At the end of this training course, you will learn to:

• Evaluate the performance of heat transfer equipment
• Identify the best practice operation procedures of heat exchangers
• Identify the problems of heat exchangers and recommended solutions
• Identify the safe operation procedures for fired heaters
• Identify the problems of fired heaters and recommended solutions

• Design, operation and troubleshooting of shell and tube heat exchangers
• Design, operation and troubleshooting of plate heat exchangers
• Design, operation and troubleshooting of air cooled heat exchangers
• Types, operation and troubleshooting of fired heaters
• Factors affecting the performance of fired heaters

This Fired Heaters and Heat Exchangers training course will be taught in interactive lecture format, with round table discussions for certain topics.  Extensive use is made of case study material and appropriate video material to underline the key aspects of the course and to give the delegates exposure to current best practice.

This training course incorporates exercises and discussion sessions that help refinery delegates to develop a valuable understanding of heater variables, operational conditions and troubleshooting.

Organisational Impact

• The organization will benefit from this training course by:
• Improving plant reliability by enhancing the staff skills
• Minimizing pollutant emissions by optimal operation
• Improve the performance of the plant
• Extending the life of heat transfer equipment
• Safe working practices being stressed
• Save money and time by enhancing the troubleshooting skills

Personal Impact

On a personal level, participants will benefit in the following ways:

Extending their knowledge of heat transfer equipment

Minimizing loss and increase Fiscal Gains 

Contributing to superior plant safety records and emission compliance

Improving their ability to solve the problems of heat transfer equipment

Enhancing their adaptation to changing technology

Enhancing their basic knowledge related to modern control system of heat transfer equipment

DAY 1

Basics of Heat Transfer and Combustion

• Conduction, Convection and Radiation
• Fouling and Heat Transfer
• Combustion Reactions
• Lean, Rich and Stoichiometric Combustion
• Excess Air and Combustion Efficiency
• Premixed and Diffusion Combustion
• Techniques for NOx Control

DAY 2

Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers

• Types of Heat Exchangers
• Main Components of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
• Operation of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
• Factors Affecting the Performance of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
• Troubleshooting of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers

DAY 3

Compact Heat Exchangers

• Main Components of Air Cooled Heat Exchangers
• Operation of Air Cooled Heat Exchangers
• Troubleshooting of Air Cooled Heat Exchangers
• Types of Plate Heat Exchangers
• Main Components of Plate Heat Exchangers
• Factors Affecting the Performance of Compact Heat Exchangers
• Operation of Plate Heat Exchangers
• Troubleshooting of Plate Heat Exchangers

DAY 4

Components and Operation of Fired Heaters

• Classification of Fired Heaters
• Application of Fired Heaters
• Parts of Fired Heaters
• Control of a Fired Heater
• Operating a Fired Heater
• Responding to Abnormal Operating Conditions

DAY 5

Monitoring and Troubleshooting of Fired Heaters

• Factors Affecting the Performance of Fired Heaters
• Optimizing Fired Heater Operation
• Performance Monitoring
• Draft, Coking and Skin Temperature
• Troubleshooting of Fired Heaters