SCHEDULE

HTRI’s Diamond Anniversary Celebration
Monday, September 19, 2022
Reception & Dinner: 6:00-8:30 PM, The Horseshoe Garden
Cordials & Coffee: 8:30 PM, The Lobby Lounge
Business to semi-formal attire preferred

8:30 AM-5:00 PMBoard of Directors Meeting
8:30 AM-5:00 PMTechnical Committee Meeting
8:30 AM-12:00 PMCooling Water Fouling Task Force Meeting
1:00 PM-5:00 PMAir Cooler Task Force Meeting
TimeSubjectPresenter(s)
8:30-10:00Annual Meeting of Stockholders
10:30-11:15Research program updatesSalem Bouhairie, Aaron Smith
11:15-12:0060 years of software developmentDavid Gibbons
13:00-13:30Crude oil fouling modeling: Collaborating with ENNOVA LLC and Rice UniversityAaron Smith
13:30-14:00Overview of CFD tools for predicting kettle behaviorKevin Farrell
14:00-14:30Improvements to HTRI kettle circulation modelLiDong Huang
15:00-17:00Panel session: The future of kettles
  • Two case studies by TC members
  • Q&A
Tom Lestina, Ray Tucker, Richard Lorenzo, Kevin Farrell, LiDong Huang
18:00-20:3060th  Anniversary Celebration Reception and Dinner
20:30-22:00Cordials & Coffee
Time SubjectPresenter(s)
8:30-9:00Hook up with HTRIconnectFred Hendrix
9:00-9:30Lessons learned: Implementing electric heater option in
Xchanger Suite®
Ashley Simmons
9:30-10:00Digital transformation of heat exchanger network management using HTRI SmartPM™Simon Pugh
10:30-11:00Introduction to surface energyAaron Smith
11:00-11:30Using neural networks for predicting Nusselt number for intube laminar flowParimah Kazemi
11:30-12:00Xchanger Suite® 9.1Joe Holmes
13:00-13:30Air-cooler performance with chimneysSalem Bouhairie
13:30-14:00HTRI's new research rig: Scaled-down Air-cooled Unit (SACU)Brandon White
14:00-14:30Design heat exchangers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Exchanger Optimizer solutionFrank Ashley
15:00-15:30CFD study of Air-cooler (ACU) geometry in forced-draft operation with blockages and windSyed Haq
15:30-16:00A fresh look at surface roughnessEmmanuel Hitimana
16:00-18:00Poster & Demo Session
Posters
- Crude oil fouling modeling: Collaborating with ENNOVA LLC and Rice UniversityAaron Smith
- Overview of CFD tools for predicting kettle behaviorKevin Farrell
- Improvements to HTRI kettle circulation modelLiDong Huang
- Introduction to surface energyAaron Smith
- Using neural networks for predicting Nusselt number for intube laminar flowParimah Kazemi
- Test plans of the cooling water fouling projectLance Bishop
- Air-cooler performance with chimneysSalem Bouhairie
- HTRI's new research rig: Scaled-down Air-cooled Unit (SACU)Brandon White
- Air-cooler performance enhancements developed with RAPIDTom Lestina
- CFD study of Air-cooler (ACU) geometry in forced-draft operation with blockages and windSyed Haq
- A fresh look at surface roughnessEmmanuel Hitimana
- Reducing heat exchanger fouling with vapor infusionMike Radicone
- Lessons learned: Implementing electric heater option in
Xchanger Suite®
Ashley Simmons
8:30 AM-5:00 PMCrude Oil Fouling Task Force Meeting
8:30 AM-5:00 PMTraining: Condensers Short Course
8:30 AM-5:00 PMThermosiphon Reboilers Short Course