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Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger

Drive capital and operational efficiency through optimized design


of air-cooled heat exchangers

Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger is the latest generation of thermal design software for detailed
simulation and optimized design of air-cooled heat exchangers. Companies deploying Aspen Air
Cooled Exchanger realize significant benefits, such as 10-30% equipment cost savings, reduced
energy costs, and increased engineering efficiency.

The Challenge
Heat transfer equipment accounts for up to 30% of process capital costs and 90% of operating costs. Designing or rating heat
exchangers effectively is a complicated task. Multiple engineering groups with different requirements are typically involved in
each aspect of the design process, using standalone tools with a minimum of integration. Manual transfer of information results
in costly errors, delays, and inconsistencies. An integrated solution that meets the needs of all functional groups is required to
provide a truly optimized design that drives capital and operational efficiency.

The AspenTech Solution


Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger enables optimum design, rating and simulation of air-cooled heat exchangers for both the expert and
casual user. Integration with process simulators and synthesis tools allows for improved reliability by aligning people and
information across technological boundaries.

High level run-time integration with Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS enables engineers to rigorously model heat exchanger
operation and identify capital saving opportunities. Process improvements can be modeled for various operating scenarios,
bottlenecks identified, and maintenance schedules
optimized, ensuring sufficient area while identifying
potential operational problems.

Integration with Aspen Plus


or Aspen HYSYS eliminates
the need for manual transfer
of data that is often the cause
of errors and costly delays
Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger

Wide Range of Applications


Key Technical Features Conceptual heat exchanger design is a key function of the
process engineer at the early stages of a project, requiring
Program modes:
added detail as the project evolves. Thermal experts must
Design optimizes the selection based on optimize the sizing of new equipment, rate existing
capital and operating costs equipment to ensure sufficient area, and select the best
Check (Rate) determines if a given exchanger type for a given application. Heat exchanger
exchanger has sufficient area to achieve a fabricators must thermally guarantee their heat exchangers,
specified duty providing the most economical heat exchangers for a given
Simulation options multiple simulation set of process conditions.
options for prediction of inlet/outlet
Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger addresses these wide range of
temperatures, mass flows, or process fouling
application needs. It serves both the engineering contractor
X-side flow and thermal duty operating point for and the equipment fabricator, allowing sharing of models from
a defined fan performance curve conceptual design to operational troubleshooting. Aspen Air
Tube types: Plain, high fin, low fin, serrated fin, Cooled Exchanger facilitates the full range of practical process
studs, tube-in-plate (up to 4 different tube applications, including multi-component condensing, boiling
types in each bundle) heat recovery, and de-humidifying.
High fin types: Integral, G, L, extruded, Three major databases are included - Aspen Properties, an
bi-metallic, shoulder grooved industry standard in the chemical sector; Aspen HYSYS
Header types: box, cover plate, D-header, Thermodynamics COM Interface, the leading package in oil &
manifold, u-tube gas processing; and Aspen B-JAC standard properties package.
Passes Up to 50 in simple and complex This combined collection contains over 15,000 component
arrangements properties and more than 30 industry-standard VLE/VLL
methods and mixing rules.
Bundle size Two to 100 rows, with multiple
bundles per bay and multiple bays per unit Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger supports the design of air-cooled
Draught forced, induced, no fans heat exchangers and other cross flow exchangers used for
heat recovery, air conditioning, charge air coolers, A-frame
Inclusion of allowance for radiative heat transfer
and V-frame configurations.
Interactive graphical tube layout customization
Fouling standard resistance or tubeside as
a function of velocity, temperature, quality,
phase or length; X-side as a function of row
General tubeside and shellside enhancement
methods
Automated handling of condensation with
immiscible liquids
SI, metric, US, and user customizable systems
of measure

Weight and budget cost estimates, includes


capital equipment and operating costs
Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger

Output
Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger uses the power and flexibility of
the Microsoft Windows environment, allowing users to fully
explore exchanger geometry and performance detail. In
addition, Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger is designed to support
drag & drop interfacing with Microsoft Excel, as well as
high-level communication with other software.

Thermal output includes:

Optimization path that identifies the most economical


design selection, possible alternative designs, and
controlling design constraints
Extensive warning and error reporting, alerting you to
potential operational problems
Summary of exchanger thermal-hydraulic performance
Detailed tubeside, X-side and nozzle pressure drops
Detailed tabulation of incremental calculations
X-side installation and fan noise data
Fully completed API data sheet
Interactive tube layout drawing allowing for
simple and complex pass arrangements
Setting plan drawings for API-type units
Comprehensive incremental output
Extensive graphing capabilities

Program output allows the user


to view thermal summary data,
detailed incremental results,
and graphical output to visualize
the equipment being designed
Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating Worldwide Headquarters
Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger is a part of the Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating family of products. Aspen Aspen Technology, Inc.
Exchanger Design and Rating products offer state-of-the-art heat exchanger simulation and design based on 200 Wheeler Road
over 30 years of industry-lead research. Our aim is to enhance the value of heat transfer solutions by Burlington, MA 01803
providing the most integrated product offering across the widest range of technologies. This enables our phone: +1-781-221-6400
customers to use the most advanced physically-based modeling, from unit design and overall process fax: +1-781-221-6410
design, through to optimization and operational monitoring. info@aspentech.com

EMEA Headquarters
aspenONE Process Engineering
AspenTech Ltd.
Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating family of products is a key component of aspenONE Process Engineering C1, Reading Intl Business Park
for chemical, refining, and E&P companies. aspenONE Process Engineering is an integrated lifecycle solution Basingstoke Road
from conceptual design through to plant startup and operations supportenabling our customers to build Reading UK
and operate safer, competitive and more reliable process plants. Companies are able to reduce capital RG2 6DT
and operating costs, increase engineering efficiency and quality, and accelerate time-to-marketwith
phone: +44-(0)-1189-226400
payback in months instead of years. fax: +44-(0)-1189-226401
ATE_info@aspentech.com

About AspenTech
APAC Headquarters
AspenTech is a leading provider of award-winning process optimization software and services. AspenTechs
integrated aspenONE solutions enable manufacturers to reduce costs, increase capacity, and optimize AspenTech - Shanghai
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operational performance end-to-end throughout the engineering, plant operations, and supply chain
Zhe Da Wang Xin Building
management processes.
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