CFD analysis
PCA has used CFD in the routine design and analysis of turbomachinery since 1992.
Expert users of ANSYS ® CFD tools
PCA Engineers has used CFD tools in the design and analysis of turbomachinery for the last 15 years. We use exclusively ANSYS ® CFD tools. Since the time when the capability of these powerful tools was enhanced to include arbitrary 3D flowfields, PCA has also used CFD in the analysis of many other fluid flow components, such as intakes, exhaust systems, and heat exchangers However, the design of turbomachinery is our main business and we have become expert in the application of ANSYS ® software in that field.
Additionally, elements of PCA's own software, Vista™, have been incorporated into ANSYS® Blade Modeler™, an outcome of a twelve-year relationship between the two companies, yielded by the ANSYS-PCA strategy to minimise the time-resource needed for CFD-led turbomachinary design. (To find out more about Vista™ see Software).
Over a decade of experience in CFD-led design of turbomachinery
PCA routinely applies ANSYS ® tools to the design of:
- centrifugal compressors
- radial turbines
- axial compressors
- axial turbines
- low-speed fans
- pumps
and examples of several of these are shown in the images on this page. Many of these analyses include the most detailed features of the flowfield, such as clearance flows, leakage flows, inlets, and delivery casings - capturing the important flow physics and its influence on the machine's performance - thereby enabling the designer to make rapid and meaningful decisions. Mulitstage analyses are also undertaken on a routine basis.