CFturbo - Turbomachinery Design Software: Radial, Mixed-flow Pump and Ventilator Impellers and Volutes

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Volutes


Overview

  • Definition of inflow (outflow of impeller)
  • Design rule by PFLEIDERER (const. swirl) or STEPANOFF (const. velocity)
  • Design of cut-water
  • Different cross section shapes: Rectangle, Trapezoid, symmetric/asymmetric circle, free-form (Bezier)
  • Tangential or radial diffusor with round or rectangular end cross section
  • 3D representation

Detailed information


 Most important design steps


Stepwise volute design: from definition of inflow to the 3D model.

Examples of designed volutes

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[3dbezier]   [3dasym]   [3drect]   [3dbezrect]

CFturbo volutes in several CAE systems

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[ProEngineer]

 

 

PRO/Engineer Wildfire

[SolidWorks]

 

 

SolidWorks

[Unigraphics]

 

 

Unigraphics

[Catia]

 

 

Catia V5

[Inventor]

 

 

Autodesk Inventor

[AutoCAD]

 

 

AutoCAD

[ICEM-CFD]

 

 

ANSYS ICEM-CFD