AIEnginear · Heat Exchanger Suite v3.0 PLATFORM
Segmented Bell-Delaware / Numerical Ft / Two-Phase / Optimizer
Heat Duty Q
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Corrected MTD · Ft
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Service U
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Area (lumped / seg.)
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Status · Grade · Confidence
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Project Information

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Revision snapshots

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Fluid Streams

HOT
COLD
Selecting a fluid preset evaluates ρ, Cp, μ, k at the local mean temperature on every recalculation (mean-property iteration); editing any property switches that side back to Custom. Phase sides: set both temperatures to Tₛₐₜ; duty = ṁ·hᵅₐ·Δx.
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Arrangement & Overall U

Ft solver (v3: numerical P-NTU inversion)
From the terminal temperatures the solver computes ε and C*, numerically inverts the arrangement's ε-NTU relation by bisection to find the actual NTU, and takes Ft = NTUₐ€/NTU (counter-current reference). Exact for every arrangement including all four crossflow mixing cases; isothermal phase change returns Ft = 1 automatically.
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Overall U

Bell-Delaware factors & segmented solver (live)
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Shell & Tube Geometry

v3 thermal solving is segment-by-segment (12 duty slices) with local property evaluation per slice when fluid presets or phase change are active; lumped and segmented areas are both reported.
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Mechanical / TEMA Screening

v3 adds: tubesheet bending stress, nozzle reinforcement area, thermal stress σ=EαΔT, fatigue cycle estimate (S-N screening), Euler tube buckling under differential-expansion load, nozzle spacing and gasket seating (y, m) checks. Screening only - not a code calculation.
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Economics & Optimization

Current design economics
CAPEX (purchased, est.)--
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Pumping OPEX /yr--
Fouling/cleaning /yr--
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Scenario A vs B
Save the current design to slot A, change it, save to B, and compare.
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Optimizer results

Run the optimizer to sweep tube length, tube passes and shell passes for minimum total annual cost (subject to Ft ≥ 0.75, 0.5 ≤ v ≤ 3.5 m/s, ΔP ≤ 150 kPa).
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T-Q Diagram

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Bundle Layout (to scale)

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Thermal Resistance Network

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Pressure-Drop Breakdown

Tube side
Shell side
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Local U along duty (segmented)

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Detailed Results

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Industrial Datasheet

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Design Advisor

Design confidence
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Confidence reflects how far the design sits inside the validity envelope of the correlations used.
Regime summary
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Recommendations

AIEnginear Heat Exchanger Suite v3.0 · Segmented Bell-Delaware, numerical P-NTU Ft, Gnielinski, Shah, Chen-type, Friedel/Lockhart-Martinelli, Zuber CHF screening, TEMA-style mechanical and Towler cost screening. Pre-rating support only - confirm with rated software and code calculations. © 2026 AIEnginear.com