Axial Turbine Stage
Automated software for designing turbine blades
In spring of 2012 we did our first project on full automation of CFD process. Our customer was looking for a CFD software for rapid prototyping of steam turbine blades at reasonable cost tailored to the specifics of their development which would be able to capture all the phenomena occurring in his turbine design. 1D or 2D CFD analysis did not seem sufficient for the prediction of relevant parameters of the axial steam turbine blade. The whole methodology creation process of rapid cfd simulation of axial stages later became a part of the Turbomachinery CFD package.
We have successfully implemented the automation of CFD processes and found the Best-Practice setup that gives high quality of results consistent with the customer’s requirements. Our PBS proved it is very effective and “user-friendly” – the user inserts only two input files and run only one command. The whole process takes 1-4 hours to complete depending on the quality of the mesh. Outputs from the calculation are the flow field visualization, various 2D graphs of selected variables in selected locations and information on efficiencies and losses of the stator, rotor and the entire stage. We continue working on the further development of the whole solution. We see the future of CFD in using the of solutions based on the principle of automation and PBS.
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