Course Id: EHX1031 | Duration: 1.00 day(s) | Level: Introductory
Course Objective
Learn the fundamentals of rating and simulating a fired heater. Understand the requirements for design checking and simulation of fired heaters. Efficiently use the Aspen Fired Heater application to evaluate: Vertical Cylindrical Unit (VCU) with convection bank, Twin cabin firebox, Single cabin fired heater with roof tubes.
Course Overview
- Identify and explain the basic concepts of heat transfer in association with fired heaters
- Recognize how thermal calculations are used by the Aspen Fired Heater application
- Recognize the features and functional capability of the Aspen Fired Heater application
- Efficiently use the Aspen Fired Heater application to evaluate:
- Vertical Cylindrical Unit (VCU) with convection bank
- Twin cabin firebox
- Single cabin fired heater with roof tubes
- Demonstration using Activated EDR integrated heat exchanger software in conjunction with Aspen HYSYS and Aspen Plus to improve the performance of heat exchangers in the overall process
Benefits
- Learn the fundamentals of rating and simulating a fired heater
- Understand the requirements for design checking and simulation of fired heaters
Audience
- Thermal and process design professionals wishing to enhance their understanding of fired heater design and simulation
- New engineers wishing to gain experience in heat transfer and fired heater modeling
Approach
- Instruction on basic heat transfer and fired heater modeling topics
- Discussion about the general approach and the key elements for successful simulations
- Use of Aspen Fired Heater in rating and simulation exercises given physical property data and geometry.
- Application of Aspen Fired Heaters to exercises for crude fire heater, twin cabin fired heater and single cabin fired heater with roof tubes
- Detailed course notes
This course assumes that Aspen Fired Heater product is in use