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Technical Articles

Working together with global Heat Exchanger Materials’ experts, engineers and companies involved in the manufacture or use of heat exchangers, we provide here a selection of original, non-commercial articles. These in-depth technical papers are written or co-written by operating companies, describing commercially viable new technologies and case histories of successful applications, backed by data. If you wish to include your technical articles in our magazine, email newsletter or on our website please feel free to contact Ellie Pritchard.

Industrial process energy efficiency and links to the proper thermal-hydraulic design of heat exchangers

Without a doubt, the heat exchanger is an essential and critical component in all thermal systems

Thermal cleaning: Not an alternative, but a better way of cleaning

It is actually quite simple to thoroughly clean your heat exchangers. While this all sounds very simple; is it also achievable in practice?

How air casters turned 450,000-lb. feedwater heaters into hovercraft at the Shuqaiq Steam Power...

When a fault was discovered in a feedwater heater installed at the newly built Shuqaiq Steam Power Plant in Saudi Arabia, it raised the specter of a nightmare scenario.

Don’t ignore your heat exchangers: A comparison of cleaning methods

if you look at which equipment is responsible for the most economic losses over a period of 5-10 years - heat exchangers are always near the top

Tuning up heat exchanger technology: How performance evaluations help plant operators maximize systems

As a plant operator, you are likely always chasing new opportunities to improve operations. Perhaps it’s to reduce costs or increase production?

A manufacturer’s view of the tubular heat exchanger

Being the only equipment that deals with two fluids with different properties (one on the shell side and the other on the tube side)

Fouling: A major challenge for heat exchangers in chemical process industries

In chemical process industries, some major issues faced in heat exchangers are fouling, vibration, leakages, and increased energy consumption.

Working hand in hand to move innovation forward

Brazed plate heat exchangers (BPHE) have one of the most efficient ways of transferring heat from one medium to another. Additionally, they consist of a minimum of material and require extremely small space compared to other heat exchanger technologies.

Corrosion, scaling, and leaching in BPHE: Best practices for a happy ownership

Brazed plate heat exchangers (BPHE) have one of the most efficient ways of transferring heat from one medium to another. Additionally, they consist of a minimum of material and require extremely small space compared to other heat exchanger technologies.

Kelvion with adesso and Microsoft create “Select RT”

Together with adesso and Microsoft, Kelvion has created a new feature in its heat exchanger configuration platform Select RT that supports customers in making the right product selection.