COILDESIGNER® DETAILS
| Heat Exchanger Types |
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| Tube-fin |
| Microchannel |
| Wire-fin |
| Air-to-refrigerant |
| Fluid-to-fluid |
| Tube-in-tube |
| Flat tube |
| Refrigerant Options |
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| All refrigerants available in NIST REFPROP 9.0 |
| Pure fluids (R134a, R1234yf, R1234ze, CO 2, etc.) and pre-defined mixtures (R410A, R404A, etc.) |
| User-defined refrigerant fluids and mixtures |
| Proprietary implementation for popular refrigerant properties gives significant improvement in execution time compared to NIST REFPROP |
| Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations |
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| Use of empirical correlations to solve for heat transfer, pressure drop and void fraction |
| Over 180 built-in correlations implemented in the program, including details and references |
| Specific correlations dependent on refrigerant, tube, and/or fin type (i.e. CO2, riffled tube, wavy fin) included |
| Data reduction tool allows for back-calculating f and j factors for airside performance based on lab data |
| Ability to enter user-defined correlations |
| Flexible Tube Circuitry |
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| Number of tube rows and columns limited only by computer memory |
| Model unlimited splits and merges |
| Built-in counter-flow circuitry options (tube-fin) and pass-based inputs (microchannels) |
| Custom circuitries using mouse clicks on-screen |
| Air Side Options |
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| Multiple fin types (plate, louver, slit, wavy, bare tubes), with wet or dry air |
| 2D air maldistribution on coil face area for velocity, temperature and humidity |
| Built-in velocity profiles and ability to use CFD velocity profile outputs |
| Load a fan curve to solve for air flow rate |
| Solvers |
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| Multiple options, depending on need for accuracy or computation time |
| 2D fin conduction option with user-defined fin cuts |
| Segment by segment modeling approach |
| Extensively validated against experimental data |
| Parametric Analysis |
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| Individual, combination, and multiplicative options |
| Ability to vary coil dimensions, refrigerant and air side inlet conditions, and tube passes |
| Plot results in the program and copy to external applications |
| Export data to a spreadsheet for further manipulation and analysis |
| Ability to use multiple processors for faster, simultaneous calculations |
| Optimization |
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| Single and multi-objective genetic algorithms built into the program |
| Systematic search of the entire design space defined for optimum coil performance requirements |
| Results displayed as a trade-off (Pareto) curve |
| New files created for identified design solutions, for further review and analysis |
| Unique data visualization built-in to the program to evaluate the optimization results |
| Post Processing and Results |
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| Detailed results including properties of interest for segments and tubes |
| Plots for heat load vs. tubes and circuits and outlet air temperature profile |
| 3D view of circuitry and refrigerant temperature distribution |
| Ability to export to a spreadsheet for archiving and further analysis |
| Interoperability |
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| Coils saved in portable data format for loading from any application |
| External communication interface for .NET platform (*additional license fees may apply) |
| Solvers can be used from other applications (Desktop, Web, Cloud) |
| System Requirements |
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| Dual core Intel/AMD processor 2.0 GHz |
| At least 2 GB RAM; 300 MB hard drive disk space for program installation |
| Microsoft Windows Operation System (2000 or higher) |
| Microsoft .NET framework 2.0 and 4.0 with complete Windows Updates |
| Minimum monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 |
| Customer Support |
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| License includes four hours of web-based training |
| Unlimited support available via email, phone and web conference |
| Assistance with CoilDesigner integration with existing in-house tools and applications |
| Customization—Available Upon Request |
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| Customize to suit individual needs, i.e. limiting tube selection, customizing optimization options, etc. |
| Integrate with existing in-house tools using the CoilDesigner engine in the background |
| Customize the user interface and/or integrate with web platforms |
| Pricing and License Agreement |
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| Annual license, per user |
| Price based on number of modules (tube-fin and/or microchannel), number of users, and need for customization |
| License renewals provided at a significant discount from the first year price |
| Includes unlimited support and all program updates |