 Years
Significant and memorable events have occurred throughout
HTRIs history. Not all can be listed here, and each of us would
likely select different noteworthy items. Consider these only a few
of the many milestones and highlights of HTRIs first fifty years.

1962

1963

1964

1968

1970

Space leased
from C.F. Braun
& Company to
locate research
equipment and
operations

First computer
program
ST issued

RTF
software
issued

RKH
software
issued

Research data
package
purchased
from C.F. Braun
& Company

Portable steam
generating unit
purchased

1972

1974

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Incorporated in
Delaware
12 companies
First Technical
Advisory
Committee
meeting in
Houston, TX

Jerry Taborek
named first
Technical
Director

Air-cooler data
exchanged
with HTFS

John W. Clegg
elected first
full-time
president

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1977

1981

1982

1983

1987

1989

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First European
meeting in
London
CST software
issued
First proprietary
contract work

Robert D. Talty
elected president

ACE software
issued

First on-site
consulting
contract in
Germany

95

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First Asian
meeting in Tokyo

First meeting
open to
non-members
held in Australia

Claudette D. Beyer
elected president

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

Single-Phase Unit
(SPU) commissioned
at the Research Facility

First trip to China

VIB software issued

ST Educational
software issued

First issue of Q
technical bulletin
released

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Company relocates to
College Station, Texas
and builds new
Research Facility
PHE software issued

FH software
issued
30th anniversary
celebrated in
La Jolla, California

Construction starts on
the High Temperature
Fouling Unit (HTFU)
First issue of the
The Exchanger
newsletter

First Communication
Committee established
in Holland

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2000

2001

2007

2009

2012

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IST software
issued
Multipurpose
Boiling Unit
(MBU)
commissioned
HTRI website
established

First international
office opened in
Guildford, United
Kingdom

Moved into our first

company-owned
building
Established
Pacific-Asian
presence in Japan
HTRI Xchanger
Suite issued

Occupied first
wholly owned
research facility
with enclosed test
rig bay in
Navasota, TX
Established
presence in India

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2012

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Entered into a
strategic alliance
with Honeywell
International Inc.

Grand opening of
new offices and
Conference Center
in Navasota, TX

Reached
milestone of
1,000 corporate
member sites

Global celebrations
of 50th anniversary

Fernando J. Aguirre
Vice President, Sales &
Business Development

HTRI members in
more than 60 countries
As we celebrated HTRIs 50th anniversary during the Global Conference in
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA last August, we reported that, in addition to continuing
steady growth, we had achieved the milestone of having members in 60 countries.
The totals for FY 2012 were 715 members and 543 Participating Affiliates, making
our technology available in more than 1200 corporate sites worldwide. Early in
FY 2013, our presence has further increased to 61 countries.
Our growth has helped us increase our research program and software development,
as well as add staff to support the needs of our expanding customer base. We can do
this with the added revenue, 90 95 percent of which continues to come primarily
from membership retention and new sales. During the past few years, we have done
much better than the global economy. Figure 1 compares the rate of growth in HTRI
membership revenue with global GDP growth for the last three years. Data span
12-month periodsthe global GDP growth based on calendar years and HTRI
membership revenue growth based on fiscal years (from August 1 to July 31).
As shown, our membership revenue growth has been around 10 percent, a trend
which we expect to continue in FY 2013.

The HTRI sales team has added a sales

engineer for EMEA and a representative
in Brazil.
As a Sales Engineer,
Jim-Dario Hayman is
based at our office in
Guildford, United
Kingdom (UK), and
reports to
Hans U. Zettler, Director
of Sales, EMEA. Hayman recently
graduated with a MEng in Chemical
Engineering from the University of Surrey,
UK, and is fluent in French and German
in addition to his native English. We look
forward to his contributions to the HTRI
sales team.

Effective August 2012,

Soteica do Brasil Ltda.
joined the HTRI sales
team as our representative in Brazil. Led by
Nelson Nakamura,
the company has nearly
25 years of experience in providing
engineering services and solutions to the
process, refining, and petrochemical
industries. In addition, they have
extensive experience with thermal
engineering software from their earlier
involvement as a partner with Hyprotech
and AEA Technology.
Figure 1. Comparison of growth: HTRI membership revenue vs. global GDP1
1. Source for global GDP growth: Estimates by World Bank
(www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12179248); 2012 value is forecast by the World Trade
Organization (WTO).

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Selecting
tube
inserts

Rick Shilling
Sr. Engineering Consultant

ube inserts enhance heat transfer

by modifying flow stream
characteristics inside tubes.
Identifying the optimal insert
depends upon the flow problem,
the fluid properties, and the insert
characteristics needed.
For single-phase flow, tube inserts augment
tubeside heat transfer using one or more of
four distinct mechanisms.

Static mixing
By its mechanical construction, the
static-mixing insert (Figure 1) transports the
fluid at the tube wall to the center of the tube
and the fluid at the center of the tube to the
tube wall. As the transported regions of fluid
move, the insert folds them into each other.
Doing so enhances heat transfer by increasing
the local temperature difference between
portions of the bulk (tubeside) fluid and the
tube wall.

Boundary-layer interruption
The boundary-layer interruption insert (Figure
2) is the most common. As its name indicates,
this insert trips the boundary layer, causing it
to thin to its minimum thickness, which
enhances heat transfer. Interruption inserts are
commonly used for the augmentation of oil
flows (such as lube oil) inside tubes when the
flow regime is laminar. They typically increase
heat transfer by about three times.
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Swirl flow
Swirl-flow inserts (Figure 3) impart a
curved, helical flow path along the inside
wall of the tube, thereby producing higher
turbulence and higher heat transfer. Most
effective in the upper laminar and transition
flow regimes, swirl-flow inserts can
enhance heat transfer up to five times that
of an empty tube.

Displaced flow
Displaced-flow inserts (Figure 4) block the
flow area furthest from the tube wall,
creating higher velocities along the tube wall
heat-transfer surface. Normally used for
turbulent flow, displaced-flow inserts
increase heat-transfer coefficients by
increasing turbulence.

These mechanisms and the inserts that

create or enhance them are often used in
combination, a process known as
compound augmentation, to improve heat
transfer. Every insert type enhances heat
transfer through the primary mechanism for
which it was designed and, to a lesser
extent, by one or more of the other
mechanisms. This quality sometimes
permits an insert that combines
mechanisms to increase heat transfer by a
greater amount than any one enhancement
mechanism acting alone.

Figure 1. Static-mixing inserts

Figure 3. Swirl-flow inserts

Figure 2. Interrupted-flow inserts

Figure 4. Displaced-flow insert

When selecting or using tube inserts, keep in mind these practical considerations:
PRESSURE DROP

When existing equipment originally designed without tube inserts is

retrofitted to include them, pressure drop can increase dramatically.
Pressure drop is not usually a concern for new designs tailored for
tube inserts.

UPSET CONDITIONS

Restrain the inserts in the tube using a method that accounts for upset
conditions that can cause a dramatic increase in flow and pressure drop.

TRANSIENT OPERATION

Be certain to advise the designer if transient operation is anticipated.

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Start-up conditions after a fluid-filled heat exchanger has cooled can be
more severe on inserts than steady-state operation.

MATERIALS COMPATIBILITY Make sure that the insert material is compatible with the tube material
and the fluid.
FLUID CONDITION

Be aware of the conditions (particle content, flow regime, etc.) of the

tubeside fluid.

ANTICIPATED FOULING

Select an insert that is suited to the type of fouling anticipated between

cleanings and to the cleaning methods available.

For more detailed information, see R. L. Shilling, Selecting tube inserts for shell-and-tube heat exchangers,
CEP 108(9), 19 25 (2012).

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Exchanger

Welcome

New members of Board of Directors

and Technical Committee
We welcome several
new members to the
Board of Directors and
the Technical
Committee (TC), each
of whom brings unique
viewpoints and
experiences.

BS in Mechanical Engineering from

Memorial University of Newfoundland,
St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, and
is a licensed Professional Engineer
(P.Eng.) in Alberta, Canada.

FY 2013
Board of Directors

MANN LEE
Lummus Technology
Heat Transfer, a
division of Lummus
Technology Inc., a
Chicago Bridge & Iron
Company
Bloomfield, New Jersey (NJ), USA

PAUL D. HARTE
North West Redwater
Partnership
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Harte has fifteen years of
experience with unfired heat transfer
equipment, including shell-and-tube,
air-cooled, and plate heat exchangers, as
well as with cooling towers and waste
heat boilers. As a Senior Engineer,
Pressure Equipment/Heat Transfer,
Harte currently provides technical
oversight and advice to the project teams
and contractors for Phase 1 of the
Sturgeon Refinery. In addition, he works
with operations and maintenance groups
to create integrity management programs
for fouling mitigation, sparing,
maintenance, and repair, including the
definition of operating and integrity limits.
He previously worked for Shell Canada
Limited, Shell Global Solutions Canada,
and Fluor Canada, Calgary.
An active member of multiple American
Petroleum Institute (API) standards
committees for unfired heat transfer
equipment, Harte is their liaison to the
ISO TC67/SC6 (Processing Equipment
and Systems) technical committee. He
also chairs the API Standard 660, Shell
and Tube Heat Exchangers Committee,
as well as the Canadian Advisory Council
to ISO TC67/SC6 (Processing
Equipment and Systems). Harte holds a

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Harte is the HTRI Stockholder and

Technical Advisory Committee
Representative for his company. From
2004 2011, he was a member of the
Communication Committee Canada,
serving as its Chair from 2006 2009.

As Manager, Business Development,

Lee is responsible for the development
of business plans for multiple product
lines, the marketing and sales of
exchanger technologies, and the
management of a network of over 50
licensed fabricators worldwide. After
more than a decade with China
Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC)
in Shanghai and Beijing, China, Lee
joined ABB Lummus Global Inc. in
1996. Prior to assuming her current
position in 2007, she was the
Technology Marketing Manager and
then the Strategic Business
Development Manager, Lummus
Technology Inc.
Combined with her extensive
knowledge of international business,
Lees experience in marketing, sales,
and finance gives her a unique
perspective on business strategies,
sales and marketing, and project
management in a global arena. Lee
holds BSc and MSc degrees from East
China University of Chemical
Technology, Shanghai, China, as well as
an Executive MBA from Rutgers, The
State University of New Jersey,
Newark, NJ.

MARCO A. OSORIO
BONILLA
Instituto Mexicano del
Petrleo (IMP)
Mexico, D.F., Mexico
As Customers Care Manager for
Process and Catalyst Projects at IMP,
Osorio currently serves as the legal
representative for promotion,
negotiation, and general management
of technical services. In addition, as a
member of the IMP executive
management team, he is responsible
for business planning, technology
development advising, coordinating and
reviewing proposals and contracts, as
well as appointment and supervision of
project managers, especially those
assigned to Petrleos Mexicanos
(PEMEX). After joining IMP in 1981,
Osorio headed the Heat Transfer
Division where he was responsible for
development and assimilation of
technology, as well as energy
optimization practices. Subsequently, as
Project Manager, he led the energy and
refining process work for PEMEX.
Osorio is a member of the Instituto
Mexicano de Ingenieros Qumicos
(IMIQ) A.C. (Mexican Institute of
Chemical Engineers) and former
President of the Region Metropolitana
Atzcapotzalco section. He holds a BS in
Chemical Engineering from the Instituto
Politecnico Nacional in Mexico, D.F.,
and has completed MS studies in
Chemical Engineering at the National
Autonomous University of Mexico,
Mexico City, Mexico.

FY 2013
Technical Committee
CESAR M. ROMERO
Tranter, Inc.
Wichita Falls, Texas
(TX), USA
Since joining Tranter in
2006, Romero has held
several positions, including Applications

Engineer, Research & Development

(R&D) Engineer, and R&D Divisional
Manager. Now as Engineering Manager,
he is responsible for guiding the
introduction of new products for Tranter
Americas operations and leading new
product engineering initiatives, while
continuing to oversee local R&D
operations. Romero also serves as
Tranters HTRI Stockholder and
Technical Advisory Committee
Representative.
Romero has extensive experience in the
design, development, application, and
production of plate heat exchangers for
a variety of industries, including oil and
gas, chemical, refrigeration, HVAC, and
power. In addition to leading Tranters
product engineering, he has managed
cross-functional business and
engineering projects. His experience in

heat exchanger equipment common in the

product development and engineering
management give him a broad perspective petrochemical, refinery, petroleum, fertilizer,
and coal-based propylene industries. She
as an industry representative.
joined China Huanqiu Contracting &
He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Corporation in 1986 and is now
from the University of Texas at El Paso,
Professorate Senior Engineer. She has served
El Paso, TX. In addition, he is a member
as the companys HTRI Technical Advisory
of ASME, an associate member of
Committee Representative since 1997. Zhu is
ASHRAE, a member representative for
also an instructor in China for multiple courses
Tranter, Inc. of the Air-conditioning,
in the HTRI training program.
Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
Zhu holds a BS in Power Machinery from the
(AHRI), and a member of the AHRI
School of Energy and Power Engineering,
Liquid-to-Liquid Heat Exchangers
University of Shanghai for Science and
Engineering Committee.
Technology, Shanghai, China. She is also a
WEIMING ZHU
Registered Chemical Engineer, Peoples
China Huanqiu
Republic of China.
Contracting &
A charter member of the Communication
Engineering Corporation
Committee China, Zhu has served as
Beijing, China
both Vice Chair (2004 2007) and
Zhu has extensive experience in heat
Chair (2007 2010).
exchanger design and the operation of

Election results for Board of Directors

and Technical Committee

Seated (left to right): Osorio, Shoemaker, Redman,

and Proctor; standing (left to right): Zoetemeijer,
OConnor, Schroeder, Harte, and Lee

Seated (left to right): Ishiyama, Grant, Kindschi, Ploix, Jaguste, and Zhu;
standing (left to right): Skuldt, Hohmann, Romero, Casebolt, Varner,
and Lang; not pictured: Rumpf and Venkatesh

FY 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Peter J. Redman, Chair
Independent Director
Cheryl J. Shoemaker, Vice Chair
SPX Flow Technology Systems, Inc.
Paul D. Harte
North West Redwater Partnership
Mann Lee
Lummus Technology Heat Transfer
T. Michael OConnor
Independent Director
Marco A. Osorio Bonilla
Instituto Mexicano del Petrleo
Stanley I. Proctor
Independent Director
Joseph E. Schroeder
Nooter/Eriksen, Inc.
Len J. A. Zoetemeijer
Shell Global Solutions International B.V.

FY 2013 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Michael D. Kindschi, Chair
Hughes-Anderson Heat Exchangers, Inc.
Brigitte Ploix, Vice Chair
Technip
Richard P. Casebolt
ExxonMobil Research and
Engineering Company
James J. Grant III
DuPont
Robert P. Hohmann
Chevron Energy Technology Company
Hiroyuki Ishiyama
Chiyoda Corporation
Shubhangi Jaguste
Reliance Industries Limited
Thomas Lang
Wieland-Werke AG

Cesar M. Romero
Tranter, Inc.
Bernd Rumpf
BASF SE
Dale J. Skuldt
Ecodyne Heat Exchangers, LLC
Vance T. Varner
The Dow Chemical Company
M. Venkatesh
Larsen & Toubro Limited
Weiming Zhu
China Huanqiu Contracting &
Engineering Corporation

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Service of
volunteers is
recognized
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Each of the former Board members has
made valuable contributions to HTRI.
We thank them for their service and look
forward to their continued involvement
with HTRI.

After three years as Vice Chair, he was

elected Chair in 2008, a position he held
until 2011. During his tenure as Chair,
HTRI purchased additional land in the
Navasota Business Park for construction
of a new corporate headquarters adjacent
to the RTC. Meyer presided over the first
meeting after Independent Directors
received full voting privileges and saw
the number of Independent Directors
expand from one individual to one-third
of the Board.

Since joining Burns & McDonnell in

1968, he has seen the company grow
LARRY G. HACKEMESSER
and change into a 100% employeeCB&I
owned corporation. His understanding that
Houston, Texas (TX), USA
employees are the most valuable asset of
After completing the
maximum twelve-year term an organization gave him unique insight
on the Board of Directors, into his role on the Compensation
Committee from 2004 2011.
Hackemesser was asked
to serve an additional year.
JINN H. WANG
As a former Vice Chair
UOP LLC
(2000 2004,
Des Plaines, Illinois, USA
2010 2011) and Chair (2004 2008),
A long-time attendee at
he was uniquely qualified to help HTRI
HTRI meetings, Wang
address significant governance issues
became a member of the
before new members were elected to the
HTRI Board of Directors in
Board. During his tenure as Chair,
2000. He served on the
substantive changes were made to the
Audit Committee from 2004
HTRI Bylaws, including granting Advisory
2012, participating in that role as HTRI
Directors full status and voting rights as
grew from a US$6-million organization in
Independent Directors. HTRI also moved
45 countries to a US$17-million company
forward on the construction of the
in 60 countries. With graduate degrees in
state-of-the-art Research & Technology
both engineering and management, with
Center (RTC) in Navasota, TX, USA.
career responsibilities and experience
both domestically and abroad, and with
Hackemessers leadership abilities and his
both a technical and sales background,
thoughtful approach to issues were evident
Wang had a wealth of knowledge to call
early on when he participated in HTRIs
upon during Board discussions.
first formal Strategic Planning Session in
1995. With over 37 years of experience at
engineering contracting firms, he brought
both managerial skills and an in-depth
knowledge of HTRIs customer base to
Board discussions. His integrity and ethical TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
standards helped guide the Board during
difficult deliberations.
On behalf of the membership of HTRI, we

BENNAT J. DRAZNER
GEA Heat Exchangers, Inc.
York, Pennsylvania, USA
Drazner completed the
maximum twelve-year term on
the Technical
Committee. He brought over
25 years of experience in
costing and thermal design of
compact heat exchangers to the TC. The
group also benefited from his extensive
knowledge of HVAC and refrigeration units.
Drazner also served as Chair for AIChE
Non-Tubular Heat Exchanger Equipment
Testing Procedures Committee from
1999 2000. He is a Charter Member of
the Communication Committee
Mid-Atlantic (USA) and currently serves as
its Vice Chair. We expect that Drazner, as
the Segment Sales Manager at GEA Heat
Exchangers, Inc., will continue to share his
experience in plate heat exchangers with
HTRI through the Communication
Committee and his participation in the
global conferences and training events.
JOHN M. NESTA
Fluor Canada Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Prior to his retirement,
Nesta was a Senior
Technical Fellow, Mechanical
Engineering, at Fluor Canada
Ltd. His engineering activities
included thermal design,
process optimization studies, equipment
capability evaluation, and development of
technical and procedural standards for all
non-fired heat transfer equipment. He also
developed and conducted public seminars
and training programs, including
participation in HTRI training events, for
heat transfer and process engineers on
designing and specifying heat exchangers
and evaluating field problems.

Nesta was a Charter Member of the

Communication Committee Canada,
thank both Drazner and Nesta for sharing
formed in 2002, serving as its Vice Chair
DONALD W. MEYER
their expertise and volunteering their service from 2005 2009. After joining the TC in
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc. to the Technical Committee (TC).
2007, he shared insights from his activities
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
as a member of American Petroleum
Meyer joined the Board of
Institute (API) specification committees for
Directors in 1999. Like
shell-and-tube exchangers, plate
Hackemesser, Meyer was
exchangers, and air coolers, as well as
asked to serve an extra year
from more than 40 years of experience
to help HTRI focus on
with heat transfer equipment for the
governance matters because
hydrocarbon processing and power
of his lengthy service to HTRI.
industries.

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Modeling flat bundles in kettle reboilers

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BX-13

Comparison of HTRI and HTFS crossflow boiling heat transfer methods

CS-17

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CT-28

Assessment of HTFS tubeside condensation methods as

integrated within HTRI Xchanger Suite

CT-29

Flooding in inclined circular tubes: Additional data and

method improvement

CT-30

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PFE-2

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heat exchangers

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Joseph E. Miller, Technical Lead, Enterprise Applications
Christy A. Wallace, Financial Reports Developer
New hires
Juan A. Cardenas, Research Technician
Jonathan Harris, Research Associate
Jim-Dario Hayman, Sales Engineer, EMEA
Floyd C. Tody Holmes, Research Technician
Andrew C. Mauney, Engineer, Applications Developer
Daniel A. Phelps, Applications Developer
Jessica D. Rodriguez, Test Engineer
Aaron D. Smith, Engineer, Engineering Services
Carol A. Strukel, Senior Associate, Finance &
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NEW MEMBERS

January October 2012

Aqua-Chem, Inc.
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Arabian Industries Manufacturing
Co. LLC
Rusayl, Muscat, Oman
Arkema Inc.
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA

ENGlobal U.S., Inc.

Houston, Texas, USA

Kawan Engineering Sdn. Bhd.

Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Enpro Industries Pvt. Ltd.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Lloyd's Register ODS

Hellerup, Denmark

Essar Oil (UK) Ltd

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire,
United Kingdom

Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc.

Waimanalo, Hawaii, USA

Frick India Limited

Faridabad, Haryana, India
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
Kawasaki, Japan

Marathon Petroleum Company LP

Findlay, Ohio, USA
Mark V, Inc.
Hurricane, West Virginia, USA

G.A.M. Heat GmbH

Erndtebrck, Germany

McQuay Air Conditioning and

Refrigeration (Wuhan) Co. Ltd.
Wuhan, Hubei, China

G.E.O. Heat Exchangers, LLC

St. Gabriel, Louisiana, USA

MIES
Singapore

GIESC
Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia

Mikuni Kikai Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan

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Pingtung, Taiwan

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Engineering Co., Ltd.
Shanghai, China

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Corporation
Hemlock, Michigan, USA

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Company, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan

China Kunlun Contracting &

Engineering Corporation
Beijing, China

Heurtey Petrochem India Pvt Ltd

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc

Szzhalombatta, Hungary

Himile Mechanical Manufacturing

Co., Ltd.
Gaomi, Shandong, China

National Engineering and Technical

Company Limited
Lagos, Nigeria

CITGO Petroleum Corporation

Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

Hubei DeFon Heat Exchanger

Co., Ltd.
Daye, Hubei, China

National Institute of
Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy
Beijing, China

Crystal TCS Pvt. Ltd.

Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Industrial Equipment Solutions, Inc.

Corona, California, USA

NuScale Power LLC

Corvallis, Oregon, USA

CSA Heat Transfer Limited

Bristol, United Kingdom

Industrias Juan F. Secco S.A.

Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

OU TMT
Tallinn, Estonia

DAK Americas LLC

Leland, North Carolina, USA

INPEX Masela, Ltd.

Jakarta, Indonesia

Petrokon Utama Sdn Bhd

Kuala Belait, Brunei

Doosan Engineering &

Construction Co., Ltd.
Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

Jennings Alberts, Inc.

Pipersville, Pennsylvania, USA

Phillips 66 Company
Houston, Texas, USA

Jiangnan Boilers & Pressure

Vessels (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd.
Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China

Praxair, Inc.
The Woodlands, Texas, USA

Beijing Aerospace Petrochemical

Technology and Equipment
Engineering Corporation
Beijing, China
Boldrocchi S.r.l.
Biassono, Monza and Brianza, Italy
Changling Petro-chemical
Engineering Design Co., Ltd.
Yueyang, Hunan, China

Chung-Hua Precision Machinery

Factory Co., Ltd.
Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Dresser-Rand India Private Limited

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Echogen Power Systems, LLC
Akron, Ohio, USA
EMS-Chemie AG
Domat/Ems, Switzerland

Jiangsu China Nuclear Industry

Huawei Engineering Design and
Research Co., Ltd.
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Enerkem Inc.
Montral, Quebec, Canada

JSC "VNIINEFTEMASH"
Moscow, Russia

PT. Intan Prima Kalorindo

Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia
PT. Singgar Mulia
DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Puma Energy International
(Manref Refinery)
Nicaragua

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Puriflair India Pvt. Ltd.

Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Raj Process Equipments & Systems
Private Limited
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Repsol S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Rhodia Operations S.A.S.
Saint-Fons Cedex, France
S B & S di Sangalli Luciano & C. s.a.s.
Cernusco sul Naviglio, Milan, Italy
SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC
Selkirk, New York, USA
Schelde Exotech B.V.
Vlissingen, The Netherlands
Service & Technology Corporation
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA
Sichuan Jianyang Air Cooler
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Jianyang, Sichuan, China
Siemens Energy, Inc.
Orlando, Florida, USA
SINOPEC Beijing Research Institute
of Chemical Industry
Beijing, China
Steelcraft Inc.
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Stress Engineering Services, Inc.
Mason, Ohio, USA
Styron Netherlands B.V.
Hoek, The Netherlands
Tekfen Engineering
Istanbul, Turkey
Thermo Heat Transfers Pvt. Ltd.
Nasik, Maharashtra, India
TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Vista Projects Limited
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Vitherm Asia Pte Ltd
Singapore
WMB
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Xindi Energy Engineering Technology
Co., Ltd.
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

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Chemetics Inc.
Pickering, Ontario, Canada

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Chevron Oronite Company LLC

Belle Chasse, Louisiana, USA

A/S Norske Shell

Tananger, Norway
Aker Offshore Partner Ltd
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Aker Process System SAS
Vincennes Cedex, France
Aker Process Systems AS
Fornebu, Norway
Aker Solutions MMO AS
Stavanger, Norway
Alfa Laval (Shanghai)
Technologies Co., Ltd.
Shanghai, China
Alfa Laval Champ Inc.
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Alfa Laval Inc.
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Babcock & Wilcox
Nuclear Energy, Inc.
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Balcke-Drr GmbH
Ratingen, Germany
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc.
Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA
Black & Veatch Beijing Engineering
Company Limited
Beijing, China
BP Chembel N.V.
Geel, Belgium
BP Chemicals Limited
Hull, United Kingdom
BP PETRONAS Acetyls Sdn Bhd
Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia
BP-Husky Refining LLC
Oregon, Ohio, USA
Carrier SCS
Montluel, France
CB&I
Houston, Texas, USA
CB&I
Gurgaon, India

Chevron Bangladesh
Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Chevron Technology Ventures

San Ramon, California, USA
China Kunlun Contracting &
Engineering Corporation Liaoning Company
Liaoyang, Liaoning, China
China Textile Industrial
Engineering Institute
Beijing, China
CITGO Refining and Chemicals, LP
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Dalian Hitachi Machinery &
Equipment Co., Ltd.
Dalian, Liaoning, China
Daqing Petrochemical Engineering
Co., Ltd.
Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
DuPont (China) Research &
Development Management
Co., Ltd.
Shanghai, China
Eastman Specialties AS
Kohtla-Jrve, Estonia
EMbaffle Inc.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Fluor (China) Engineering and
Construction Co. Ltd.
Shanghai, China
Fluor Consultants B.V.
Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
Foster Wheeler Bengal Private
Limited
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Foster Wheeler Colombia, S.A.S.
Bogot, Colombia
FUNKE Heat Exchangers USA Inc.
York, Pennsylvania, USA
Funke Korea Heat Exchangers
Co., Ltd.
Seoul, Korea
FUNKE Sales Office UK
Northampton, United Kingdom

GEA Klimatechnik GmbH

Gaspoltshofen, Austria

Petrofac Saudi Arabia Co. Ltd

Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Honeywell Limited
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Petrleos de Venezuela, S.A.

Caracas, Venezuela

IHI E&C International Corporation

Houston, Texas, USA

Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jacobs E&C Australia Pty. Ltd

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

PT. Saipem Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia

Jacobs Projects (Shanghai) Co.,

Ltd.
Shanghai, China

Ryoka Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

Kitakyusyu, Fukuoka, Japan

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Johnson Controls (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

S&W Process Equipment

(Changshu) Co., Ltd.
Changshu, Jiangsu, China

HTRI Xchanger Suite Educational

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JX Engineering Corporation
Yokohama, Japan

Samsung Saudi Arabia Co. Ltd

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

HTRI eLibrary 2
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Kakoki Plant & Environment

Engineering Co., Ltd.
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Shell Technology Norway AS

Oslo, Norway

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SPX Heat Transfer Inc.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

EHT
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Kazakh Projects Joint Venture Ltd.

Farnborough, Hampshire,
United Kingdom
KBC Advanced Technologies
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Beijing, China
KBC Advanced Technologies
Private Limited
Mumbai, India
Kyokuto Petroleum Industries, Ltd.
Ichihara, Chiba, Japan
Mitsui Zosen Plant
Engineering, Inc.
Chiba, Japan
PDV Midwest Refining, LLC
Lemont, Illinois, USA
PDVSA CRP
Punto Fijo, Falcn, Venezuela
PDVSA Refinera El Palito
Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
PDVSA Refinera Puerto La Cruz
Puerto La Cruz,
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PDVSA Intevep, S.A.
Los Teques, Miranda, Venezuela
Petrofac Engineering Services
India Private Limited
Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Technip Benelux N.V.

Antwerpen, Belgium
Tecnimont ICB Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Thermal Engineering
International (USA) Inc.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Tonen Chemical Corporation
Kawasaki, Japan

Honeywell UniSim Heat

Exchangers
R410
including UniSim CFE, UniSim FPH,
UniSim FWH, UniSim PFE, UniSim PHE,
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Toyo Engineering Canada Ltd.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
UOP N.V.
Antwerpen, Belgium

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