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 TURBOdesign Suite

The Inverse Design method can be applied to turbine design. Our software enables systematic design and optimization of high efficiency turbines.

 

 

Our TURBOdesign Suite software applies the 3D Inverse Design method to the design of turbines. With inverse design you can optimize performance, increase efficiency and reduce development time by putting designers in direct control of the aerodynamic design process.


Breakthrough Designs

 

An inverse approach can be used to design high efficiency turbines.

Conventional Design vs Inverse Design

Turbine Applications

 

A brief summary introduction to the different turbine applications you can use TURBOdesign Suite for

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Success Stories - how our customers overcame design challenges by using TURBOdesign

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  Frequently Asked Questions

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Yes. TURBOdesign Suite includes specialized toolkits for the 3D aerodynamic design and optimization of virtually all turbine types, including steam turbines, heavy-duty and aero gas turbines, hydraulic turbines (like Francis or Kaplan) and turbocharger turbines.

TURBOdesign Suite is flexible and supports the full range of turbine architectures. You can apply our powerful 3D Inverse Design methodology to:

  • Axial turbines (common in aerospace and power generation).

  • Radial turbines (common in turbochargers and smaller engines).

  • Mixed-flow turbines.

  • Hydro and aero turbines (and any other working fluid)

Our unique 3D Inverse Design technology is the key to unlocking hitherto unfound performance gains. Instead of guessing/refining a blade shape and hoping it works, TURBOdesign Suite lets you precisely define the desired flow physics (specifically, the 3D blade loading distribution). The software then calculates the exact blade geometry needed to achieve that flow.


This degree of control allows you to create blades that inherently minimize aerodynamic losses and optimize flow behaviour, leading to higher stage efficiency. It also allows you to design for better structural reliability from scratch.

This is a major strength of 3D Inverse Design. Traditional methods often struggle to predict these complex 3D effects until late in the CFD process.


With TURBOdesign Suite, you can explicitly account for these secondary effects upfront by customizing the blade loading near the hub and shroud. This allows designers to proactively mitigate secondary flows and reduce tip leakage losses, improving both efficiency and blade lifespan.

 We know that blade aerodynamics cannot be designed in isolation from rotor mechanics. TURBOdesign1 is built to integrate smoothly with major commercial simulation platforms like Ansys CFX, Simcenter STAR-CCM+ and Cadence Fine Turbo. This facilitates a seamless workflow where you can generate high-quality 3D geometry and immediately pass it for simultaneous evaluation of aero-mechanical performance. 

Multi-stage design is notoriously difficult due to complex flow interactions between rotating and stationary blade rows. TURBOdesign Suite understands and optimises these stage-to-stage interactions, ensuring that the outflow of one stage matches the required inflow of the next, maximizing overall machine energy output.

TURBOdesign Suite significantly speeds up the design cycle by automating geometry generation. Once you define your aerodynamic targets, the software automatically generates the 3D blade shapes. This  “straight-to-CAD” workflow reduces manual CAD time and makes advanced turbine modelling accessible and quick.

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