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TURBOdesign Suite

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

 

 

Our TURBOdesign Suite software applies the 3D Inverse Design method to the design of compressors. 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 compressors and turbines.

Conventional Design vs Inverse Design

Compressor Applications

 

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

Case Studies

 

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

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TURBOdesign Suite optimizes compressor stages using 3D Inverse Design, allowing engineers to bypass the repetitive geometry iterations of conventional methods. By focusing on aerodynamic inputs directly, designers can quickly suppress shocks and prevent separation. For complex trade-offs, automated multi-objective optimization finds optimal designs. TURBOdesign Suite uses physics-led Machine Learning via  Reactive Response Surface (RRS) modelling to evaluate thousands of design candidates instantly and to find global optimums, thus avoiding the need for high numbers of CFD simulations.

In TURBOdesign Suite, loss prediction starts inherently within 3D Inverse Design. By specifying flow physics directly, engineers automatically avoid major loss sources like separation and shocks before geometry is even created. During iteration, internal analysis provides rapid feedback on key aerodynamic indicators to gauge quality. For final quantitative efficiency numbers, the optimized design seamlessly integrates with high-fidelity external CFD solvers like Ansys or Siemens for full validation.

Yes, multi-point optimization is a core capability for compressors within TURBOdesign Suite. Instead of just optimizing a single design point, you can simultaneously target high efficiency while, for example, ensuring sufficient stall and choke margins at off-design conditions. TURBOdesign Suite automates balancing these trade-offs across the entire operating map for robust all-around performance.

Unlike methods relying on ideal gas assumptions until final simulation in CFD, TURBOdesign Suite integrates real gas physics directly into the 3D Inverse Design phase. By dynamically updating fluid properties using equations of state or tables during iteration, it calculates accurate geometry and throat areas that account for complex real gas behaviour right from the start.

 Yes, TURBOdesign Suite supports full automation. Building design studies is the work of just a few mouse clicks. Python API capabilities allow for custom scripting and integration with other codes. This enables engineers to rapidly define and evaluate hundreds of parametric variations automatically, significantly accelerating the search for optimal designs and trade-offs. 

TURBOdesign Suite is used by many world-leading compressor manufacturers, medium sized providers and start-ups, including Red Bull Powertrain, Daikin, Fischer and Johnson Controls amongst others.

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