FOUNDATIONS OF HTRI METHODS

HTRI Technical Reports provide member companies with information

on state-of-the-art technology in heat transfer and fluid flow.
The reports included here are MUST reads if you are new to HTRI.

HTRI STREAM ANALYSIS BT-1 AC-1

The foundation of the original HTRI
stream analysis model
S-SS-3-1
Stream Analysis Method for
Prediction of Shellside Heat
Transfer and Pressure Drop
in Segmentally-Baffled
Exchangers
(1967; revised 1977; revised 2007)
STV-1
Tube Vibrations in
Shell-and-Tube
Heat Exchangers
(1974; revised 1978)
Overview of vibration problems,
prediction methods, and mitigation
STG-2
Mean Temperature
Difference - A Reappraisal
(1976; revised 1986)
Boiling Heat Transfer Experimental Study of
in a Vertical Thermosiphon Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger
Reboiler Performance under Both
(1978) Natural and Forced
Boiling mechanisms, limitations,
Draft Conditions
and correlations (1980)
Original HTRI research on natural
BK1-1 and forced draft air coolers
Thermal Design of Kettle
Reboiler Bundles
(1969) F-4
• Basic boiling theory Design Fouling Resistances:
• HTRI reboiler bundle and heat Recommended
transfer and heat flux correlations
Good Practice
• Steps for rating/designing kettle (1989)
reboiler bundles • Fouling resistances – importance,
selection, and effects
• HTRI software interpretation
CG-1 of fouling parameters
Survey of Condensation and implications
Heat Transfer and
Condenser Design F-EX-1-3
(1969) Fouling - The Major
Comprehensive review of Unresolved Problem in
condensation heat transfer Heat Transfer
(1972)
CG-8 Provides a systematic roadmap
Review of Published for the treatment of fouling
Methods for Tubeside
Condensation
(1995; revised 2006)
Identifies area of uncertainty in
tubeside condensation
TPG-1
Principles of Gas-Liquid HEAT TRANSFER
Two-Phase Flow Calculations ACADEMY
(1976)
Summarizes basic principles of
two-phase flow for heat exchangers

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