HTRI Training - Europe
Florence, Italy | April 08 - 10, 2025
March 05, 2025
March 20, 2025
HTRI invites you to a three-day training event in Florence, Italy. Join us for one, two or all three of the following training courses:
- Xist Workshop
- Vibration Analysis Short Course
- Xace Workshop
Take advantage of this hands-on opportunity to improve your understanding of HTRI software. We look forward to seeing you in Italy!
Training Courses
Check-in begins at 8:30 AM. Courses run from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily.
Course fees include arrival tea/coffee, lunches and snacks at breaks and training materials (workbooks, solutions booklets, and electronic copies of the case files). Computers with Xchanger Suite are available for use during the training event. Computers may be shared with other attendees.
March 05, 2025
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
- 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
Xist Workshop (US$450)
Instructors: Andy Mountford and Matthew Berger
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
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)
Wednesday, April 09, 2025
- Introduction to vibration phenomena
- Flow-induced vibration (fluidelastic instability, vortex shedding, turbulent buffeting, acoustic vibration)
- Design options to mitigate vibration
- Field fixes
- Xist Vibration Report
- Example application and case studies
Vibration Analysis Short Course (US$650)
Instructors: Andy Mountford and Matthew Berger
A must for anyone who evaluates the vibration potential of shell-and-tube heat exchangers! In this course, you learn about vibration mechanisms in shell-and-tube heat exchangers and Xist methods to analyze vibration severity. Most importantly, you discover corrective measures to mitigate damage.
Key Topics
Suggested Participants
Design and plant engineers responsible for the mechanical condition of shell-and-tube heat exchangers
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)
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Overview of Xace capabilities and applications
- Geometry inputs for air coolers and economizers
- Process specifications for rating, simulation, and design
- Guidelines for specifying fluid properties
- Introduction to HTRI analysis methods
Xace Workshop (US$450)
Instructors: Andy Mountford and Matthew Berger
Do you design air-cooled heat exchangers? Evaluate their performance? Then this workshop is for you. Learn how to use Xace effectively to rate and design air-cooled heat exchangers, economizers, and air preheaters. All example problems and practice exercises relate to geometries handled only by Xace.
Key Topics
Suggested Participants
Designers of air-cooled heat exchangers and process engineers who evaluate their performance
HTRI Software
This course will make use of the following HTRI software: Xchanger Suite® component Xace®. All training materials are based on the current software version.
Course Credits: 6 hours (PDH/CEU)
Agnes Boniface
Heat Transfer Research, Inc.
Guildford, Surrey
United Kingdom
+44 1483 685102 office
+44.1483.685101 fax
[email protected]
Shannon Resendez
+1.979.690.5050 office
[email protected]
Instructors
Senior Project Engineer, Engineering Services, graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. While a co-op student at Gibbons Creek power plant, Berger performed performance reviews of pumps, pulverizers, and feedwater heaters. Following graduation, he progressed to project engineer and engineering manager roles for FTS International, leading engineering projects on various topics such as pulsation control, equipment redesign, software implementation, and vibration analysis. Since joining HTRI, his primary focus has been on proprietary contracts and the Edgeview software, as well as involvement in Technical Support and Training.
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.
Venue
Fratelli Rosselli, 2
50123 Firenze
Italy
Phone: +39 055 27841
Fax: +39 055 2382232