Improve exchanger operability and efficiency through tube-side enhancement

Peter Drögemuller is the Head of research and development for CALGAVIN. He joined CALGAVIN initially in 1998 for 2 yr as a Process Engineer before re-joining in 2003 as research and development Manager. Dr. Drögemuller is responsible for new product design and research into enhanced tube-side heat transfer devices in single- and two-phase flow applications. In his position, he leads the startup of the company’s state-of-the-art, in-house research facilities. He is also responsible for cooperation with various external research institutions in the UK and Europe. Based on these research activities, he took a leading role in developing the company’s design and selection program softwarec, which was first launched in 2007 as a standalone version. He was then subsequently responsible for the integration with Aspen EDR and HTRI Xchanger Suite products. Dr. Drögemuller has also authored various scientific papers and magazine articles, and represents CALGAVIN at international meetings and with industrial clients in aspects of heat transfer engineering and exchanger debottlenecking.

Peter Ellerby joined CALGAVIN in 1996 as an Engineering Manager with overall responsibility for thermal design, engineering and technical proposals. During his time with CALGAVIN, Mr. Ellerby has overseen many new and retrofit projects worldwide, from conceptual heat exchanger design to startup. He also made a significant contribution to the development and use of the company’s proprietary design and selection program softwarec tool and has pioneered the application of enhancement in new applications, including two-phase systems. He has represented CALGAVIN on technical committees, at conferences and exhibitions, and has authored a range of papers on specialist aspects of heat transfer and heat exchanger design. He earned a BS degree in chemical engineering. Previously, Mr. Ellerby worked for Graham Manufacturing, Tioxide Europe Ltd. and Heatric.