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Training case study: Vibration concern in U-tube reactor effluent cooler—beyond initial screening
September 08, 2025
Andy Mountford, Senior Technical Lead, Training Peter Joosten, Manager, Technical Support In this case study, a TEMA DEU heat exchanger design must cool high pressure reactor effluent from 180 °C to 40 °C. The corrosive reactor gas is assigned to the tube side, with cooling water on the shell side. The...
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Training case study: Vibration concern in steam generator unit
May 12, 2025
A TEMA AES exchanger with carbon steel tubes produces 7.5 bar steam on the shell side with a weight fraction vapor of 0.3 at the shell exit (Figure 1). The operator has seen no evidence of tube damage in the operating unit, but the Xist vibration analysis flags fluidelastic instability (FEI)...
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Achieving high efficiency in heat transfer equipment with HTRI digital twin technologies
February 11, 2025
The North American Refining Technology Conference (NARTC) was held January 21 — 22, 2025 in Houston, Texas. In the official conference newspaper, HTRI staff discuss the role of digital twins in heat transfer efficiency and how HTRI is at the forefront of developing solutions to advance predictive and preventive maintenance. ...
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