Main Features
TubeLayout™ is an agile drafting software which assists in the
thermal and mechanical design of shell and tube heat exchangers.
TubeLayout™ provides features normally available in expensive software at a fraction of the cost
It provides features normally available in expensive software at a fraction of the cost
From its intuitive faceplate it is possible to create a tube sheet layout in seconds and reply to the fundamental question when starting a thermal design: how many tubes do fit in a prescribed shell diameter?
Despite its simplicity, it allows to adjust all the relevant geometrical parameters of the tubesheet to match an exact geometry and fulfill the mechanical constraints
Complementary information is provided in the output that is useful in thermal design phase, like total heat transfer area, ρv² at relevant locations, flow sections and so on
TubeLayout™ is the natural complement for simpler software like spreadsheets, often used for thermal design or for short-cut design methods
The generated layout can be exported to DXF, SVG and PNG for further refinement or to be included in any sort of document like process data sheets
Multiplaform: Linux Mac Windows
Faceplate
Demonstration Video
Examples of exported layouts
DXF - Drawing Exchange Format (CAD)
SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics
PNG - Portable Network Graphics
The SVG format can be modified by free third party programs like
Inkscape or LibreOffice Draw
to obtain a nice picture like the one here below, suitable for inclusion in engineering documents
System requirements
TubeLayout™ is a cross-platform application written in Java. It is currently tested and deployed with Java 17 and uses JavaFX for its GUI. It can run on any platform!
The following application bundles are available:
The bundles are portable, they come with the Java Runtime Environment and do not require a complex installation; just unpack the archive and you are done.
A platform independent version is also available, which can run on any system where Java is installed.
The Application bundles can be downloaded by subscribed users at the downloads page .
TubeLayout™ requires a permanent internet connection to communicate with the server. Bandwidth requirements are low so most modern network connections should work.