Below is the version history for Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger Design (PHex) Software
PHex – v11.0.0.0
- Added license tools to allow license removal for users with an active maintenance plan.
- Added Download button in the Check for Updates window to enable automated updates to the latest version
for users with an active maintenance plan. - Update error log viewer, the software will now issue messages in the error log that
include the following types:
ERROR: This type of messages is used for errors in input or results, the software will stop until errors are fixed by the user
WARNING: This type of message is used for warning when parameters are exceeded, the software will continue buy some results may be invalid
MESSAGE: This type of message is used for general software informative messages
INFO: This type of message is used to provide additional information and guidance during operation - Input consistancy check implemented to warn users when incorrect decimal point format is used
- Advanced User-Defined Correlations (Nusselt & Fanning Friction Factor)
- Added support for advanced user-defined Nusselt number correlations using custom mathematical expressions.
- Introduced a new Advanced Correlations interface, allowing users to define correlations based on:
|- Reynolds number (Re)
|- Prandtl number (Pr)
|- Fluid viscosity (μ)
|- Wall viscosity (μw) - Added support for custom Fanning friction factor correlations for channel pressure drop calculations.
|- These can be enabled via the Advanced Options tab.
|- Allows fine control of pressure drop predictions for specialised cases. - Implemented validity range checking for all advanced correlations:
|- Users can define Re and Pr limits.
|- Warnings are issued when calculations fall outside these limits. - Added automatic fallback to software correlations when:
|- Selected advanced correlation is outside its validity range
|- Optional behaviour controlled via checkbox - Improved correlation handling:
|- Separation between standard, user, and advanced correlations
|- Ensures backward compatibility with existing projects - Exit Pressure calculation on Hot and Cold sides
- Added support for user-defined heat transfer coefficients on both hot and cold sides.
This allows advanced users to override internal correlations and apply custom or experimentally
derived values where required. - Added an alternative thermal design method allowing a user-defined margin to be applied to the
clean overall heat transfer coefficient when fouling factors are not used.
The resulting design coefficient is then used in duty and area calculations.
PHex – v10.0.0.0
- Internal code refining for Heat Exchanger Suite (HExS) publish automation
- Enhanced material thermal conductivities database and added more material thermal conductvities.
- Added Water and Steam Properties
- Added new setting to check for software updates on start
- Added physical properties PProps internal database containing 500 fluids
PHex – v9.0.0.0
- Maintenance release addressing software licensing on new activation server
PHex – v8.1.0.4
- Upgrade framework to Microsoft .net framework 4.8
- Fixed a bug affecting both fluids and plates user databases. The bug was affecting the listing of user added fluids and plates
- Added Check for software updates
PHex – v8.1.0.3
- Minor bug fix affecting file loading that resulted in error produced when the file is loaded correctly.
- Added mass flow per channel and velocity through channel summary output
- Added velocity through port and channel engineering datasheet summary
- Some interface enhancements
PHex – v8.1.0.2
- Fixed bug affecting retrieving Nusselt user correlations when user is using comma for decimal point separator
PHex – v8.1.0.1
- bug fix affecting channel pressure display
PHex – v8.1.0.0
- Maintenance release addressing software licensing on new activation server
- Added license information screen can be accessed from Help menu
PHex – v8.0.0.1
- Maintenance release addressed software digital signature and end user license agreement
PHex – v8.0.0.0
- Interface enhancements
- Save and load feature enhanced
- New Fouling factor tables
- Plot counter current and co-current flow temperature profiles
- Add multiple cases
PHex – v7.0.0.0
- Added a feature to allow the user to select from a list of 12 Nusselt number correlations.
- Add your own Nusselt number correlation in two different formats through a correlations database and use them during software calculations
- Added the ability to define Nusselt number
- Added manufacturers plate database containing over 230 plates
- Added Units converter containing 23 measurements with 200-unit conversion
- Modified Chevron angle input to allow the ability to enter any value
- Minor interface enhancement
PHex – v6.0.0.0
- Added the ability to define exchanger Heat load
- Added the ability to calculate any two unknown temperatures providing that the heat load and flow rates are defined
- Added the ability to set either US/English Units or SI Units as default units. The software will now remember your default used units
- Added the ability to load fluid data and plate data to user database for quick access in new projects.
PHex – v5.0.0.0
- Added Engineering datasheet generator – allows the software to generate an engineering datasheet without relying on other third party software. The datasheet can be exported to pdf or excel format
PHex – v4.0.0.0
- Corrected a software bug that causes the some measurement units in SI units to be displayed incorrectly
- Added more fields to plates user database
- Added the ability to change between channel spacing and compressed plate pack length as inputs
- Some Minor changes to the interface
- Added more calculations
- Added error check features
PHex – v3.0.0.0
- Migrated source code to dot Net Framework
- Improved user interface
- Added Physical properties database
- Added Fouling factors
- Added Material Thermal Conductivities
- Added Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients Database
- Added Export to Microsoft Excel Engineering Datasheet
- Fixed few programing bugs
PHex – v2.0.0.0
- Added software database
- Fixed bug with calculated flow rate
- Modified user database to text format
- Added new help file
PHex – v1.0.0.0
- First Release