Multiple Heat Exchanger Design Conditions

Multiple conditions need to be accounted for when designing a heat exchanger. This can range from your basic design conditions to Upset, Shutdown or even steam out conditions. COMPRESS allows for eight design/hydrotest conditions to be entered. This is an efficient way of design a HXGR vs. having to enter a new condition each time or save multiple copies of a design file.

Couple this with requirements to determine the true MAWP of the HXGR it can become complicated quickly. Fortunately, modern design tools such as COMPRESS can iterate through the various Design (and Loading) Conditions specified.

Heat Exchanger Design Conditions in COMPRESS

Featured Heat Exchanger Design Capabilities

Efficient Modeling Simplify heat exchanger design with a guided workflow and built-in ASME and TEMA code compliance. Design Conditions Simplify complex heat exchanger design by allowing multiple operating conditions to be evaluated simultaneously, including true MAWP determination. Tube Bundle Streamline tube bundle replacement by modeling and analyzing only the bundle without recreating the full exchanger. Multiple Codes Supports multiple ASME and TEMA code editions, automatically applying the correct allowable stress values for each. Flange Design Automate complex flange analysis by accounting for shared bolting, governing loads, and iterating conditions to determine accurate MAWP. FEA for Expansion Joints Integrated FEA for TEMA expansion joints, enabling fast, automated analysis with minimal setup and optimized performance. Lift Lugs for Channels Enable lift lug design directly on exchanger subassemblies, eliminating the need to recreate components in separate files. ASME Reports Generate comprehensive, easy-to-navigate ASME calculation reports covering all design and hydrotest conditions. ASME PCC-1 Appendix O Evaluate bolted joints per PCC-1 Appendix O, determining optimal bolt stress and torque while ensuring gasket, bolt, and flange integrity. Automated Drawings The Codeware Interface is an Autodesk Inventor add-in that generates drawings and solid models from COMPRESS designs Efficient modeling of heat exchanger in COMPRESS Heat exchanger mates Heat Exchanger tube bundle modeled in COMPRESS Heat exchanger multiple code editions Flange design in COMPRESS Finite Element Analysis in COMPRESS Heat exchanger report snippet PCC-1 Appendix O Heat exchanger drawing from Codeware