Product Data Sheet

July 2011

AMS Suite: Equipment Performance Monitor

Performance Monitoring - Heat Exchangers

Fiscal effects of degradation, based on performance at design/clean operation.

Improve heat transfer efficiency and

effectiveness to reduce operating costs

Monitor exchanger surface fouling

Increase exchanger availability

Tighten existing temperature control loops

Reduce downtime by targeted

maintenance

Apportion optimal heat recovery on

exchanger networks

Make best use of available process and

utility heat
Evaluate maintenance effectiveness

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AMS Performance Monitor helps achieve peak
performance of Heat Exchangers. It facilitates the
move to predictive and proactive maintenance
programs, maximizing equipment performance.

Equipment Categories
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Process-Utility Heaters/Coolers

Process Exchangers

Steam Condensing (including sub-cooling)

Water Boiling (heat recovery/quench)

Multi-Pass

Air-Cooled

Direct Contact

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The list is not exhaustive due to the many variants

of exchangers. AMS Performance Monitor can
monitor any exchanger, provided it is adequately
instrumented.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Success Stories

Heat Exchanger Duty - Heat exchange

between streams, based on process load.

Heat Transfer Coefficient - Determined by

thermodynamic balances. Includes effect of
fouling on heat transfer surfaces.

Heat Transfer Effective Index - Heat transfer

coefficient corrected for changes due to
exchanger loading, allowing comparison at
different operational rates.

Operation Percentage of Design - With

respect to heat transfer coefficient.

Process / Utility Side Pressure Drop Determine pressure drop across tubes and
indicate fouling.

Tube-Side Fouling Coefficient - Based on

pressure drop, with correction for flowrate, to
quantify actual surface fouling.

Monitored the effects of upstream disturbances

on operation and implemented appropriate
changes to control scheme, achieving
1% increase in throughput.

Quantified fouling effect on performance and

scheduled targeted maintenance, saving
downtime and maintenance expense.

Modified operations (control) within heat

transfer network based on operating
characteristics to reduce utility consumption
by 2%.

The following indicators are typically presented

based on thermodynamic, custom-built models for
each heat exchanger:

Capabilities
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Continual assessment of heat exchanger

performance relative to design.

Quantify effects of fouling on exchanger thermal

and hydraulic performance.

Determine load independent performance.

Filter and reconcile process data using

rigorous mathematical routines.

Inlet Conditions - Effects of inlet conditions on

performance.

Assess impact of operation on heat exchanger

networks.

Exit Conditions - Effect of performance on

target parameters of exchanger operation.

Heat Transfer Degradation - Determine the

effect of degradation on the heat transfer
achieved within the exchanger.

Flow Fouling Degradation - Quantify the effect

of fouling on the flow characteristics.

Cost of Degradation - Determine cost impact

of increased utility consumption due to heat
exchanger efficiency reduction.

Specific Utility Usage - Show usage of utility

per unit flow of process stream, and reference
to expected utility usage.

Quantify effect of upstream conditions on

exchanger operation.

Heat Exchanger Demonstration available at www.AMSPerformanceMonitor.com

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