Advanced Heat Transfer Techniques for Process Industries

Overview:

Introduction:

Efficient thermal management is vital for optimizing industrial operations. Heat transfer techniques for process industries focus on methods such as conduction, convection, and radiation to control temperatures, enhance energy efficiency, and ensure process stability. This training program provides specialized instruction on methods to enhance heat transfer efficiency within industrial processesIt covers advanced strategies and technologies tailored to the specific needs of the process industry, enabling participants to apply these techniques effectively in their professional roles.

Program Objectives:

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Identify the heat transfer processes and fluid flow in thermal equipment to apply suitable heat augmentation techniques.

• Explore principles of thermal design of heat exchangers.

• Select the optimal heat transfer augmentation techniques for a given industrial application.

• Gain skill in estimating the degree of deterioration and inefficiency of heat exchangers and the ways to improve it by heat augmentation method.

• Analyze problems in everyday operation and how to combine heat exchanger alteration technique with heat transfer augmentation.

Targeted Audience:

• Supervisors and Operators.

• Process Plant Shift Leaders.

• Environmental and Safety Technicians.

• Mechanical Technicians.

• Maintenance Engineers.

Program Outlines:

Unit 1:

Overview of Heat Transfer Equipment in the Process Industry:

• Understand thermal efficiency and performance indicators of heat transfer equipment.

• Analyze operating and maintenance costs associated with heat transfer equipment.

• Recognize the need for heat transfer augmentation and its importance.

• Classify different augmentation techniques.

• Evaluate performance using Performance Evaluation Criteria (PEC).

Unit 2:

Basics of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Mechanisms in Thermal Equipment:

• Learn the concept of conduction heat transfer and thermal resistance.

• Understand fluid flow in various geometries and how it affects heat transfer.

• Calculate pressure drop and select pumps and compressors accordingly.

• Convection heat transfer principles.

• Explore heat transfer with phase change, including boiling and condensation, and solutions to related problems.

Unit 3:

Augmentation Techniques for Single Phase Fluid Flow:

• Identify the most efficient passive heat transfer augmentation techniques.

• Understand the use of extended surfaces and fins for heat transfer improvement.

• Explore swirl flow devices and fluid additives for enhancing heat transfer.

• Discover the most efficient active techniques for fluid flow augmentation.

• Learn about applications of finned surfaces in forced convection systems.

Unit 4:

Augmentation Techniques for Fluids with Phase Change:

• Learn the most efficient passive techniques for phase change fluids.

• Explore treated and rough surfaces for heat transfer improvement.

• Understand the role of extended surfaces and displaced enhanced devices.

• Swirl flow devices and fluid additives for phase change applications.

• Examine the most efficient active techniques, including surface and fluid vibration, and electromagnetic fields.

Unit 5:

Technical and Economical Issues:

• Apply compound augmentation techniques for enhanced heat transfer.

• Perform cost-benefit analysis to balance manufacturing costs with benefits.

• Identify operational problems and issues related to heat transfer augmentation.

• Address maintenance challenges for heat transfer equipment.

• Discuss future trends in heat transfer technology and augmentation techniques.