Comprehensive heat exchanger network modification, Aspen Energy Analyzer and Hextran
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I’ve been studying *comprehensive optimization of heat exchanger networks recently. In the relevant materials, it is possible to simulate the processes involved in heat exchanger networks – what does that mean? Can it be understood as adjusting the process after a comprehensive modification of the heat exchange network, and then conducting simulations? What are the differences in purpose between the Aspen Energy Analyzer and Hextran?
I don’t understand either. Please help to solve it. Thank you
The Aspen Energy Analyzer is supposed to be used for pinch analysis of heat exchange networks, while Hextran is likely used for design purposes
Reply to 3# Liangxiao: Do these two have different functions? I read on the forum that earlier versions were called hextran and aspen pinch
In practice, it seems that Hextran is better for heat exchange optimization; it allows for pinch point analysis as well as network synthesis. Aspen Energy Analyzer, on the other hand, only provides basic heat exchange matching, and the resulting heat exchange networks are not very good
Does the poster have the Hextran software? Could you send it to houjiangkai@163.com? Thank you so much; it’s urgent
I’m sorry; someone else helped me install it, and there are no installation source files
Oh, is it useful? The OP has a case
It’s okay. Once you know how to use it, it seems pretty good. It depends on what kind of work you’re doing: if it’s related to thermal integration or heat exchange networks, Hextran is a good choice. But if you’re working with heat exchanger equipment, it seems simpler to use Heat Exchanger Master