From oil sands production to water desalination, every heat exchanger fouls. And no matter the industry, letting foulant build-up isn’t an option—it decreases thermal efficiency, restricts flow and impacts operations. Sure, cleaning a heat exchanger may restore efficiency to varying degrees, but it’s time-consuming and costly. And fouling begins again as soon as the unit is put back into service; it’s a never-ending cycle. Until now. A Disruption in Heat Exchanger Efficiency Anyone familiar with heat exchangers knows that fouling is unstoppable. As physical deposits (the foulant) build up in ..read more

Heat Exchanger World’s, Ellie Pritchard, spoke to Exchanger Industries Limited’s (EIL) President & CEO, Mark el Baroudi about the company, the developments seen in the heat transfer industry and various R&D initiatives driving technology forward. “The heat transfer industry is crucial to the development of everything that the world is trying to do to become cleaner and more efficient. The heat exchanger companies that provide those solutions need to evolve to take advantage of that reality, by building capabilities to deliver innovative, price competitive heat transfers solutions to me ..read more

Calgary-based heat exchanger manufacturer Exchanger Industries Limited is celebrating two key milestones for the company’s safety record. Last month (October) Exchanger Industries was named Canada’s Safest Manufacturing Employer at the prestigious 2021 Canada’s Safest Employers awards. Two weeks later the company marked seven years without a lost-time accident. That’s over 1.6 million working hours without a serious incident. Commenting on the double-success, Gavin Exon, Exchanger Industries’ Vice President, Operations, said: “This is a fantastic achievement for the business and recognizes ou ..read more

Exchanger Industries Limited is proud to announce its acquisition of HRS Heat Exchangers. HRS has a long and successful history as an international specialist of heat exchangers across an impressive variety of industries, and we look forward to integrating their knowledge, talent and infrastructure into the EIL brand. Exchanger Industries Limited Acquires HRS Heat Exchangers The combination of best-in-class capabilities will deliver more than 100 years of engineering, manufacturing and operational experience across the energy, food and beverage, environmental and pharmaceutical sectors&n ..read more

Industrial energy use remains a headline-worthy topic amid the rapidly growing host of environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities. While this won’t come as news to companies that manage heat transfer processes, it presents an opportunity to highlight how heat exchanger optimization can fulfill multiple ESG goals. However, given limited resources, corporations can only tackle so many initiatives, and leadership teams will restrict funding to projects that align best with their strategic priorities. Heat transfer assets often provide compelling opportunities for investment that check ..read more

The standard perception of heat exchangers acknowledges the necessity of these assets but often places a low priority on instrumentation and monitoring. However, in process industries, heat transfer efficiency improvements of just a few percent have the potential to substantially reduce energy inputs along with the associated carbon footprint. As stated in a study of industrial energy use, “Nearly 77% of companies reported obtaining energy consumption data, at least partially, from monthly utility bills or energy monitoring tools with limited data points.” Without the appropriate measure ..read more

Heat exchanger fouling can be frustrating at the best of times. Especially in heavy fouling applications, where inflated maintenance costs compound inevitable energy and production losses. Severe fouling results from many contributing factors, making it hard to define the best way to deal with the problem. Industry experts use a multi-pronged strategy to address fouling. They combine a thorough understanding of the process environment, operating best practices and advanced technologies like heat exchanger coating. This approach leads to the design and manufacture of a unit that delivers subst ..read more

Early-stage design decisions have a lasting impact on a heat exchanger throughout its entire service life. Design choices influence the unit’s performance and directly affect costs, efficiency and reliability in the face of anticipated challenges. Some variables cannot be changed, while others can be readily adjusted by an industrial heat exchanger manufacturer to optimize unit performance. For instance, there may be no design flexibility in the fluid flow rate, but design elements such as tube properties or coating selection often present excellent opportunities for innovation. Designing a h ..read more