Thermal Design

GEA Batignolles Thermal Technologies (Changshu) Co., Ltd. thermal design team dedicates to meet customers’ technical and the associated costing requirements to provide customers with the most optimized solution:

Design of Headers

Finite element calculation methods, developed in-house and certified by ASME authorised inspection agencies, are used for header design as per ASME VIII div.1 App. 13.

Dedicated software and models employing finite element moethod are used for nozzle stress analysis under piping loads.

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Research and Development

As part of a global organisation specialising in heat exchangers,GEA Btt is involved in development programs aiming at increasing efficiency and performance through collaboration with experts.

Member of HTRI© communication Committee
Member of ISO Technical Committee
Member of ASME Committee for testing procedure validation (PTC30)

Test are performed regularly, in close parnership with customers and suppliers, to test and validate new designs or equipent.

The following testing facilites have been specially developed:

Tube tester

Bundle tester

CFD software has been used and further developed to study:

Hot air recirculation

Multiphase distribution inside the exchanger

Tubeside flow and heat transfer