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HEAT EXCHANGER WORLD EUROPE CONFERENCE & EXPO 2026
2026
9:00 Exhibition floor opens

Wednesday 6 May Conference room 3

9:45 Welcome by Conference Chairperson Dr. Anal Chavan, LNG Canada
10:00
Keynote 1: European energy storage inventory and its role in the future of energy transition, María Isabel Gonzalez
Cuenca, European Commission
10:30
Keynote 2: Solving retrofit challenges with compact heat exchangers at DOW, MG Liau, DOW Chemical, Jeroen van
Ruitenbeek, KAPP
11:00
Coffee & Expo Break
Conference room 3
Conference room 4
11:30
Session: Design and modelling( CFD)
Session: Digitalization
Session Chair: Isidro Garnica Tapia, Aramco Europe
Session Chair: Sravani Murtinty, Rolls-Royce SMR
Cost and size optimization of crossflow heat exchangers: A performance-based approach, Rene Quist, Linde GmbH
Designing plate and shell heat exchangers for reboiler and vaporizer applications, Valtteri Haavisto, Vahterus
Experimental and numerical investigation of rotating inserts in heat exchangers: Reducing fouling and enhancing heat transfer with pressure drop penalty mitigation, Yousef Al- Maqaleh, IFP Energies Nouvelles
ASME VIII pressure boundary bolted joint design method complete revision, Alex Berry, Integrity
Unlocking operational excellence through digital innovation in heat exchanger services, Iuri Bazalia, Tranter
Improving summer preparedness with digital monitoring of air-cooled heat exchangers to avoid thermal bottleneck, Niels van der Meulen, Hexwise
Microchannel-structured high-efficiency liquid cooling plate( MLCP) for high-power electronic devices, Zach Shen, Shenshi Technology
13:00
Lunch & Expo Break
14:00
Session: Sustainability and emerging technology
Session: Heat exchanger operations
Session Chair: Jeroen van Ruitenbeek, KAPP Nederland
Session Chair: Florian Deichsel, Linde
Advanced heat exchanger systems for sustainable waste water concentration, Arnold Kleijn, HRS Heat Exchangers
Optimizing biofuels heat exchangers: Material selection, fabrication, and decarbonization strategies for renewable refineries, Barinder J. S. Ghai, Alleima, Patrick Van Roy, Group COEK
Prediction of two-phase levels in kettle reboilers: Preventing dry-out and liquid entrainment, Rene Quist, Linde GmbH
Refining batch heating design: Smarter steam use for efficient heat exchanger performance, Martin Ros, sweco
Technology update: The next generation of
Helixchanger ® heat exchangers, Roy Niekerk, Lummus
Technology
15:30
Coffee & Expo Break
16:00
Session: Maintenance and fabrication
Session: Heat exchanger applications
Session Chair: John Houben, ExxonMobil
Session Chair: Roy Niekerk, Lummus Technology
Answering industry’ s call for pressure test safety, Charles Byrne, Graham Hart Process Technology
Crack of 2¼Cr-1Mo welds and fabrication improvement for boiler feed water preheaters in high-temperature hydrogen service, Nur Athirah Ishar, M Norshisyam Awang, Petronas
Smark gaskets: driving digitalisation in the gasket industry, Ben Cloostermans, ERIKS
16:45 Networking reception
Glass-lined heat exchangers – From design and application to recycling, Christian Stentzel, THALETEC GmbH
R744( CO 2
) heat exchangers for automotive applications, Fadil Ayad, Thermal Design Solutions
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