March 2015
Heat Transfer
Improve the operation of fired heaters
Fired heaters or “process furnaces” are used extensively by the refining and petrochemical industries. These heat transfer units generate the much needed process energy through the combustio..
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The Author
Malhotra, K. - S & B Engineers and Constructors Ltd., Houston, Texas
Kapil Malhotra is a Heat Transfer Engineer at S&B Engineers and Constructors. He has more than 20 yr of experience in the design, engineering and troubleshooting of fired heaters, combustion systems and thermal equipment. Malhotra has also authored several technical papers on heat transfer. He earned an MS degree in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State University.
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