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  • Simerics and CFturbo sign collaborative agreement

    CFturbo GmbH and Simerics Inc. have signed an agreement  to develop and maintain interfaces between the turbomachinery design software CFturbo®; and Simerics’ virtual testing CFD tools PumpLinx and Simerics MP. This collaboration will offer the user of both software packages a complete process for the design, the analysis and the simulation of turbo machineries.

  • Simerics at ASME/Bath 2013 Conference

    Simerics is a Sponsor this year at the ASME/Bath 2013 Conference in Sarasota, Florida, October 6-9, 2013. As a sponsor, Simerics will host an exhibition table for anyone interested in a first-hand introduction to PumpLinx®. In addition, Colin O’Shea from Levant Power will present a joint paper (FPMC2013-4402) during the technical sessions on the use of PumpLinx® to gain a 3x increase in efficiency in the design of their active suspension system, GenShock.

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    Sponsored jointly by the University of Bath Centre for Power Transmission and Motion Control (PTMC) and ASME Fluid Power Systems Technology Division (FPST) this international symposium provides a forum for leading-edge activities in the field of fluid power and motion control.

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  • Simerics at Pump Users Symposium in Houston

    Simerics will be participating in the 42th Turbomachinery and 29th International Pump Users Symposia, which will be held on October 1-3, 2013 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX.

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    Both symposia feature lectures, tutorials, case studies, discussion groups, and short courses, as well as exhibits of the latest services and full-sized equipment. The Pump & Turbomachinery Symposia continue to be the only meeting organized by users for users from around the world. Please, visit us at booth #1607 at the 29th International Pump Users Symposium Exhibition in Houston, Texas. For more information click here.

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  • Levant Power optimizes GenShock with PumpLinx®

    Levant Power is developing GenShock, an active suspension system for cars and trucks that vastly improves ride, handling, and comfort. PumpLinx is at the center of their product development process, and has quantitatively helped drive the design of their technology. A joint technical paper (FPMC2013-4402 ) entitled “Analysis and Optimization of an Electrohydraulic Valve for use in a Fully-Active Vehicle Suspension through the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics,” will be presented in the optimization Session of the ASME/Bath 2013Symposium on Fluid Power & Motion Control, Tuesday, October 08, 2013 04:00 PM-05:15 PM.

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    “PumpLinx has enabled our engineering team to accurately simulate performance of GenShock and its internal design features. It is delivering more accurate results for our hydraulic pump and valve modeling efforts than previous CFD packages we have utilized, saving us time and money. A couple data points: our latest generation GenShock demonstrated empirical performance within 1.7% of our un-calibrated predictions. The ability to accurately simulate design features enabled us to rapidly hone in on design enhancements, delivering a 3x improvement in system efficiency over the previous generation. ”

    Zack Anderson

    Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer

    Levant Power Corp.

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  • Short Course: PumpLinx® for PD machines at City University London, 8th Sept.

    Dr. Sam Lowry, President Simerics will present an introductory lecture on “PumpLinx: Virtual Testing of Fluid Pumps, Motors, Compressors, Valves and Systems” at the City University of London Short Course to be held on the 7th and 8th of September 2013. The Short Course is offered in conjunction with the International Conference on Compressors and their Systems 2013 September 9th and 10th. The specific time of the session “Application of CFD in Positive Displacement Machines” is Sunday, 08/Sep/2013: 9:30am – 11:00am, Session Chair: Konstantinos Haliskos.

    Abstract: “PumpLinx: Virtual Testing of Fluid Pumps, Motors, Compressors, Valves and Systems”

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    Yu Jiang, Sam Lowry

    Simerics, United States of America

    Computer simulations of pumps and compressors can now serve the same function as hardware testing. These simulations can be done in less time with less cost while providing engineering data of similar quality as experiments. Furthermore, computer modeling can be performed directly by the engineer doing the hardware design, thus providing a tight link between analysis and design optimization. Virtual testing can also be used to analyze problems with existing hardware, either as standalone components or in the context of a system. This presentation focuses on PumpLinx, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool that serves as a virtual test bed. PumpLinx predicts the performance of pumps and compressors in terms of head rise, power, efficiency, cavitation effects, noise, and/or damage. PumpLinx starts with existing designs created in a third party CAD package. Once the geometry is imported, the pump is meshed, modeled, simulated and analyzed, all in a single interface. Various operating conditions and fluid properties can be input to simulate the pump or compressor over a range of operating conditions. The output is similar to what would be measured for a fully instrumented test, with additional flow visualization and integrated quantities. This presentation will provide selected examples of the simulation of compressors and pumps.

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