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Special Topics in Xist Short Course

Course Fee: US$650

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This short course moves beyond the fundamentals of thermal design to focus on specific design challenges associated with a range of service types. Presented as a series of case studies, each topic is introduced by the instructor before participants delve into Xist to work on solutions which are ultimately discussed amongst the group. The knowledge attained from this short course will allow you to tackle related design challenges in your future work.

Case studies include:

  • Viscous shellside coolers
  • Feed-effluent exchangers
  • Kettle reboilers
  • Falling film evaporators

Suggested Participants

Experienced Xist users who troubleshoot cases and evaluate shell-and-tube exchanger performance

HTRI Software

This course will make use of the following HTRI software: Xchanger Suite® components Xist® and Xvib®.  All training materials are based on the current software version.

Course Credits: 6 hours (PDH/CEU)


Outline

  1. Shellside Viscous Cooler
    • Xist stream analysis
    • MTD Delta correction factor
    • Design guidelines 

  2. Feed-Effluent Heat Exchangers
    • Role and applications
    • Common characteristics
    • Design concerns

  3. Vibration Analysis in Kettle Reboilers
    • Kettle operation
    • HTRI recirculation boiling model (CBM)
    • Vapor blanketing
    • Xist tube vibration analysis for kettles

  4. Falling Film Evaporator
    • Breakdown mechanisms
    • Heat transfer methods and specification in Xist
    • New features in Xist 

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Upcoming Instructors

  • Samuel Bajomo


  • Senior Heat Transfer Specialist, Engineering Services, completed his BEng, MSc in Mechanical Engineering at University College London, London, United Kingdom (UK), majoring in Materials Science and Structural Mechanics. He began his career with MW Kellogg working on mechanical design of pressure vessels and heat exchangers and later transitioned into the heat transfer group as Principal Heat Transfer Engineer. In 2012 he moved to Wood Plc, London, UK where he oversaw the thermal and mechanical design of heat exchangers and fired equipment for several major oil and gas and petrochemical projects. His experience spans front-end engineering design (FEED), requisition, detailed engineering, and oversight of equipment manufacture. Bajomo then operated as an independent heat transfer consultant, working with equipment manufacturers and end-users on a wide variety of troubleshooting and design verification projects. His exchanger design and practical industry experience brings a uniquely qualified contractor’s perspective to HTRI’s Engineering Services team. Bajomo also currently serves on the board of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Pressure Systems Group, and is a CEng MIMechE.

  • Andy Mountford


  • Senior Technical Lead, Training, provides technical support and training for HTRI. He earned a BSc and MSc in Chemistry and a PhD in Organometallic and Materials Chemistry from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. During his tenure there, he conducted research at Wolfson Laboratory for Materials and Catalysis. He previously held the position of Thermal Design Supervisor at Tecnicas Reunidas in Madrid, Spain, gaining valuable experience using HTRI methods and software. Mountford oversaw the development of several high-profile PWR and BWR nuclear plant projects, as well as gained valuable experience in the thermohydraulic design of heat transfer equipment for the petrochemical and nitric acid/nitrates industries. His experience in using HTRI Xchanger Suite makes him uniquely qualified to bring an end-user’s perspective to the HTRI training program and to share techniques for effectively working with the software.