Turbomachinery: A True Multidisciplinary Engineering Challenge

Turbomachinery technology is present in many aspects of our lives. Of course, aircraft could not fly without engines, and land-based gas turbines play a key role in supplying electrical power. In the chemical industry, compressors deliver high pressure for many important processes. In addition, turbochargers are now widely used to boost the power and efficiency of gasoline and diesel engines.  All of these devices rely on the same basic fundamentals. Their development poses some complex, multidisciplinary design and engineering challenges.

This series will describe how SIMULIA’s comprehensive portfolio provides value to turbomachinery development from conceptual design to customer delivery. We will try to address the following key points:

• Reduce the risk of innovation and the occurrence of late-stage failures by employing simulation
• Simulation can reduce expensive prototype testing
• Establish and maintain the digital thread, from requirements to design to manufacturing to product delivery

E-Seminar : Simulation-driven Turbomachinery Development

We will present an overview of the SIMULIA portfolio for turbomachinery, in the context of aircraft engine development.

• This one-hour presentation will cover several applications where simulation helped solve operational issues on aircraft engines. Examples include engine acoustics, engine thermal management and structural analysis.

Interactive Workshop: Applied Simulation Solutions for Turbomachinery

In this virtual workshop, we will provide more details about simulation applied to turbomachinery development.

• The workshop will be split in five sections to address the following topics: introduction to the Lattice Boltzmann method for high accuracy flow simulation, fan noise simulation, engine thermal soak analysis, rotor dynamics analysis for shaft and bearing design, and application of multibody dynamics simulation to gearbox design.