Turbomachinery design
Turbomachinery design is PCA's principal service to clients. We have been designing turbomachines for industry since the Company began in 1989. PCA is one of very few companies worldwide that can provide a full turbomachine design - from preliminary design through to CFD analysis, detailed structural design, and solid modelling. PCA has designed product and prototype turbomachines for major manufacturers of aero-engines, industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, turbochargers (both industrial and auotmotive), industrial compressors and expanders, low-speed fans, and pumps.
Turbomachine Types
PCA designs the following types of turbomachine:
- axial-flow turbines
- axial-flow compressors
- centrifugal compressors
- mixed-flow compressors
- radial inflow turbines
- low speed fans
- pumps
- gas expanders
Solid model of a two-stage centrifugal compressor
PCA's design systems
PCA's design systems incorporate the best current technology for the entire turbomachine design, incorporating: preliminary design methods, performance prediction, throughflow, CFD, finite element structural analysis, and solid modelling.
PCA's design intentions
In the all our turbomachine designs PCA's intentions are
- to achieve a design which meets the performance in every respect
- to achieve state-of-art performance or better
- to achieve a robust mechanical design
- to meet delivery timescales
- to stand by our design and to ensure that all the client’s requirements are met
Recent turbomachinery design projects
- automotive turbocharger compressor and turbine
- mixed-flow aero-engine compressor
- two-stage real-gas refrigeration compressor
- compressor-turbine and power turbine for an industrial gas turbine
- re-design of axial compressor blades for large industrial gas turbine
- design of low-speed wind tunnel axial fan
CFD analysis of a radial inflow turbine wheel:
Downloads
Here we have provided some downloads we believe you will find useful about this service.
Design of radial turbines: PCA factsheet
A summary of PCA's approach to designing radial turbines for automotive turbochargers