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Our Blade modeling software empowers engineers through all phases of the design stage, and renders superior versatility – accommodating all varieties of rotating machinery. The software delivers complete 3D geometry modeling control and even allows for non-bladed equipment to be imported from other CAD software (and all major CAD vendors are compatible).
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Full Blade Modeling Design Control and Analysis
- Ansys BladeModeler is fully integrated into the Workbench platform to provide engineers with powerful options for defining the workflow and connecting to different applications in your design process with simple drag-and-drop actions.
- The user-friendly program allows you to directly transfer designs to throughflow analysis using Ansys Vista TF or to mesh generation with the Ansys TurboGrid tool.
- Once the 3-D geometry is optimized, you’ll have the freedom to calculate an inviscid equation of motion and full 3-D flow simulation all within the same gas turbine blade design program software.
- Keeping all these features warehoused in the same place allows you to quickly analyze and tweak your design, making the overall process much quicker and efficient.
Ansys BladeModeler | Your Ticket to Blade Design Optimization
Start with a few of your own defined parameters (pressure ratio, mass flow rotational speed, gas properties, geometric constraints) and the software will calculate a 3-D blade geometry and calculates aerodynamic performance parameters. It will also provide you with a meridional view of the impeller.
- Computations consider 1D in-line analytical model for centrifugal compressors with variable inlet guide vanes
- Simulated 1D models are developed to predict the effect of varying the inlet guide vane angle at different rotational speeds
- Iterative algorithms embedded within software, providing a fast and efficient method for evaluating the performance of the compressor under different operating conditions
How are centrifugal compressors and pumps used in industrial applications?
Centrifugal compressors and pumps are universally used in a range of industrial applications like refrigeration and air conditioning, turbo-machinery, power generation, and turbochargers. While a compressor can be designed with a specific operating condition in mind, it is often imperative to run the compressor over a wide flow range. As a result, off-design performance and efficiency are often an essential consideration. The mass flow rate, and subsequently the pressure change across the compressor, can be maintained by adjusting the rotational velocity of the impellers. Yet, this may not be efficient, especially if frequent adjustments are needed. An alternative approach is the application of Inlet Guide Vanes (IGVs). A positive vane angle generates preswirl in the direction of impeller rotation and, therefore, diminishes compressor work at a provided revolutions-per-minute (RPM).
- Ansys BladeModeler uses the turbo-designer language to help make complex 3D blade geometries. Allowing users to control blade angles and thickness on 2D span-wise layers.
- Blademodeler’s database readily describes the functional design of a high-level language architecture directed towards the execution of programs written in Turbo-designer language (among others), with the ideas being applied to other block-structured languages in general.
- In fact, Blademodeler’s language processor does not necessitate complex software of compilers, assemblers, and linkage editors in order to run Turbo Pascal source code programs. The language processor can execute Turbo Pascal programs numerous orders of magnitude faster than conventional systems without specified language orientation.
- The Blademodeler language processor closely reflects the data and control constructs of the high-level language. The language processor is crafted as a pipelined processor in which several dedicated hardware processors are operating simultaneously. Other innovations in Blademodeler’s language processor are also described, making greater use of current developments in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) technology.
- Flank milling operations are particularly common in aerospace industry, especially when milling impellers and blades of the gas turbines.
- The fundamental operations are usually conducted on three-, four- and five-axis machine tools depending on the complexity of the airfoils to be machined.
- The part is modeled and multi-axis NC tool path is generated in CAD environment. However, traditional machining process physics is not considered in selecting feeds, speeds and depth of cuts during NC tool path generation step. Blademodeler solves this oversight through integrative capabilities.
- The software seamlessly present unique solution (based on industry) that integrates process simulation and optimization to flank milling operations conducted with tapered helical ball end mills.
- Majority of the past research in flank milling has been dedicated to modeling of the ruled surface which can be machined in flank milling mode. Ansys Blademodeler trailblazes where most researchers left off.
- Ansys BladeModeler allows you to easily import other non-blade components from all major third-party CAD vendors.
- All components such as hub metal, blade fillets and cutoffs can be also be defined within the software. From there they can be quickly exported and ready for simulation.
- Ansys Workbench integration allows you to streamline your turbomachinery workflow from blade design all the way to post-processing and design exploration and parametric studies.
- One of Blademodeler’s main objectives of efficient modern gas turbine engine design is to reduce secondary flow loss at any stage.
- Normally, the gas turbine has a higher end-wall angle design to achieve high-efficiency execution.
- The high endwall angle is devised to reduce the large deflection angle of the blade profile and meet the constraints of the expansion ratio.
- Due to the large expansion angle, the end-wall boundary layer splits early, resulting in a large secondary flow loss. At the same time, the thermal load of the endwall is impacted by the secondary flow and becomes more complex.
- Various studies on this topic have shown that fillet structure plays an important role in reducing secondary flow loss. However, few software’s have been optimized specifically for Fillet Characteristics.
- Our team understands the significant value to build software accommodating the influence of fillet structure on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of the large meridional expansion turbine stators.
Comprehensive List of Ansys CFD Products
Fluent
Ansys’ most powerful computational fluid dynamics tool, Fluent, includes well-validated physical modeling capabilities to deliver fast, accurate results across the widest range of CFD and multiphysics applications.
CFX
Ansys CFX is a high-performance computational fluid dynamics tool that delivers reliable and accurate solutions quickly for a wide range of applications, including leading capabilities for rotating machinery.
EnSight
Ansys EnSight is the market leader for data visualization. Its post-processing tool includes models with more than hundreds of millions of cells, providing engineers with insights unavailable elsewhere.
Polyflow
Ansys Polyflow provides advanced fluid dynamics technology for companies in the polymer, glass, metals, and cement processing industries.
Chemkin-Pro
Ansys Chemkin-Pro is the gold standard for modeling and simulating complex gas phase and surface chemistry reactions for fast, accurate development of combustion systems.
TurboGrid
Ansys TurboGrid complements rotating machinery simulation with a specialized, easy-to-use tool for the rapid 3D design of rotating machinery components.
Forte
Ansys Forte accurately simulates IC engine combustion performance with nearly any fuel, helping engineers rapidly design cleaner burning, high-efficiency, fuel-flexible engines.
VistaTF
Ansys Vista TF complements rotating machinery simulation by enabling engineers to quickly develop blade geometries that achieve desired performance objectives.
BladeModeler
Ansys BladeModeler complements rotating machinery simulation with a specialized, easy-to-use tool for the rapid 3D design of rotating machinery components.
Mosaic Meshing
Mosaic Mesh, a Hexahedral Dominant Mesh Software accelerates the meshing process with a reduced face count, higher quality cells and efficient parallel scalability.
FENSAP-ICE
FENSAP-ICE is the premier in-flight icing simulation system. Its innovative, graphical environment provides intuitive file management and makes it easy to interact between simulation modules.
Fluent Meshing
Fluent meshing provides automation to highly crafted meshing. Methods available cover the meshing spectrum of high-order linear elements to tetrahedral and polyhedral analysis.
Ansys CFD Licenses
CFD Enterprise
To benefit from all the computational fluid dynamic solvers that Ansys offers, choose the CFD Enterprise toolkit. CFD Enterprise offers full versions of Ansys Fluent, AIM Pro, and CFX to help you optimize product performance with well-validated physical modeling capabilities that deliver quick, accurate results.
Engineers use Ansys CFX for the most accurate, robust, and rapid simulation for rotating machinery such as fans, pumps, compressors, and gas and hydraulic turbines. Companies in the glass, metals, polymer, and cement industries can choose Ansys Polyflow for advanced fluid dynamics technology.
CFD Premium
Today’s experienced engineers need well-validated CFD results to analyze products quickly and thoroughly. With full versions of Ansys Fluent, CFX, and SpaceClaim included, CFD Premium provides accurate, quick, and robust results.
Engineers can simulate IC engine combustion performance with Ansys Forte. Simulate with nearly any type of fuel to quickly design high-efficiency, clean-burning engines that are fuel flexible. To ensure speed and safety for in-flight icing certification, Ansys FENSAP-ICE provides accurate, rapid aircraft icing assessments, along with other comprehensive analysis in the aerospace industry.