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  • Customer Success Story – Melling Pump

    Challenge

    To optimize the design of impellers of centrifugal pumps for improving the performance at high flow rates and temperatures and meet certain head requirements.

    The pump was operated with the fluid at a very high temperature (>100 degree C) and the saturation pressure of the fluid at this temperature is quite high (~1 bar). Cavitation plays a huge part at higher flow rates in such pumps, and a similar observation was made during the experiments conducted by the customer. Additionally, the impeller dimensions were to be kept constant since the customer wanted to retrofit the impeller in the existing setup. So, the number and nature of variables we had the freedom to change, was limited.

    Solution

    • Simerics’ Sensitivity Analysis Tool was used to identify the variables that most impacted the performance of the pump.

    • A Design of Experiments (DOE) study was run to develop a surrogate model / function that accurately defined the relationship between the input variables(geometric parameters) and the output (performance).

    • The Simerics in-house Optimizer then used the generated surrogate model to iteratively generate designs that performed incrementally better than those from previous iterations.

    • The whole process is automated and needs minimal user input.

    Benefits

    • The customer decided to prototype the designs generated by the optimizer using a 3D printer (refer the below images) and subsequent tests were performed.

    • Accordingly, four different designs were selected and were evaluated.

    • The tests confirmed both the qualitative and the quantitative predictions made by the optimizer. All the generated designs performed considerably better than the baseline impeller.

    • The optimization process took less than eight hours, owing to our state-of-the-art pump simulation software and robust optimization methodology.

  • Free Webinar: CFD 101 for Engineers, Designers and Engineering Managers

    Join Simerics & PTC for this free intro to CFD for Engineers, Designers and Engineering Managers.

    When: June 24, 2020 | 11am ET to Noon ET

    To register go here.

  • SIMERICS Chinese Distributors & Customers Training Sessions

    Several online training sessions were conducted between February and March 2020 to the Chinese distributors. They acquired a comprehensive and deep understanding of new capabilities of Simerics-MP/MP+. The topics included simulation solutions in the field of PD pumps & compressors, automotive vehicle and powertrain, heat transfer and so on.

    During April and May, Simerics, Inc. hosted a series of webinars presenting new applications of Simerics-MP/MP+ to Chinese customers representing various industries. The webinar series not only received positive responses from customers, but also the customers showed a great interest in topics presented, indicating interest in advanced trainings, and software trials.

  • Webinar: Simulating Performance of Fluid Machines – Compressors

    Join us on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 at 11:30 AM-12:30 PM (IST) for the “Simulating Performance of Fluid Machines – Compressors” webinar. During this webinar you will be able to watch case studies from leaders in global markets, demonstrating how Simerics-MP+ helped them successfully meet their deadlines as well as see how Simerics-MP+ can help you affordably improve your designs and develop innovative products.

    Learn more about the webinar and register here.

  • SIMERICS India hosts a series of webinars

    A series of webinars on Fluid Machines were held in Bangalore, India from April 28- 30, 2020. The prospective customers were provided the opportunity to learn about the uniqueness of Simerics-MP+ and best practices in simulating the performance of Centrifugal Machines, Positive Displacement Machines, Hydraulic Systems with Valves and Compressors.

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