• Concept and fundamentals of thermal design
• Selection of configuration of the exchanger
• TEMA requirements and selection of TEMA type and TEMA class
• Thermal design optimization procedure
• Fluid flow by-passing and channeling
• Managing pressure drop
• Nozzle sizing
• Fixing exchanger tube layout
• Flow induced vibration
• Fixing design pressure and design temperature
• Design of reboilers, condensers and air-cooled heat exchangers
• Preparation of heat exchanger Process datasheet
• Exchanger thermal design checklist
• Heat exchanger troubleshooting