Welcome to the UK Heat Transfer Society. Founded in 1964, the society members include engineers, designers and researchers of heat transfer equipment. The society organises forum events, throughout the year, on all aspects of heat transfer and associated equipment, providing a place to meet and discuss subjects of common interest.
The society's members range from heat exchanger designers and manufactures through to software companies, consultants and universities. With over a hundred members, we are the community for heat transfer in the UK.
Latest Reports
58th HTS Annual Dinner
The 58th Annual Heat Transfer Society Dinner was held at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London, on the 22nd March 2024. Master of Ceremonies was performed by our Chairman, David Norton, adding his characteristic northern tones to the proceedings and handling hecklers as well as any seasoned professional.
Presidents Night 2023: Professor Tassos G. Karayiannis
Professor Karayiannis introduced how the UK is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, while also setting a target of at least 68% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
Managing Tube Rupture Failure Risks in Pressure Relief Systems by Philip A. Henry
This was a joint Webinar Forum with the IChemE (Oil & Natural Gas Special Interest Group).
In API Standard 521, Pressure Relieving and Depressuring Systems, if the operational pressure on one side of a shell and tube heat exchanger exceeds the corrected hydrostatic pressure of the other side, it is necessary to size the overpressure protection system of the low-pressure side considering the possibility of a tube rupture scenario.
The talk inntroduced the HyNet cluster. HyNet is a Track 1 industrial decarbonisation cluster, selected by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, to spearhead industry's journey to net zero. The talk with give a summary of how HyNet, and its partners, intend to remove carbon dioxide being emitted by industry, and produce low carbon hydrogen to enable industry to fuel switch across the North West of England and North Wales regions.
