Design, rate, and simulate shell-and-tube
heat exchangers
A fully incremental program, Xist contains HTRIs latest
FEATURES
pointwise methods based on extensive shellside and
tubeside condensation, boiling, and single-phase data.
As part of our ongoing research program, we continually
improve and extend the heat transfer and pressure drop
correlations in our software. And because it is part of
Xchanger Suite, Xist lets you quickly transfer applicable
case data to other components like Xvib or Xace.
Xist is the industry standard for designing, rating, and
simulating shell-and-tube exchangers.
3D incrementation calculates localized profiles for heat
transfer and pressure drop.
Integrated tube layout tool allows complete customization of
layout and is based on a full ASME mechanical design.
Input via hierarchical data panels or TEMA specification sheet.
Vibration screening warns of probable vibration problems.
Extensive visualization tools show exactly how the exchanger
is performing.
Integrated physical property system eliminates requirement
for additional property generation software. Xchanger Suite
includes VMGThermo, an extensive and rigorous fluid
physical property generator, from Virtual Materials Group, Inc.
Xist integrates with other engineering tools such as process
simulators and mechanical design software, and
CAPE-OPEN compliance ensures the broadest range of
compatibility with other process simulation and physical
property software.
Both input and output support multiple unit sets, and custom
unit sets can be defined.
Xist loads input files from HTFS, Honeywells UniSim
Shell-Tube Exchanger Modeler, and Aspen Shell & Tube
Exchanger.
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GEOMETRY SPECIFICATIONS
All TEMA front head, rear head, and shell styles
Plain, low-finned, continuous-finned, and longitudinal-finned tubes
Twisted tape inserts and internal microfin tubes
Up to 24 tubepasses
Single-segmental, No-Tube-In-Window (NTIW), double-segmental,
rod-type baffles, helical baffles, EMbaffles, SquareOne baffles, and
unbaffled configurations
Single shell, shells in series, shells in parallel, and series/parallel combinations
Detailed reboiler piping specification

CALCULATION FEATURES
Rigorous heat transfer and pressure drop calculations performed using a 3D
incrementation scheme to divide the exchanger into a large number of zones
Flexible process input that allows specification of known process information
(temperature, weight fraction vapor, and/or flowrate) with the program calculating
missing information based on energy balance
Three modes: rating (known duty and geometry), simulation (unknown duty and
known geometry), and design (known duty and unknown geometry)
Automatic screening for flow-induced acoustic and mechanical tube vibration
Specialized calculations and procedures for kettle reboilers, flooded evaporators,
thermosiphons, reflux condensers, and falling film evaporators
Optional specification of heat transfer coefficients and safety factors

DESIGN TOOLS
Automatic optimization of shell diameter, baffle spacing, and number of tubepasses
Grid design option to vary geometry over user-specified ranges and step sizes
Design constraints to prevent selection of undesirable designs
Design grid to keep all alternative designs at your fingertips

OUTPUT REPORTS
Extensive set of spreadsheet-style output reports that can be printed
or exported to Microsoft Excel
Summary reports with overall results in one or two pages
Detailed reports for local profiles of all important parameters (temperature,
pressure, heat transfer coefficients, heat flux, etc.)
Standard TEMA specification sheet
Selectable font sizes to make reports easy to view
Customizable unit sets that can be changed dynamically as you work

GRAPHIC VISUALIZATION
2D and 3D scaled drawings provide visual confirmation of exchanger geometry
2D and 3D plots of local performance variables allow you to quickly spot
any performance issues such as an internal temperature pinch
A tube layout drawing illustrating exact tube placements is also available
in input for user-specified layouts
The setting plan drawing provides important exchanger dimensions

Heat Transfer Research, Inc.

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VMGThermo is a trademark of Virtual Materials Group, Inc. Honeywell and UniSim are trademarks of Honeywell International, Inc.
HTFS and Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger are trademarks of Aspen Technology, Inc. HTRI, the HTRI logo, Xchanger Suite,
Xace, Xfh, Xhpe, Xist, Xjpe, "Xpfe", Xphe, Xspe, and Xvib are trademarks of Heat Transfer Research, Inc. These marks
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