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Xist Workshop

Course Fee: US$450

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This workshop is devoted to the shell-and-tube exchanger geometries handled only by Xist. The course focuses on the extensive options available in Xist and how you can use these methods effectively to solve several example problems. You will leave the class knowing how to take full advantage of the features this robust tool offers.

Key Topics

  • Overview of Xist interface and the benefits of HTRI methods
  • Process specifications rules for rating, simulation, and design
  • Guidelines for specifying fluid properties
  • Description of Xist geometry input parameters and their defaults
  • Interpretation of Xist outputs for validation of unit performance

Suggested Participants

Designers of shell-and-tube heat exchangers and process engineers who evaluate their performance

HTRI Software

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

Course Credits: 6 hours (PDH/CEU)


Outline

  1. Introduction
    • Applications of Xist 
    • Overview of thermal performance prediction

  2. Process Conditions 
    • Case mode selection 
    • Process specification

  3. Fluid Properties
    • Property input options in Xist 
    • Guidelines for fluid property specification 

  4. Geometry
    •  Key geometry input features in Xist

  5. Program Outputs
    • Output Summary, Runtime Messages, and other reports

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Upcoming Instructors

  • Shayne Gregson


  • Engineer, Technical Support, graduated in 2019 with a BS in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. During her studies, she completed an internship in the oil and gas industry, with a focus on Front End Engineering Design. After graduation she worked in the nuclear safety industry briefly before joining HTRI, helping to ensure safe design principals for a nuclear waste treatment facility. Since joining HTRI, her primary focus has been on technical support and contracts with recent endeavors to assist in the development of additional materials for HTRI’s technical program.

  • Ashley Hinojosa


  • Engineer, Technical Support, graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. During her studies, she completed two internships with oil & gas equipment company Proserv, gaining experience with product testing and technical writing. She worked in heat exchanger sales, covering the Houston, Waco, and Dallas/Fort Worth areas, for almost two years before joining HTRI. As a member of the Engineering Services group, she focuses on technical support and contracts but also assists with development of other materials for HTRI's technical program.

  • 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.