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Industrial HEAT EXCHANGERS (HE) - Operation, Maintenance & Performace evaluation.

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Bibek RoyConsultant

Energy & Utilities

Pharmaceutical & Healthcare

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Why enroll

Participants, who are practicing engineers & auditors, will be benifitted from this course, as I have explained each aspect of Heat Exchangers(HE), practical way.

With the help of numericals I have shown how to approach HE performance evaluations.

Your instructor

Bibek Roy

HOD

Consultant

India

Is this course for you?

You should take this if

You work in Energy & Utilities or Pharmaceutical & Healthcare
You're a Chemical & Process / Mechanical Engineering professional
You have some foundational knowledge in the subject
You want to build skills in Engineering & Design, Value Engineering

You should skip if

You're looking for an introductory overview course
You need a different specialisation outside Chemical & Process
You need live interaction with an instructor

Course details

This course is about basics, operation & maintenance of Industrial Heat Exchangers (HE). As industrial heat exchangers also one of the main pillars for reliable operation. HEs keep CITICAL MACHINARIES in very SAFE & HEALTHY condition.

This way well operated & maintained Heat Exchangers avoid costly machinaries breakdown.

DESCRIPTION

In these 4- parts of videos, I have explained major aspects of heat exchangers and how to calculate Heat Exchangers performamce. These bvideos are Pre-recorded and based on Study materials from BEE (Bereau of Energy Efficiency), Energy Manager & Energy Aditors exams. This will certainly benifit youi all.

Please comment after going through the course and I shall try my best to add more values.

Course suitable for

Key topics covered

What are Heat Exchangers (HE).
Types of HEs.
How to select HE for a particular operation.
What is LMTD & how LMTD can be helpful in performance evaluation?
Numericals to explain further.

Course content

The course is readily available, allowing learners to start and complete it at their own pace.

4 modules4 lectures2 hr 13 min

Industrial Heat Exchangers-Basics-Module-1
30 min

Industrial Heat Exchangers-Module-2
35 min

Industrial Heat Exchangers-Module-3
40 min

Opportunities that await you!

Skills & tools you'll gain

Engineering & Design

Value Engineering

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Questions and Answers

Q: You're checking a shell-and-tube exchanger used for cooling a flammable solvent. While searching "ASME heat exchanger design pressure hydrotest requirement shell and tube", you notice the shop hydrotest was done at 1.3× design pressure instead of 1.5×. Under ASME Section VIII intent, what risk does this shortfall actually leave unchallenged?

A: 1.5× is the stress screen where localized plastic deformation at ligaments and gasket seating gets exposed. At 1.3×, you're still below the threshold that challenges joint integrity margins, so leaks that appear only near code pressure can pass unnoticed.

Q: A cooling-water outlet temperature alarm is failed low on a refinery exchanger. While googling "heat exchanger outlet temperature alarm failure consequence", what hazard is not prevented by this safeguard even when it works perfectly?

A: 10–20 seconds is typical pressure rise during a blocked-in liquid scenario, far faster than any meaningful temperature change. Temperature alarms give zero protection against hydraulic overpressure even when calibrated and responding.

Q: Operators report rising shell-side ΔP, falling duty, and no change in approach temperature. You're searching "shell and tube exchanger rising pressure drop falling heat duty". What root cause fits all three observations together?

A: 20–40% ΔP increase with flat approach points to localized flow restriction, not global resistance. Baffle window fouling raises shell-side losses and starves active heat transfer area without shifting terminal temperature difference much.

Q: You're validating performance and search "heat exchanger LMTD correction factor calculation example". A countercurrent exchanger has Th,in 180°C, Th,out 120°C, Tc,in 60°C, Tc,out 100°C. What is the LMTD before applying any correction factor?

A: ΔT1 is 80°C and ΔT2 is 20°C, and ln(80/20) drives the result. The logarithmic mean lands near 69°C, not the simpler averages engineers reach for under time pressure.