Heat Transfer

Digital Exclusive: Heat exchanger body flange: The gasket is not always tight enough

Shell-and-tube heat exchangers (STHEs) are used abundantly throughout the chemical, oil and gas, and fertilizer industries. Their service is essential to numerous processes—it can be said that without them, it is impossible to successfully build and operate a plant. Body flanges, also referred to as girth flanges, are critical elements of STHEs, and are incorporated to help with maintenance, cleaning and inspection of STHEs during service.

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Case study: Why did the tube sheet of the waste heat boiler deform?

This article analyzes the causes of a 19-mm protrusion of the tube sheet and the tube joint leaks that occurred within a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) waste heat boiler (WHB).

KHIMOD raises €23 MM to accelerate its growth

KHIMOD, a French climate-tech company that specializes in producing low-carbon synthetic molecules and valorizing carbon dioxide (CO₂), has announced a €23-MM funding round.

Coolbrook, Turbostream collaborate to accelerate decarbonization technology for heavy industries

Coolbrook, a transformational technology and engineering company on a mission to decarbonize heavy industry, and Turbostream, a leading developer of high-performance simulation tools for turbomachinery, have announced a collaboration to support the rapid optimization and deployment of Coolbrook’s proprietary RotoDynamic Heater™ (RDH™) and RotoDynamic Reactor™ (RDR™) technologies.

Heat exchanger modifications during hydrocracking and lube oil basestock units’ revamp at BPCL’s Mumbai refinery

This article provides insights into several possibilities for modifying heat exchangers that will help refinery owners/operators and consultants to plan similar revamp activities. 

Amberjack Capital forms strategic partnership with Industrial Thermal Services

Amberjack Capital Partners, a private equity firm investing in critical infrastructure services, has announced its partnership with Industrial Thermal Services LLC (ITS), a premier provider of industrial heat treating and specialty services.

TransTech and Metalforms complete acquisition of Koch Heat Transfer's assets

TransTech Group has completed the acquisition of Koch Heat Transfer’s international assets and intellectual property through its subsidiary, Metalforms LLC. The transaction includes Koch Heat Transfer’s European assets and global rights to its proprietary BROWN FINTUBE® Products and TWISTED TUBE® Heat Exchanger Technologies.

ClearSign Technologies debuts new ClearSign Core M Series process burner technology

ClearSign Technologies Corporation announced that following the installation of a new burner technology into the Texas Gulf coast facility of a global chemical company, the company is reporting selective catalytic reduction (SCR) level nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in addition to high heat transfer efficiency within the heater.