Foundation Heat Transfer Equipment

Description

This course reviews the selection, basic design, and operation of heat transfer equipment commonly used in the oil and gas industry with focus on E and P production facilities. Heat transfer equipment discussed will include shell and tube exchangers, compact heat exchangers, brazed aluminum exchangers, air coolers, and fired equipment (fire tube and direct-fired).

Objectives

By the end of this course participants will learn:

• How to select the correct heat transfer equipment for an application with reference to typical facility process flow diagrams
• How to apply heat transfer principles to design and specify heat transfer equipment
• How to evaluate the performance of heat transfer equipment and recommend solutions to problems
• About the typical instrumentation and control schemes used by the various types of heat transfer equipment

Target Audience

Engineers and senior operating personnel involved in the design, specification, or operation of heat transfer equipment

Production Operations Outline

The course covers the following topics:

• Typical process heating and cooling applications
• Fluid properties
• Heat transfer principles
• Shell and tube exchangers
• Compact heat exchangers
  • plate and frame
  • printed circuit
  • welded plate
• Brazed aluminum exchangers
• Air coolers
• Fired equipment (furnace type and fire tube)
• Operating problems
• Typical instrumentation control schemes