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 |
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Conference room 3 |
Conference room 4 |
11:30 |
Session: Design and modelling( CFD) |
Session: Digitalization |
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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 |
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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 |
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Coffee & Expo Break |
16:00 |
Session: Maintenance and fabrication |
Session: Heat exchanger applications |
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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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