What's new in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 3.6.0.1

Aug 29, 2023
  • Fixed a bug in license display
  • Added error check for importing physical properties

New in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 3.6.0.0 (Oct 18, 2022)

  • Update error log viewer, the software will now issue messages in the error log that
  • Include the following types:
  • ERROR: This type of messages is used for errors in input or results, the software will stop until errors are fixed by the user
  • WARNING: This type of message is used for warning when parameters are exceeded, the software will continue buy some results may be invalid
  • MESSAGE: This type of message is used for general software informative messages
  • INFO: This type of message is used to provide additional information and guidance during operation
  • New Features:
  • Added kern tube counts
  • Automate multiple cases by simply setting the changing parameters and allowing the software to iterate through these parameters and generate final results.
  • Iterate through kern tube counts using the multiple cases feature
  • Automated mode for multiple case simulation: instead of manually changing values to add a case, this mode
  • Will do the exact without user intervention. The manual mode is still avialable too.
  • You can now perform a simulation study by changing any of the parameters under the Study scenarios below:
  • Study parameters 1:
  • Tube outer diameter, Tube number of passes, Tube length, Number of tubes, Baffle spacing
  • Study parameters 2:
  • Uses kern tube counts to iterated between Shell diameters to obtain the number of tubes for a given number of passes.
  • User can set the study parameters and the software will automate the calculation steps and add the final result to summary screen
  • Where the changes between each can can be detected.
  • This case study mode will automate the manual input for trial and error to optimise results.

New in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 3.5.0.6 (Feb 8, 2022)

  • Update Microsoft report viewer package resposible for generating Engineering datasheet

New in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 3.5.0.5 (Feb 7, 2022)

  • Upgrade to Microsoft dot Net framework 4.8
  • Fixed a bug that affect user correlations display when refresh button is used in rating and design modes

New in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 3.5.0.4 (Sep 28, 2021)

  • Rating mode – added a new selection in correlations list box (Step 6 and Step 7) to calculate Nusselt number from heat transfer coefficient input
  • Nusselt correlation even if you want to enter the heat transfer coefficient.
  • Implemented check for software updates, this displays the latest version and update history
  • Added water and steam properties (WStProps)
  • Added show and hide left and right panels under view menu

New in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 3.5.0.4 (Sep 28, 2021)

  • Optimization and bug fixes

New in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 3.4.0.1 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Upgrade multi case feature to allow cases to be reloaded from a case list window Backup and restore user databases feature
  • Some Optimisation to saving cases feature
  • Update to Nusselt user number correlations, user can designate correlation side "Shell", "Tube" or "Both

New in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 3.2.0.0 (May 18, 2017)

  • Migrated to Microsoft .net Framework 4.5
  • Improve loading of default and custom software settings for design mode
  • Software now remembers the last file name saved during run time, and prompt for a new file name if a new case is created, this avoids having to keep typing in the filename and set location if you are re-saving the same project
  • More temperature estimation cases covered, the software can now estimate any two unknown temperatures, providing that the temperatures are on different sides, the heat load/duty is known and the flow rates on both sides are known
  • Added Tube clearance calculation for both rating and design modes
  • Added illustration drawing for tube pitch
  • Issue warning when tube pitch is smaller than or equal to the tube outer diameter.
  • Bug fixes

New in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 3.1.0.0 (Nov 30, 2016)

  • Added units converter containing 23 measurements and 200 units conversions

New in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 3.0.0 (May 18, 2015)

  • New user interface;
  • New help file;
  • Migrated to Microsoft .net Framework 4.0 Client profile.
  • Added Tube wall temperature calculation.
  • Added Eagle and Ferguson (1930) tube side correlation.
  • Added Petukhov-Kirillov tube side correlation.
  • Added McAdams shell side correlation.
  • Added Taborek shell side correlation.
  • Added Reiher shell side correlation.
  • Added Maximum baffle spacing for unsupported straight tube.
  • Added Shell and tube velocity checks.
  • Added Pressure drops checks.
  • Added support for calculating exit temperatures for shell and tube sides in design mode.
  • The software will now save your default unit of measurement and will always start with your default unit of measurement.
  • Added Birmingham Wire Gage Scale.
  • Added support for entering heat transfer coefficient in design and rating modes.
  • Added heat transfer coefficient table.
  • Added material thermal conductivity table.
  • Added new tube counts tables.
  • Added the ability to directly store information to user databases from design and rating interface.
  • Added software global setting screen.
  • Added Maximum design velocities inside tubes for liquids calculator.
  • Added the ability to Plot Duty Versus Temperature Chart (Design and Rating modes).
  • Added the ability to Plot Number of tube passes versus Tube side pressure drop Chart (Design and Rating modes).
  • Added Cleanliness factor calculation.
  • The software can now select from two methods to calculate the pressure drops in design mode.
  • New designed summary and software engineering datasheet.
  • Fixed a bug that affect the calculated mass velocity when volumetric flow is used in design mode.

New in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 1.6.0.7 (Nov 8, 2011)

  • Physical properties database separate interface
  • Export Physical properties to Ms Excel or XML file.
  • Import Physical properties from XML file.
  • Export Summary to Shell & Tube Engineering Data sheet to Ms Excel or pdf format
  • Fouling Factors
  • Improved user interface
  • Fixed few programming bugs

New in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 1.5.0 (Jul 10, 2007)

  • Added rating mode,extra calculations and improved interface

New in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design 1.4.1 (Mar 19, 2006)

  • Added database,more mechanical calculations