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AutoPIPE Vessel Heat Exchanger

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$5,318.00 USD

Heat exchanger design software for mechanical analysis 

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Design heat exchangers with confidence

Use AutoPIPE Vessel Heat Exchanger to design and analyze shell and tube heat exchangers for safer, code-compliant operation.
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  • Improve heat exchanger design productivity

    Automate design and analysis tasks to reduce manual calculations and help engineers work more efficiently.

  • Improve design accuracy and safety

    Design heat exchangers in compliance with relevant codes and standards to improve safety and equipment reliability.

  • Reduce heat exchanger project costs

    Optimize designs and generate accurate cost estimates to support more cost-effective heat exchanger solutions.

  • Deliver projects faster

    Use streamlined workflows and automated features to shorten design cycles and support faster overall project delivery.

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AutoPIPE Vessel Heat Exchanger

Design and analyze shell and tube heat exchangers for safer, code-compliant operation.

Starting at

$5,318.00 USD

12-month Virtuoso subscription

Includes 1 license and 2 Keys for training or services

  • Design and model shell and tube heat exchangers
  • Generate detail drawings and 3D models
  • Import nozzle load from AutoPIPE pipestress model
  • Perform finite element stress analysis of expansion joint
  • Perform detail cost estimation

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Shell and tube heat exchanger design 

  • Designed to TEMA, CODAP, AD 2000, PD 5500, EN 13445, GOST, Chinese GB 151 and ASME 
  • Full weld details of nozzles and reinforcement including location of all component welds 
  • Detailed component and General Assembly Drawings 
  • Design flanges (gasket and bolting details and installation), baffles (five types), tubesheets, tube bundles, tie-rods, sealing strips, sliding rails, and support plates 
  • Metal bellows expansion joints designed to ASME, EJMA, CODAP, EN, and AD standards 
  • Design Flanged and Flued expansion joints based on TEMA 8th and 9th (Finite Element Method) 
  • Final drawing of the flattening of the shell profile with all nozzles, saddles, reinforcement, packing support, and more 
  • Modeling interface and editing tools to optimize and configure the tube and baffle layout 
  • Design floating head single and multipass; U-bend; fixed tubesheet types; all shell types (E, F, G, H, J, K, X); all TEMA front and rear end types (i.e. channel types A, B, C, D, N and rear end types L, M, N, S, T, U, W), (not P type) 

Engineering data, loads, and standards 

  • Comprehensive design and modeling of equipment and structural components, including stiffening rings, platforms, saddles, skirts, legs, brackets, lifting lugs and trunnions, internal lining and insulation 
  • Export to 3D CAD formats including PDS (3D), MicroStation (2D and 3D), BricsCAD, AutoCAD (2D and 3D DWG), AutoPLANT (3D), and SolidWorks (3D) 
  • U.S. customary and SI units (input also in kgf/cm2) 
  • Smart import of nozzle local load (sustained, thermal, and occasional) from Bentley’s AutoPIPE 
  • Languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Polish, Portuguese, Chinese, Croatian, and Russian (fully customizable dictionary) 
  • QA formatted Microsoft Word reports for all designed components and full vessel loading cases, including bending moment diagrams, weld, nozzle, and flange sketches and full design code references 
  • Governing load case (operating, installation, hydrotest, wind, blast, shutdown, motion or seismic) is reported for the calculation 
  • Local load analysis to PD 5500 Annex G or G.2.8 Alt. rules, WRC 107, 297, 537, EN 13445, GOST, Roark 
  • Saddle design with Zick analysis to ASME VIII Div 2, PD 5500, CODAP, EN 13445, AD, and GOST, and Chinese NB/T 47042 standard 
  • Comprehensive material databases for ASME, DIN, EN, GB-150, BS, GOST, ASTM, and NF (French) materials 
  • Customizable company standards for saddle supports and nozzle loading 
  • Occasional loading including wind, vortex shedding, seismic, motion, and blast loading 

Optimized heat exchanger design 

  • Erected, lifting, operating, test, blast, and shutdown loading conditions evaluated, and 5 additional user-defined load cases can be calculated 
  • Nozzle reinforcement, flange design, support design, and vessel deflection and rotation 
  • Automatic detailed cost estimations (fully customizable in Excel) 
  • Wind, seismic (for most major global design codes), motion, blast and vortex shedding loads can be evaluated, and fatigue calculations performed for weld joints 

Automatic drawing production 

  • Automated detailed drawings in seconds 
  • Create 2D drawings in MicroStation, BricsCAD, and AutoCAD, and 3D models in MicroStation, AutoCAD, and Solidworks with a click of a button 
  • Fully dimensioned engineering and manufacturing drawings 
  • White space management and configurable drawing sheet layout 
  • Customizable data, and connection details to meet manufacturer standards 
  • Bill of materials to meet company standard 

  • Operating system: Windows 7 Professional (32- or 64-bit), Windows 8 or 8.1 (32- or 64-bit), Windows 10 (32- or 64-bit) 
  • Processor: Intel® or AMD® processor 3.0 GHz or greater
  • Memory: 4 GB of free (1) RAM minimum 
  • Disk space: 4 GB free disk space
  • Video graphics: Any industry-standard video card that supports OpenGL 3D graphics. Screen resolution of 1280×1024 or greater

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FAQS

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AutoPIPE Vessel is a vessel analysis and design software that enables you to fully automate workflows, complete global codes, and applied loadings. You can save time while increasing the quality of your design and analysis of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, tanks, and air coolers. 

Bentley AutoPIPE Vessel is a premier software solution for pressure vessel design and analysis. It empowers engineers to quickly produce accurate and cost-effective designs for the safe operation of vessels, heat exchangers, tanks, and air coolers under a wide variety of loading conditions, ensuring compliance and operational integrity. 

The software ensures safety by analyzing vessel performance under diverse and complex loading and manufacturing scenarios. It enables you to evaluate multiple design alternatives in minutes, allowing you to select the most cost-effective and robust solution without compromising on quality or safety standards.

Heat exchanger design software is a specialized engineering tool used to design, analyze, and optimize heat exchangers—equipment that transfers heat between two or more fluids without mixing them. 

AutoPIPE Vessel enhances team efficiency through a unified, collaborative workflow. It allows project team members to work seamlessly from initial data handover through to operations and maintenance. This integrated environment minimizes errors, reduces the number of iterations, and ensures the delivery of high-quality, reliable designs.

If you want to receive tailored training or attend an AutoPIPE Vessel course that is specific to your project requirement, Bentley offers extra training and mentoring services. You can choose from tailor-made training, on-demand learning, consulting services, mentoring and more. Visit the Bentley training and expert services page for available options.

The price of AutoPIPE Vessel includes US, British, French, German, and European codes. Prices varies per region. While there are various types of licensing available, a common choice is the 12-month practitioner license offered through Bentley’s eStore. When you purchase through the eStore, you get a Virtuoso Subscription which means you get both the software AND the training, expert services, and custom mentoring you need to get started quickly. 

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