COURSE OVERVIEW

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of API 660: Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers: Design, Welding, Fabrication, Inspection, Testing, Operation, Maintenance & Troubleshooting. It covers the importance role of API 660 in the process industry; the fundamentals of heat exchanger including the general scope and key terminologies used in API 660; the operating conditions and process requirements; the thermal and mechanical design considerations and fluid properties and their impact on design; selecting materials for shell, tubes and baffles; and the key components of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the design codes and standards, mechanical design aspects and tube sheet and tube bundle design; the baffles and support structures, nozzles and flanges design and welding and fabrication requirements; the API 660 inspection criteria, third-party inspection requirements and common non-conformities in heat exchangers; the non-destructive testing (NDT) methods, hydrostatic and pneumatic testing and tube integrity testing; and the quality assurance and documentation, factory acceptance testing (FAT) and site acceptance testing (SAT). 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the startup and shutdown procedures, operating parameter monitoring and efficiency optimization techniques; the fouling and scaling issues, tube-side and shell-side corrosion, vibration and mechanical damage and gasket leaks and sealing problems; the cleaning and maintenance procedures, performance monitoring and optimization and retrofitting and upgrades; the systematic troubleshooting approach, identifying root causes of exchanger failures and corrective actions and long-term solutions; the advanced heat transfer enhancements, special service heat exchangers and economic and environmental considerations; preparing for API 660 compliance audits; and common audit findings, corrective actions and documentation and record-keeping best practices.