WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, USA, Oct 23, 2024 – Concepts NREC is pleased to announce the release of version 2024.2 of the Agile Engineering Design System.
The Agile Engineering Design System is an integrated suite of software modules for Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) specialized for turbomachinery.
For decades we have offered Pushbutton CFD, the ability for a turbomachinery designer to run CFD inside of the design environment with a set of default meshing, boundary conditions, and solver settings and then post-process the CFD results with turbomachinery-specific views. For the past 8 years we have included the ability to run the NUMECA Fine/Turbo (now Cadence Fidelity) in the same environment and with the release of v2024.2 the ANSYS TurboGrid mesher and CFX solvers can be used in the same way. Companies that rely on AxCent for design and CFX for analysis will now have a greatly streamlined workflow to increase productivity.
We have also made a major upgrade to our Throughflow solver. The Throughflow solver is a 2D version of our pbCFD solver that relies on empirical loss and deviation models in the blade-to-blade direction. Throughflow now includes a design mode that can automatically set inlet and exit blade angles to match a desired incidence and stage pressure split. In addition, we continue our work making secondary flows in all classes of turbomachines easier to design and analyze at all levels (meanline, 3D geometry, and CFD). All of the modules have been upgraded in this release and every engineer will find something new to help them design better turbomachinery!
Any design coming out of our CAE tools can be seamlessly transferred to MAX-PAC, our turbomachinery specialized 5-axis machining toolpath generation software. Version 2024.2 of MAX-PAC has been simultaneously released and includes a major upgrade to the mixer functionality. Users can now generate inserts, retracts, transitions and change spindle speeds while mixing operations. We also continue our plan to make MAX-PAC easier to use by allowing customization of APT format inside of the MAX-PAC UI.
Dr. Peter Weitzman, President of Agile Engineering Software commented “Although we do not sell CFX ourselves, we acknowledge that it is one of the industry standard tools for turbomachinery design and analysis. Our customers have been asking us to integrate CFX with AxCent for a long time and I am happy that we can deliver this to make their work easier. I also want to add that this version of AxCent won’t look like the one your boss learned 25 years ago, the 3D graphics have had an overhaul for a nicer look!”
Availability
Version 2024.2 is available now for active Agile Product Support (APS) members to download at the customer support center or by emailing support@conceptsnrec.com.
To schedule a live demo or request a trial license please contact sales@conceptsnrec.com.
About Concepts NREC
Headquartered in the USA, Concepts NREC is the only company in the world with end-to-end capabilities to take turbomachinery products from concept to reality. For more than 65 years, Concepts NREC has been at the forefront of turbomachinery design and innovation, providing engineering services, design software, CAM software, precision manufacturing, assembly, testing, training, and installation. Our mission is to provide the cutting-edge turbomachinery products, tools, and solutions the world needs for a sustainable future.
About Agile Engineering Design System
Concepts NREC’s Agile Engineering Design System is a complementary suite of programs for Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) that covers the entire design process — from preliminary sizing through fluid dynamics and mechanical stress and vibration analysis. Final designs can be easily imported into our industry-leading CAM software, MAX-PAC, to create efficient 5-axis machining strategies.
To learn more, visit our website at www.conceptsnrec.com.
