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The Heat Exchange Institute (HEI) is a non-profit trade association dedicated to the technical advancement, promotion, and understanding of a wide range of heat exchange and vacuum devices used in utility and industrial applications. The Institute focuses its efforts on the manufacturing and engineering aspects of steam surface condensers, closed feedwater heaters, power plant heat exchangers, liquid ring vacuum pumps, steam jet ejectors, and deaerators. Its main purpose is to develop and publish standards that help advance this technology, improve efficiency, and encourage the use of such devices. This goal is achieved through technology-specific committees that operate under the oversight of the Institute’s five sections: Steam Surface Condensers, Closed Feedwater Heaters, Power Plant Heat Exchangers, Vacuum Technology, and Deaerators. Each of these sections oversees a technical committee responsible for developing and revising standards related to its specific area of expertise. These technical committees meet at least twice a year, with each section’s members appointing an engineer to serve as their representative on the committee; continuous communication among committee members ensures that the standards are based on the latest available technology. Since its establishment over 60 years ago, the Institute has been recognized internationally as the leading authority in the field of heat exchange and vacuum technology. Its standards are used around the world for the design, manufacture, and operation of such equipment. HEI also makes efforts to share the latest advancements by organizing workshops and publishing articles aimed at users of heat exchange and vacuum equipment.