Concepts NREC Ships Agile 2009 for Turbomachinery
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RIVER JUNCTION, VT, Sep 18, 2009 – Concepts NREC, a world leader in
turbomachinery design, research, engineering and manufacturing, today
announced that its Agile Engineering Design System 2009 (Agile 2009)
software is now shipping. Upgraded with over 40 new computer-aided
engineering (CAE) features and enhancements, Agile 2009 provides
turbomachinery engineers with new design and analysis capabilities. These
upgrades were developed in response to Concepts NREC Agile software user
group input for the benefit of existing and new users. With this release,
Concepts NREC underscores its fully integrated engineering, design and
machining capabilities, allowing for more effective and efficient
turbomachinery.
Concepts NREC's PushbuttonCFD volute provides
previously missing piece for turbomachinery engineering puzzle
“Upgrades to our software are a major part of our commitment to our
users,” says Mark Anderson, vice president of software for Concepts NREC.
“We perform a lot of research plus listen to our customers and others in
turbomachinery to provide exclusive products for our customers. Our Agile
2009 upgrades reflect what the industry needs.”
Anderson added that there are cyclical patterns in turbomachinery as in
every industry and that the mega trend in engineering software is to take
advantage of ever-growing computing power and core technologies such as
visualization and solution algorithms. Striving for greater efficiency is
part of this trend. All the new features in Concepts NREC’s Agile 2009
software help engineers improve their designs, making them more efficient
through reduced fuel consumption and carbon dioxide output.
“The benefit of increasing efficiencies in turbomachinery designs is
quite large since nearly every watt of electricity comes from some form of
turbomachinery. A huge amount of that power is used, in turn, by
turbomachinery. Even a one percent overall efficiency gain is huge,”
Anderson says.
Some of the new features and upgrades in the Concepts NREC Agile 2009 are
pushbutton computational fluid dynamics (PushbuttonCFD) volute support,
integrated finite element analysis (FEA), global grid smoothing, mixed grid
topologies and mass-flow boundary conditions.
Agile 2009 PushbuttonCFD volute solution was developed with Concepts
NREC’s research budget. Because, industry wide, laying out volutes has been
notoriously expensive, Concepts NREC applied research funds to develop the
PushbuttonCFD volute solution, a previously missing piece in the
turbomachinery engineering puzzle.
The integrated FEA stress analysis capabilities found in Agile 2009
consolidate turbomachinery engineering, design and analysis tools. Designers
now weigh all the variables earlier in the process, saving time and money by
eliminating the need for a lot of back-and-forth between aerodynamics and
stress analysis teams, which in turn reduces errors and leads to better
trade-off studies.
Enhancements made to grid generation in Agile 2009 include global grid
smoothing and mixed grid topologies that allow for better grid quality for
fully integrated turbomachinery engineering, design and analysis. Combining
these technologies into one design system gives engineers enormous
advantages by helping to achieve better end results in less time.
Mass-flow boundary conditions, now available in Agile 2009, allow for
solutions to be set to converge to specific mass flows. Additionally, mass
flow boundary conditions can increase solutions ranges. This enables
engineers to develop more complex, yet more efficient turbomachinery
designs.
Availability
Concepts NREC's new Agile Design System Software 2009 is available via
the company’s worldwide sales offices and authorized distributors. For a
list of sales contacts and distributors, go to
http://www.conceptsnrec.com.
Free Webinar Series
Concepts NREC's Agile Engineering Design System software covers all
aspects of turbomachinery design and analysis. Its integrated CAE tools help
in development of rotating machinery like turbines, compressors, fans and
pumps from preliminary design, detailed design, computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA) to optimization.
Concepts NREC is offering free webinars for anyone interested in learning
how to more easily and quickly leverage the Agile 2009 software tools to
design more efficient turbomachinery. The 1.5 hour webinars are scheduled
for:
- Thursday, October 8, 2009, 10:00 a.m. Eastern
- Thursday, November 5, 2009, 10:00 a.m. Eastern
- Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 10:00 a.m. Eastern
To register, email Concepts NREC at
software@conceptsnrec.com.
About Concepts NREC’s Agile Engineering Design System
The Agile Engineering Design System is the only commercially available
turbomachinery design system that encompasses the complete engineering
process: engineering, design and machining. Integrated elements of the
system include preliminary detail design and sophisticated analysis tools,
including rapid computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element analysis
(FEA) and rotor dynamics. The system also offers specialized five-axis
machining software, automated optimization and a smooth transfer of data to
computer-aided design (CAD) packages. These sophisticated software tools
empower turbomachinery designers and product development teams to apply
cost-effective concurrent development approaches while balancing
performance, reliability, operating life and low-cost manufacturability
issues.
Significant improvements in computer-aided design (CAD) compatibility are
included in the Agile 2009 release. Users can now output files in IGES, STEP
and STL formats. Agile 2009 requires a Pentium 3, 500 MHz or equivalent
processor running on a Windows 2000, XP or NT operating system, 2 GB of free
space, 256 MB of memory, a 32-MB memory card and a 19” monitor with 16-bit,
1024x 768 resolution.
About Concepts NREC
Concepts NREC is a leading worldwide organization providing
turbomachinery design, engineering services, manufacturing and CAE/CAM
software, with a staff of over 100 professionals at its facilities in
Wilder, Vt., and Woburn, Mass. For more than a half century, Concepts NREC
has provided manufacturers, users, government agencies and the engineering
community with technology tools, services and products that have met their
needs, helped achieve their goals and aided in development and production of
some of the world’s most advanced products. Concepts NREC is headquartered
at 217 Billings Farm Road, White River Junction, Vt., 05001-9486. Telephone:
802-296-2321. Facsimile: 802-296-2325.
For more information, visit
www.conceptsnrec.com.
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