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Heat Transfer Equipment

A review of how heat transfer equipment used in oil and gas production facilities is selected, designed and operated. Equipment covered includes shell and tube exchangers, compact and brazed aluminium exchangers, air coolers and fired heaters, together with their typical instrumentation and control arrangements.

Discipline
Facilities
Level
Intermediate
Duration
Flexible length
Formats
Classroom, In-house
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.

Who should attend

Engineers and senior operations staff involved in designing, specifying or operating heat transfer equipment.

What participants will be able to do

  • Select suitable heat transfer equipment for a given process duty
  • Apply heat transfer principles to equipment design and specification
  • Evaluate exchanger performance and recommend remedies
  • Describe common instrumentation and control schemes

Topics covered

  • Shell and tube exchangers
  • Compact heat exchangers
  • Air coolers
  • Fired heaters
  • Thermal design principles
  • Performance troubleshooting