Advanced Training Course on Heat Exchangers: Theory, Design and Advanced Simulation

The course explores heat exchangers, fundamental components in many industrial, energy and thermal plants. The programme includes the principles of heat transfer, methods of analysis and design, the assessment of thermal and thermo-fluid-dynamic performance, numerical simulation and CFD modelling, exercises on real systems with data acquisition, and monitoring and control strategies. The aim is to enable professionals to analyse, size and optimise heat exchangers with current methods, both in the design phase and in operational diagnostics. Heat exchangers are found in a great many plants, from power stations to chemical processes, from air conditioning to refrigeration, and their efficiency directly affects consumption and costs; for this reason the course stresses the ability to assess performance with quantitative methods.

The course has a duration of 24 hours, spread over four intensive days, and is held only in person in Milan. Teaching combines theory lessons, numerical exercises and lab activities, using the department's facilities, which include instrumented systems for interpreting data in practical situations. There is no competitive selection, but a solid technical background in the energy sector or related fields is required. The page does not state the credits, the start and end dates, the enrolment deadline, the maximum number of participants or the exact length of each module, so these aspects should be checked with the university. CFD simulation makes it possible to analyse details of flow and heat transfer that are difficult to measure, and the course pairs it with exercises on real systems, so that participants learn to compare numerical results with experimental data and to recognise the limits and potential of the models.

The course is aimed at engineers, technicians and design professionals who wish to specialise in heat exchanger management. Career outcomes are not defined explicitly on the page, because the course is designed for professionals already active in the thermal and industrial sectors, who intend to update and deepen their skills. The skills developed are useful for improving energy efficiency, reducing consumption and preventing malfunctions, and can therefore be used in plant engineering companies, engineering firms and manufacturing companies that use thermal processes. The intensive four-day format is designed for professionals who cannot be away from work for long, and makes it possible to acquire in a short time tools useful for designing new equipment, optimising existing equipment and setting up monitoring and control strategies.