Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design (S&THex). Very easy to use and user friendly.

S&THex is a software tool that is made to demonstrate the chemical design and rating calculations of Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers. The software unlike other tools, ensures that the calculations are performed step by step to help in understanding the calculations.

Software Features

  • Step by step design and rating calculations.
  • Support S.I Units and English (U.S) Units of measurement
  • Rating and Design Modes
  • Units converter containing 23 measurements and 200 units conversions
  • Save, Load and generate result in different formats
  • Compare unlimited cases in data grid table. This feature has now been automated to allow case study scenarios for optimisation. User can select the optimisation parameters from available one and run a multi case study   
  • Add your own Nusselt number correlation to be used in the design mode or rating mode. The correlation can be added in the following format;
    Nusselt number = C * [Reynolds number ^ a] * [Prandtl number ^ b] * [Viscosity term ^ c]
    Where; C, a, b and c are input variable defined by the user. the user can also choose to omit the viscosity term if needed.

Results:

• Generate Results and export it to Shell & Tube Engineering Data sheet that can be also saved as a .pdf document.
• Export results to Microsoft excel generated data sheet for editing.
• Export Results summary to .csv file format that can be opened in Microsoft Excel• Export Results summary to .rtf file format that can be opened in Microsoft Word
• Print preview / print Results summary

Calculations:

The software performs many thermal analysis calculations and some mechanical calculations, as it is too lengthy to list all the calculations, a summary has been listed below.

  • Unknown Flow rate on either shell or tube side
  • Unknown temperature on shell side or tube side
  • Unknown exit temperatures on both sides
  • Duty, Area, Shell and Tube velocities
  • Number of Baffles and Baffle spacing, Number of tubes, Scale resistance (dirt factor)
  • Overall heat transfer coefficient for both Clean, Fouled and Required conditions
  • Select from different correlations to calculate shell or tube heat transfer coefficient
  • Shell/Tube side Reynolds & Nusselt numbers
  • Pressure Drops
  • Recommended minimum shell thickness, minimum recommended number & diameter of rods.
  • Calculate Shell/Nozzle/Channel/Head/Tube sheet Thickness.
  • Number of transfer units, Effectiveness, Thermal capacity ratio
  • Pumping power / Inlet and Exit Nozzles pressure losses / Scale resistance Calculators
  • Ability to import properties to Shell/Tube sides form Microsoft Excel very useful if you want to import your own physical properties Included

Download

Click here to download the demo version of the product. Please also note that the demo version of this software will only operate with set examples which are restricted in our demo version.  The full version of this product does not have any restrictions.

We don’t offer a fully working demo version.

To check the latest update history of this software against the version you have to see what was added please click here

Screen Shots

To see more screen shots please follow the links on our screen shots page

To view a demonstration video on YouTube please see below:
Interface video – Click here
Design Mode Example 1 – Click here
Design Mode Example 2 – Click here
Rating mode example 1 – Click here
Rating mode example 2 – Click here
Importing physical property file – Click here
Temperature calculation video clip – click here

Case study automation – Click here

Shell and tube heat exchanger calculations

More Features

Databases:

  • Estimate the Physical properties of pure components for more than 1450 components; the database has the ability to estimate Thermal Conductivity, Density, Heat Capacity and Viscosity. The database also included critical properties, boiling and melting points and come as a standalone interface but easily integrated with the software.
    • Estimate mixture properties. (ALL ESTIMATION METHODS CURRENTLY SUPPORT LIQUIDS ONLY)
  • Ability to add your own properties in the additional user databases.
  • Backup and restore user databases
  • Tube counts. Including kern tube counts
  • Fouling factors and Overall heat transfer coefficients included.
  • Material thermal conductivities
  • Standard pipe sizes and Birmingham Wire Gage Scale
  • Water and steam properties

Chart Plotting Feature

  • Heat duty versus Temperature
  • Number of Tube passes Versus Tube side Pressure Drop
  • Temperature profile (inlet and outlet temperature profile for both shell and tube sides)

Below are a tabulated list of calculations, this list below isn’t conclusive and other calculations are also performed based on conditions.

CalculationRating mode / Rate an existing designDesign mode / Design a new exchanger
Unknown Inlet temperature on either shell or tube / hot or cold sidesCalculate
Unknown Outlet temperature on either shell or tube / hot or cold sidesCalculate
Unknown two Temperatures one shell side and another tube sidesCalculate
Unknown Flow rate on either sidesCalculate Mass flow or Volumetric flow based on selection
Shell DiameterCalculate or Enter
Shell ThicknessCalculate or Enter
Minimum Recommended Shell ThicknessCalculate
Baffle DiameterCalculate
Baffle minimum recommended thicknessCalculate
Bundle to Shell clearanceCalculate or Enter
Baffle to Shell diametral clearanceCalculate or Enter
Number of BafflesCalculate
Baffle SpacingCalculate or Enter
Prandtl numbers, Reynolds numbersCalculateCalculate
Unknown Outlet temperatures on both sidesCalculateCalculate
Heat DutyRequired input but can CalculateCalculate or Enter if Exit temperatures are unknown
Heat Transfer AreaRequired input but can CalculateCalculate
Log Mean Temperature Difference (Co-Current and Counter Current Flows)CalculateCalculate
Tube wall temperatureCalculate
Velocities (Shell and Tube sides)CalculateCalculate
Volumetric Flow rateCalculateCalculate
Number of tubesRequired inputCalculate
Tube to tube ClearanceCalculateCalculate
Number of tubes per passCalculateCalculate
Tube cross sectionalCalculateCalculate
Area per passCalculateCalculate
Number of transfer unitsCalculateCalculate
EffectivenessCalculateCalculate
Thermal Capacity RatioCalculateCalculate
Nusselt NumberCalculate based on correlation selection or EnterCalculate based on correlation selection or Enter
Heat Transfer Coefficients on both sidesCalculate or EnterCalculate or Enter
Scale Resistance (Dirt Factor)CalculateCalculate
Pressure Drops: Shell/Tube/NozzlesCalculateCalculate
Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients (Clean and Design)CalculateCalculate
Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients (Required)Calculate
Over design and Over SurfaceCalculate
Tube hole diameter – BafflesCalculate
Recommended Tie Rod diameterCalculate
Minimum number of Tie RodsCalculate
Head ThicknessCalculate
Nozzles ThicknessCalculate
Tube Sheet ThicknessCalculate
Tube Channel ThicknessCalculate

System Requirements

Operating System: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Window 11

Microsoft.net framework 4.8 installed