Learn Heat Exchanger Design using Aspen EDR

Name: Learn Heat Exchanger Design using Aspen EDR
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Become master in heat exchanger designing & develop an overall understanding of the Aspen Exchanger Design & Rating

Last updated 6/2026

English

What you'll learn

Enhance the role of heat exchangers by applying advanced heat transfer and heat exchanger technologies, to size and rate Shell & Tube exchangers
In this training class, you will rigorously model heat exchangers and monitor fouling trends to minimize environmental impact of industrial processes
Discover how to accurately rate and simulate existing heat exchangers, thus increasing your understanding of existing equipment
Develop an overall understanding of the Aspen Exchanger Design & Rating (EDR) product suite and how it can interact with process simulation tools
Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating has the capability to perform sophisticated exchanger calculations

5 sections • 11 lectures • 2h 57m total length

Introduction6:18
Explore the Aspen EDR interface to design, rate, and simulate heat exchangers, including shell and tube and plate and fin types. Generate data sheets and estimate total cost.

Air Cooled Exchangers5:11
Design an air cooled heat exchanger in Aspen EDR with fixed outside flow and dry air, using Peng Robinson properties, then review the thermal-hydraulic results and layout.
Plate Type Heat Exchanger7:41
Demonstrates plate type heat exchanger design in Aspen EDR. Uses design mode to model hot steam and cold water at 25,000 kg/h and 100,000 kg/h.
Types and application of Heat Exchanger38:57
Explore heat exchange fundamentals and classify heat exchangers by flow direction: cocurrent, countercurrent, cross, and hybrid, covering double pipe, shell-and-tube, plate, hairpin, and spiral designs.

Gasoline Water Case Study5:44
Design and optimize a heat exchanger in rating mode using Aspen EDR, with gas oil hot stream and water cold stream, achieving a converged design and near 1.01 area ratio.
Tolune Water Case Study6:35
Design a shell and tube heat exchanger for benzene hot side and toluene cold side using Aspen EDR, with 2000 kg/h flow and SI units.
Aspen EDR Certification gudance9:48
Prepare for the Aspen EDR certification by mastering shell-and-tube exchanger design, rating, and simulation, plus fouling assessment, while reviewing physical properties, geometry, and result documentation.

This course focuses on the Aspen EDR which is widely used for heat exchanger design & rating
Learn the fundamentals of producing an optimized shell & tube heat exchanger design
Discover how to accurately rate and simulate existing heat exchangers, thus increasing your understanding of existing equipment and its influence on an overall process
Develop an overall understanding of the Aspen Exchanger Design & Rating (EDR) product suite and how it can interact with process simulation tools such as Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS
This online course is designed around a series of heat exchanger examples which we work through to a model solution. It is an essential guide to understanding the principles, features and functions of Aspen Plus when modeling heat transfer and heat exchangers. This understanding is a prerequisite for a successful design, simulation, rating & optimization of your heat transfer equipment.
This course will cover topics on Design and Rate an Air Cooled Heat Exchanger, Plate type heat exchangers, shell & tube heat exchangers.
Thermal and process heat exchanger design professionals wishing to enhance their understanding of thermal design and simulation
New engineers wishing to gain experience in heat transfer and heat exchanger design can join this course to enhance their designing skills.