TurboTides Software and Engineering Services

TurboTides Compressor

TurboTides Compressor Design System

TurboTides for Compressors contains all the design, analysis and optimization tools a compressor designer needs in a single monolithic seamless workflow and is made for the design and optimization for Radial, Mixed-flow and Axial Compressors.

Including:

  • Modern seamless workflow (GUI)
  • Cycle analysis supports the design, analysis, and optimization of all common thermodynamic cycles and configurations.
  • 1D meanline with advanced Data Reduction for model calibration
    • Design complete stages with additional components such as vaned and vaneless diffusers, stators, volutes, and additional stages.
  • 2D Throughflow and Blade to Blade CFD Solvers
  • Detailed 3D geometry generation
  • 3D blade shaping operations
  • Advanced volute shaping and editing
  • Integrated 3D CFD
    • Automatic structured meshing mesh and simulation setup
    • “One-click” setup
  • Built-in optimization
  • Database for storing and re-using legacy designs for use in future designs
  • CAD Import/Export
    • Ability to export the 3D model for further applications like flow simulation (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA) and mechanical design (CAD).
  • 3D Structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
  • Support linear and non-linear static analysis, thermal analysis and modal analysis.
  • Automatic pre-processing: Automatic mesh generation and automatic setup of constraints, loads, and CFD loads
  • Full post-processing support: text report, Campbell/ interference diagram, contour and deformation plots, etc.
  • Integration for seamless export to ANSYS CFX (through Turbo Grid) or ANSYS Mechanical.  TurboTides is an authorized ANSYS Software Solutions Partner.
  • No extra costs for common functions such as LAN floating, multi-stage, CAD Import/Export, additional processors, etc.

TurboTides Turbine

TurboTides Turbine Design System

TurboTides for Turbines contains all the design, analysis and optimization tools a turbine designer needs in a single monolithic seamless workflow and is made for the design and optimization for Radial, Mixed-flow and Axial Turbines.

Including:

  • Modern seamless workflow (GUI)
  • Cycle analysis supports the design, analysis, and optimization of all common thermodynamic cycles and configurations.
  • 1D meanline with advanced Data Reduction for model calibration
    • Design complete stages with additional components such as vaned and vaneless diffusers, stators, volutes, and additional stages.
  • 2D Throughflow and Blade to Blade CFD Solvers
  • Detailed 3D geometry generation
  • 3D blade shaping operations
  • Advanced volute shaping and editing
  • Integrated 3D CFD
    • Automatic structured meshing mesh and simulation setup
    • “One-click” setup
  • Built-in optimization
  • Database for storing and re-using legacy designs for use in future designs
  • CAD Import/Export
    • Ability to export the 3D model for further applications like flow simulation (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA) and mechanical design (CAD).
  • 3D Structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
  • Support linear and non-linear static analysis, thermal analysis and modal analysis.
  • Automatic pre-processing: Automatic mesh generation and automatic setup of constraints, loads, and CFD loads
  • Full post-processing support: text report, Campbell/ interference diagram, contour and deformation plots, etc.
  • Integration for seamless export to ANSYS CFX (through Turbo Grid) or ANSYS Mechanical.  TurboTides is an authorized ANSYS Software Solutions Partner.
  • No extra costs for common functions such as LAN floating, multi-stage, CAD Import/Export, additional processors, etc.

TurboTides Pump

TurboTides Pump Design System

TurboTides for Pumps contains all the design, analysis and optimization tools a pump designer needs in a single monolithic seamless workflow and is made for the design and optimization for Radial, Mixed-flow and Axial Pumps.

Including:

  • Modern seamless workflow (GUI)
  • 1D meanline with advanced Data Reduction for model calibration
    • Include IGV, OGV, inducer, continuous crossover (CCX), vaneless and vaned diffusers, volutes.
  • 2D Throughflow and Blade to Blade CFD Solvers
  • Detailed 3D geometry generation
  • Advanced volute shaping and editing
  • Integrated 3D CFD
    • Automatic structured meshing mesh and simulation setup
    • “One-click” setup
  • Built-in optimization
  • Database for storing and re-using legacy designs for use in future designs
  • CAD Import/Export
    • Ability to import CAD models from common formats
    • Ability to export the 3D model for further applications like flow simulation (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA) and mechanical design (CAD).
  • Integration for seamless export to ANSYS CFX (through Turbo Grid). TurboTides is an authorized ANSYS Software Solutions Partner.
  • No extra costs for common functions such as LAN floating, multi-stage, CAD Import/Export, additional processors, etc.

TurboTides Fan

TurboTides Fan Design System

TurboTides for Fans (and Blowers) contains all the design, analysis and optimization tools a fan designer needs in a single monolithic seamless workflow and is made for the design and optimization for Radial, Multivane, Mixed-flow and Axial Fans.

Including:

  • Modern seamless workflow (GUI)
  • 1D meanline with advanced Data Reduction for model calibration
    • Design complete stages with additional components such as vaned and vaneless diffusers, stators, volutes, and additional stages.
  • 2D Throughflow and Blade to Blade CFD Solvers
  • Detailed 3D geometry generation
  • 3D blade shaping operations
  • Advanced volute shaping and editing
  • Integrated 3D CFD
    • Automatic structured meshing mesh and simulation setup
    • “One-click” setup
  • Built-in optimization
  • Database for storing and re-using legacy designs for use in future designs
  • CAD Import/Export
    • Ability to export the 3D model for further applications like flow simulation (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA) and mechanical design (CAD).
  • Integration for seamless export to ANSYS CFX (through Turbo Grid). TurboTides is an authorized ANSYS Software Solutions Partner.

The TurboTides Concept

TurboTides was developed by an expert global team with decades working in the turbomachinery industry. TurboTides is not only a highly integrated, interdisciplinary, groundbreaking CAE package for turbomachinery design, but also a powerful platform to digitize and manage the cumulative design experience, knowledge, resources and other intellectual property of turbomachinery manufacturers.

TurboTides provides an advanced R&D platform to achieve the goal of standardizing the design process and supporting the reuse and full exploitation of current and past designs. TurboTides accomplishes this through a unique combination of fully parametric design, turbomachinery-specific data storage and retrieval, direct design methods and multidisciplinary design optimization, all within a single, fully integrated package.

Design System Integration

TurboTides is a new software that takes full advantage of the latest and most modern engineering and software development tools and practices so that it provides a highly integrated, all-in-one R&D platform. All key functions for turbomachinery design are fully integrated into the TurboTides platform, including:

◆ Cycle Analysis

◆ 1D Meanline Design and Performance Prediction

◆ 2D Throughflow and Blade-to-Blade Analysis

◆ 3D Geometry Generation and Blade Shaping

◆ CAD Import and Export Interfaces

◆ 3D CFD with Automatic Grid Generation

◆ 3D FEA for stress, thermal, and modal analysis

◆ Multi-level and multi-disciplinary optimization

◆ Knowledgebase Management

Design Process Standardization

TurboTides provides an interdisciplinary workflow management system that enables a standardized design process. By considering aerodynamic performance, mechanical design, and manufacturing at each stage of the design process, potential issues can be addressed as early as possible in each design project. 

TurboTides allows manufacturers both to standardize their design process and include multi-level optimization (from cycle, 1D, 2D, to 3D) to reduce design time, improve the design success rate, and improve the performance of their turbomachinery designs.

Design Knowledge Customization

There are various turbomachinery design models and methods for different types and applications. TurboTides allows users to apply different customizable design rules and knowledge to different applications. TurboTides offers specific design models and tools for gas turbines, turbochargers, ORC, super-critical CO2 compressors and expanders, refrigeration and heat pump compressors, process compressors, turbo expanders , centrifugal pumps, etc. Meanwhile, TurboTides offers services to customize the design system to user’s special needs, such as specific reports or a customized work flow.

Design Experience Digitization

The accumulation of design experience is essential for the long-term health any advanced turbomachinery manufacturer. TurboTides provides a powerful system for design experience digitization and technology management that has not previously been available to the turbomachinery industry.

With TurboTides, users can utilize proven design methods to mitigate design risks and shorten design phases. Find an existing design that is close to what is needed, for example, and do a shroud cut or radius trim to fit the new conditions.  Use the advanced reverse-engineering tools to import past designs into the design knowledgebase whether they were designed in TurboTides or not. 

TurboTides provides UDF (User-Defined Functions) for user’s innovations; and helps users to digitize and manage design knowledge.

Along with the preserving your organizational knowledge of turbomachinery design, TurboTides will enable the future development and application of machine learning and AI design capabilities to your turbomachinery designs.

Cycle Analysis

  • TurboTides Cycle Analysis supports the design and analysis of following thermodynamic cycles and configurations:
    • Rankine cycle, including Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)
    • Gas turbine cycle
    • Super-critical CO2 cycle
    • Refrigeration cycle
    • Turbocharger matching
    • Multistage compressor sizing and analysis, including Integrated Gear Compressor (IGC).
  • Supports various compressor and turbine model option, such as data map or a 1D model.
  • Easy setup for cycle optimization.
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1D Meanline Design and Analysis

1D meanline module supports preliminary design, analysis and data reduction for radial, mixed-flow and axial compressors, turbines, pumps and fans.

  • Calibrated 1D model through data reduction can match the test data point-by-point on full performance map.
  • Real fluid model based on REFPROP 10 and fast table.
  • User Define Function (UDF) allows user to change the default model and behavior of the program.
  • Easy setup for 1D optimization.
  • Supports scaling, trimming, flow-cut and adjustable geometry modeling.
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2D Through-flow and Blade-to-Blade Analysis

2D flow analysis includes a hub-to-shroud throughflow (S2 surface) solver and a blade-to-blade (S1 surface) solver.

  • Streamline curvature method.
  • Automatic mesh generation from 3D geometry.
  • Automatically quantify the blade geometry (blade angle, thickness, lean).
  • Considers loss, deviation and blockage and spanwise mixing.
  • Easy setup for flow passage and blade profile optimization.
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Geometry Modeler

Geometry modeler provides full support for 3D geometry generation.

  • Geometry editing of common components in radial and axial compressors, turbines, pumps, blowers and fan.
  • Mechanical geometry editing.
  • CAD import of full 3D CAD geometry including flow passage, blades, impeller blades, disk and back face feature.
  • Embedded database supports convenient storage and reuse of any 3D component models.
  • Advanced volute editing capability with convenient user control of various cross section, volute tongue, exit pipe geometry and dual volute.
  • Supports various airfoil types, such as NACA, DCA, MCA etc.
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3D CFD Analysis

Full 3D pressure based CFD solver with unstructured meshing.

  • Support parallel computing with unlimited cores.
  • Fully automatic mesh generation and setup of boundary condition;
  • Full post-processing support: text report, mesh/contour/vector/streamline/iso-surface view, line plots.
  • Support real gas calculation, including automatically generated real gas table.
  • Easy comparison plots between 3D and 1D results.

Interface to CFX TurboGrid allows easy employment of ANSYS CFX if desired

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3D Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Support Finite Element Analysis for impeller, vane element and volute.

  • Support static analysis, thermal analysis and modal analysis.
  • Support linear and nonlinear material, including elastic, plastic, creep and hyper-elastic material.
  • Convenient pre-processing support: automatic mesh generation and automatic setup of loads and constraints.
  • Passage and blade surface loads are automatically interpolated from 3D CFD results.
  • Full post-processing support: text report, Campbell diagram, interference diagram, contour and deformation plots etc.
  • Computation of weight and inertial.
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Built-in Database Support

Embedded database is a version-controlled central data storage placed on the network that facilitates the saving and reuse of design, test data, geometry models and UDF across your organization.

  • Any TurboTides objects (components, machine, curves, fluid models etc.) can be saved to the database and reloaded to the current designs.
  • Object-oriented database records support complicated data structure from performance map to component and machine geometry and flow models.
  • Allow user to define any user record types and specify their behavior through scripting.

Easy Optimization Setup

TurboTides built-in optimization capability provides convenient employment of optimization throughout every stage of design process.

  • Can invoke cycle, 1D, 2D CFD and FEA solvers conveniently in each module.
  • Through scripting, user can define complex optimization procedure such as multi‑disciplinary optimization.
easy optimization setup

Engineering Services

TurboTides offers full engineering design services to our clients, which include:

  • Aerodynamic/hydrodynamic design and analysis of compressors, turbines, pumps and fans.
  • Structural analysis of rotor and other stationary components.
  • Rotodynamic analysis for the rotating system.
  • Mechanical design, CAD, and solid modeling.
engineering services