Maintaining Heat Exchangers for Performance
7 - 8 DECEMBER 2026
COURSE INTRODUCTION
Heat exchangers are critical to energy transfer in process plants, power generation, buildings and industrial machinery, yet their performance is often overlooked. This two-day course provides a practical grounding in heat-exchanger types, operation and maintenance, with emphasis on corrosion, fouling, cleaning strategies, flow characteristics, pressure drop and installation access. Participants can relate these principles to reliability, energy use and plant performance.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Participants will learn to:
- Explain heat-exchanger classifications, design terms and operating arrangements.
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of common heat-exchanger types.
- Recognise corrosion and fouling mechanisms and their effect on performance.
- Select suitable fouling-control and cleaning strategies.
- Improve maintenance, monitoring and troubleshooting practices.
- Consider plant layout and maintenance access during installation.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Operations and maintenance engineers, supervisors, technicians and other plant personnel responsible for heat exchangers in process, oil and gas, power, manufacturing, HVAC and commercial-building applications.
COURSE CONTENT
- Heat-exchanger classifications, arrangements and terminology
- Advantages and limitations of common heat-exchanger types
- Corrosion mechanisms, controls and performance effects
- Fouling mechanisms and mitigation methods
- Online, offline, mechanical and chemical cleaning strategies
- Flow characteristics, pressure drop and pumping power
- Performance monitoring and troubleshooting
- Installation layout and maintenance access
