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
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 The foundation of the original HTRI Good Practice stream analysis model • Steps for rating/designing kettle (1989) reboiler bundles • Fouling resistances – importance, selection, and effects S-SS-3-1 • HTRI software interpretation Stream Analysis Method for CG-1 of fouling parameters Prediction of Shellside Heat Survey of Condensation and implications Transfer and Pressure Drop Heat Transfer and in Segmentally-Baffled Condenser Design F-EX-1-3 Exchangers (1969) Fouling - The Major (1967; revised 1977; revised 2007) Comprehensive review of Unresolved Problem in condensation heat transfer Heat Transfer STV-1 (1972) Tube Vibrations in CG-8 Provides a systematic roadmap Shell-and-Tube Review of Published for the treatment of fouling Heat Exchangers Methods for Tubeside (1974; revised 1978) Condensation Overview of vibration problems, (1995; revised 2006) prediction methods, and mitigation Identifies area of uncertainty in tubeside condensation STG-2 Mean Temperature TPG-1 Difference - A Reappraisal (1976; revised 1986) Principles of Gas-Liquid HEAT TRANSFER Two-Phase Flow Calculations ACADEMY (1976) Summarizes basic principles of two-phase flow for heat exchangers