Thermal design
- Cooling/heating tanks: BatchTank®
- Shell and tube heat exchanger: HTRI Xchanger Suite®, Xist
- Welded plate heat exchangers: CapBloc®, CapBox®
- Gasketed plate heat exchanger: PHECAL®
Cap Engineering, since 2012
A new roadmap for the optimization, the purchase and the operation of your heat exchangers
Thermal and mechanical design, training and sourcing: the expertise of a heat exchanger specialist, from design to industrial operation.
- 2012Engineering office founded in 2012
- 30+Years of experience with heat exchangers
- HTRIHTRI member, the worldwide reference for thermal design
- Holder of 5 worldwide patents
Our areas of expertise
Cap Engineering offers you thermal and mechanical design for your heat exchanger
Shell and tube, welded plate or gasketed plate heat exchangers, tanks: our engineers design your equipment and support you in choosing your suppliers.
Mechanical design
- Cubic shape: CapCub®
- Shell and tube, pressure vessels PV Elite
- According to ASME, EN13445
Sourcing
- Needs analysis
- Preliminary technical specification
- Invitation to bid
- Comparison template and offers evaluation
Let us make your heat exchanger design
- We combine decades of experience in production with thermal sizing expertise
- Worldwide leaders on demanding industries such as tantalum shell and tube heat exchangers or welded plate heat exchangers have been trusting our services for years
- We are an HTRI member and, as such, we are proud to offer the practice of the top choice design software Xist from Xchanger Suite
- We can provide reliable and trustful designs, the best solution at the best production cost
- Fast feedback and answers, we customize our offer to your needs (from 1 design per month to unlimited offer!)
Training
Learn the fundamental thermal transfer theories
We can offer special two-day sessions.
- To drive the heat transfer fundamentals and correlations, which will make you able to evaluate your heat exchanger performance.
- To get a full heat exchanger world mapping, learn the strengths and weaknesses of each technology in order to choose the best solution.
2 days
T001: Thermal transfer theory
Candidates : Order handlers, designers, project managers
- Identify the different heat transfer modes and learn their correlations
- Discover tools to evaluate the performance of your heat exchanger
2 days
T002: Heat exchangers: existing technologies study
Candidates : Order handlers, designers, project managers, technical directors
- Discover the heat exchanger world and the existing portfolio
- Discover tools to choose the best solution
Specific modules on demand.
Heat Exchanger Advice Tool
Plate heat exchanger or shell and tube?
Heat Exchanger Advice Tool, the online application for quick and tailor-made solutions. The on-line diagnostic will provide a fast vision through a comprehensive technology portfolio.
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Your criteria
Select your 3 preference criteria out of 10 (efficiency, compactness, fouling, pressure…).
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The ranking
You automatically get a ranking of the 3 most appropriate heat exchanger technologies.
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Your process data
Choose a technology and specify your operating parameters to check the heat balance.
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Your balance sheet
Your solution’s performances and main dimensions, indicative budget and average lead time.
PHE
Plate and frame heat exchanger
PSHE
Welded plate and shell heat exchanger
WPHE BLOC
Welded plate heat exchanger
WPHE BOX
Welded plate heat exchanger
SHE
Spiral heat exchanger
S&T
Shell and tube heat exchanger
They trust us
“There are numerous heat exchanger technologies, but expertise on sizing is rare!”
Founded in 2012 by Jean-Noël Fernandez, with 30 years of experience in heat exchangers, Cap Engineering is an HTRI member and supports the leaders of the industry.
“We are working together with Cap Engineering as they are a very useful catalyst for us, helping us to connect theoretical knowledge, practical experiences and practical product development into very good results.”
Christian ThomsenManaging Director, Alfa Laval France SaS / Welded Center
Need expert advice?
Every project is unique. Let’s discuss your process constraints and your goals.