CFX-BladeGen

CFXThefluidapproachtobusinesssolutionsCFXBladeGen2CFX-BladeGenCFX-BladeGenisaspecialized,easy-to-usesoftwaretoolfortherapid3-Ddesignofrotatingmachinerycomponents.IncorporatingANSYS,Inc.'sextensiveturbomachineryexpertiseintoauser-friendlygraphicalenvironment,thesoftwarecandesignaxial,mixed-flowandradialbladecomponentsinapplicationssuchas:ThecompletesolutiontobladedesignandevaluationExtensivecapabilitiesEngineersinmanyleadingturbomachinerycompaniesarealreadyexploitingthebenefitsofCFX-BladeGen.Forthem,CFX-BladeGenisprovinginvaluableinboththedesignofnewbladedcomponents,andinthere-designofexistingbladegeometriestoachievenewoperationalgoals.CFX-BladeGencomplementsthedifferentdesignmethodsofengineersinallsectorsoftherotatingmachineryindustry.Specificoperatingmodessatisfytheparticularrequirementsofradialandaxialmachinedesigners.Rapidviscous-flowscreeningForrapidviscous-flowscreeningofindividualblades,theadditionofits‘Plus’moduleconvertsCFX-BladeGenintoCFX-BladeGenPlus.Thisenhancedproductprovidesanembeddedandfullyautomatedcomputationalfluiddynamics(CFD)solver.Theturbomachinery-specificquantitativeandqualitativeresultsthatitproducespermitpre-selectionofcomponentdesignsandreducethenumberofiterationsneededtodevelopoptimumbladeprofiles.Capitalizingonleading-edgeexpertiseCFX-BladeGengivesyouaccesstoturbomachinery-specificexpertisethathasbeenbuiltupovermanyyears.ANSYSisthemarketleaderintheprovisionofrobust,efficientandaccurateCFDtoolsfortherotatingmachineryindustry.Long-termrelationshipswithourcustomersensurethatoursoftwaremeetstheirneeds.Over500majorplayersintheindustrybenefitfromoursoftware,including:ALSTOMPowerTechnology,CarrierCorporation,Dresser-Rand,FlowserveCorporation,GMPowertrain,Grundfos,LennoxIndustries,Pratt&Whitney,Praxair,Siemens,Sulzer,TheTraneCompanyandWeirPumps.•Pumps•Compressors•Fans•Blowers•Turbines•Expanders•Turbochargers•InducersDesignRequirementsPerformanceandSizeSpecificationRapidBladeDesignCFX-BladeGenRapidBladeDesignandViscousFlowScreeningCFX-BladeGenPlusCAD,CAM,CAEStructuralAnalysis,Prototyping...RapidBladeDesignandDetailedCFDAnalysisCFX-BladeGenandCFX-TASCflowNewDesignInitialSizingSoftwareCFXBladeDesignToolBoxDataImportDataExport(IGES,DXF,ibl...)ModificationofExistingDesignCADModel,Drawing...3CFX-BladeGenTheoptimalbladedesignprocedureCFX-BladeGenprovidestheessentiallinkbetweenbladedesign,advancedfluidflowanalysisandmanufacturing.Youcanintegratethesoftwareintoyourdesignenvironmentatthreedifferentlevels:•CFX-BladeGen:Astand-aloneblade-specificcomputer-aideddesigntool.•CFX-BladeGenPlus:Incorporationofthe‘Plus’moduleintotheCFX-BladeGendesigntooladdsintegratedrapidviscous-flowscreening.•CFX-BladeGenwithCFX-TurboGridandCFX-TASCflow:Providingfull3-DCFDanalysisofcompletemachines,includingrotor/statorinteractions,inadditiontodesignandscreeningfunctionality.Integratedbladedesign4CFX-BladeGenRadialmachinerydesigners,typicallyworkinginangle/thicknessmode,optimizebladedesignsbydefiningmeridionalprofile,bladewrap(bladeangle),thicknessdistribution,andleading/trailing-edgeshape.ANACAprofilegeneratorisalsoavailabletodefinethethicknessdistribution.Axialturbinedesigners,whotypicallyworkinpressureside/suctionsidemode,cancreateimprovedbladingthroughindependentdescriptionofthebladepressuresideandsuctionsidecurves.However,pumpdesignersarealsoabletoaddspecialbladetreatmentssuchasunder-andoverfilingtotheleadingandtrailingedgesinthismode.DataentryEnteringdesigndetailsintoCFX-BladeGeniseasy.Youcanimportexistingdataorreadindividualpointsorcurvedatainteractivelyatthescreen.CFX-BladeGenimportcapabilitiesinclude:•IGESformats•CFX-TurboGridfiles•Generic(x,y,z)or(r,,z)datafilesAbatch-modecapability,withfileinput,alsoallowsintegrationofCFX-BladeGenintoanoptimizationsystem.CFX-BladeGenRapidbladedesigntoolDatainterfaceThroughitsintuitivegraphicaluserinterface,CFX-BladeGenisdesignedspecificallytobeuserfriendly.Theworkingenvironmentisdividedintothreeorfourviews(dependingonthemode)thatbreakdownthebladedefinitionintosimpler,2-Dcomponents.Youcanworkonyourdesignusinganyviewandthechangesautomaticallypropagatetoallotherviews.TheMeridionalViewallowseasydefinitionofthemeridionalprofile,includinghubandshrouddescription,andleadingandtrailingedgeprofiles,permittingbowingandsplittercut-offpositioningandshaping.TheAngleDistributionViewfacilitatesdescriptionofthebladewrapanglealonganylayer(meridionalstreamline).Definitionofthebladeshapeispossiblealongmultiple,arbitrarilydefinedlayerspermittingsculpting.IntheThicknessDistributionView,theusercaneasilyspecifythenormalortangentialthicknessdistributionofthebladealonganymeridionalstreamline.ThePressure/SuctionSideViewpermitsdesignersofaxialturbomachinerytodefinethetwosidesofabladeindependently.Aspecializeddialogallowsdirectinputofstaggerangle,wedgeangle,andleadingedgeandtrailingedgebladeangleandthicknessandgeneratestheprofilesusingBeziercurves.AnAuxiliaryViewdisplaysvariousgeometrydiagnosticsoftheblade.TheseincludeaBlade-to-BladeView(includingthethroat),Quasi-orthogonalAreaDistribution,MeridionalCurvature,Blade-to-BladeCurvature,andother