Applications
Design High Performance Axial Turbine Stages with More Uniform Exit Flow
Design of an Automobile Torque Converter
Design of a 3 Stage Axial LP Turbine for Aeroengine Applications
Design High Performance Centrifugal Compressor Vaned Diffusers
Design of High Performance Pump Stage
Design Optimisation of a Strongly Interacting Diffuser Pump Stage
Design of a Cooling Fan
Design of a Double-Suction Fan Stage
Design of a Double-Suction Volute Pump
Redesign of an Industrial Compressor Stage
Design of Refrigeration Compressor Stage in R134a
Multi-Objective Optimisation of a Centrifugal Pump Stage by Means of Design of Experiment Coupled with Inverse Design Method
Hydraulic Design Optimisation of a Torque Converter
Design of an Inducer Pump with High Suction Performance and Backflow Control
Design High Efficiency Impellers with Splitter Blades
Design High Performance Centrifugal Compressor Impellers
Publications
- Optimization of Microturbine Aerodynamics Using CFD, Inverse Design and FEM Structural Analysis (1st Report: Compressor Design)
- Suppression of Secondary Flows in a Turbine Nozzle with Controlled Stacking Shape and Exit Circulation by 3D Inverse Design Method
- Design and Prototyping of Micro Centrifugal Compressor
- Optimization of 6.2:1 Pressure Ratio Centrifugal Compressor Impeller by 3D Inverse Design
- An Inverse Design Based Methodology for Rapid 3D Multi-Objective / Multi-Disciplinary Optimisation of Axial Turbines
Case Studies
- Application of TURBOdesign1 to the Development of an In-line Type Hydraulic Turbine for Micro Power Generation - KUBOTA
- TURBOdesign1 is Extensively Used at Voith Turbo for the Design of Hydrodynamic Torque Converters
- Development of New Vertical Line Shaft Pumps
- CDI Marine Applies TURBOdesign1 & CFD to Design a Marine Waterjet
- Inverse Design of Aeronautical Turbines in Avio S.p.A Design Process
Optimization of Microturbine Aerodynamics Using CFD, Inverse Design and FEM Structural Analysis (2nd Report:Turbine Design)
In this second report, a new aerodynamic design is presented for a radial turbine stage of a microturbine engine. To optimize three-dimensional (3-D) flows, an inverse design method, in which 3-D blade geometry is numerically obtained for specified blade loading distribution, has been applied together with numerical assessment using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and FEM (Finite Element Method).
The runner blade profile along the hub surface was modified to attain nearly radially arranged blade elements especially at the exducer part of the radial turbine in order to achieve required structural strength. Also the blade thickness distribution was optimized to avoid vibration resonance and to meet creep strength requirements. The blade profile along the shroud surface was optimized via 3-D inverse design and CFD. CFD predicted aerodynamic performance of the modified turbine runner was confirmed to be similar to that of the fully 3-D blade shape, while maintaining structural reliability.
The turbine nozzle also has been re-designed by using the inverse design method, with stage performance improvements confirmed by stage calculations using CFD.
Part I of this paper is available here: Optimization of Microturbine Aerodynamics Using CFD, Inverse Design and FEM Structural Analysis (1st Report: Compressor Design)