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Version	Price & Buy
2025 R2.1.121 + CFTurbo FEA 2025 R2.0	$75
2023 R2.3.103 + CFTurbo FEA V2023 R2.1	$65
2022 R2.4.88	$60
2021 R2.2.72	$50

What is CFturbo 2025 and Who Uses It?

Comprehensive Turbomachinery Design Platform

CFturbo 2025 serves as a complete conceptual design environment where engineers transform performance specifications into production-ready 3D geometry. New in CFturbo 2025 R2: flexible volute inlet direction (any angle between axial and radial), variable blade fillet radius, and airfoil-based stator design capabilities expand creative possibilities beyond traditional constraints. Engineers work directly with meridional contours, blade profiles, and flow path geometry using intuitive visual controls backed by performance prediction calculations.

The platform handles both incompressible and compressible flow applications across radial, mixed-flow, and axial configurations. CFturbo 2025 R2 introduces enhanced STL surface export that delivers up to 10x faster processing for rotational symmetric components by leveraging periodic boundary conditions, dramatically accelerating the transition from design to simulation phases.

Industries and Applications

Engineering teams across aerospace, automotive, energy, oil and gas, HVAC, marine, process industry, appliances, and medical technology rely on CFturbo 2025 for turbomachinery development. The software supports design workflows in large corporations, emerging startups, universities, and research organizations with equal effectiveness.

Typical applications include centrifugal pumps for industrial processes, axial fans for ventilation systems, radial compressors for automotive turbochargers, mixed-flow blowers for HVAC equipment, and gas turbines for power generation. CFturbo 2025 handles specialized components like inducers, sewage water impellers, and low specific speed pump designs using the Barske method.

What Makes CFturbo 2025 Unique for Design Engineers?

Unprecedented Design Flexibility

CFturbo 2025 R2 introduces design controls that were previously unavailable in turbomachinery software. Variable blade fillet radius allows engineers to specify four distinct values around the blade perimeter, optimizing stress distribution and fluid dynamics simultaneously. Blade thickness can now be applied to the meanline, suction side, or pressure side depending on structural requirements and manufacturing constraints.

The enhanced meridional design tools in CFturbo 2025 provide easier handling of curve segments, B-spline manipulation, and split features. Engineers adjust hub and shroud contours while monitoring area progression, static moment, and curvature diagrams in real-time. New in CFturbo 2025 R2: airfoil design mode for axial stators offers an alternative to traditional meanline approaches, matching the flexibility already available for axial impellers.

Streamlined Workflow Efficiency

• Semi-automated design mode generates complete first drafts from design point specifications (flow rate, head, rotational speed)
• CFturbo 2025 R2 introduces read-only collaboration mode that enables team review without consuming component licenses
• Alias naming for batch parameters simplifies integration with DoE and third-party optimization software
• Modern graphics technology in the project handling interface accelerates component management tasks

CFturbo 2025 eliminates traditional bottlenecks where engineers spent days creating initial geometry by hand. The platform generates manufacturable blade geometries and optimized flow paths automatically, then provides precise control for refinement based on specific application requirements.

How Does CFturbo 2025 Connect to Your Existing Tools?

CAE Integration Advantages

CFturbo 2025 R2 expands export interfaces to include ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS Discovery, and CONVERGE CFD alongside existing connections to ANSYS Mechanical, STAR-CCM+, and open-source platforms. The improved TCAE export format now supports all TCAE modules including TMESH, TCFD, TFEA, TCAA, and TOPT. CONVERGE exports include geometry, mesh, and solver settings for immediate simulation startup.

The CFturbo extension for ANSYS Workbench allows all output parameters to function as responses in optimization studies and parametric samplings. Engineers establish bidirectional workflows where design modifications automatically propagate through CFD validation and structural analysis without manual file transfers or format conversions.

Automated Export Workflows

CFturbo 2025 R2 improves STL triangulation with new "Grading" and "Element optimization" parameters that control mesh density growth and surface smoothness. These enhancements produce higher-quality meshes for CFD preprocessing while reducing file sizes and export times. The software automatically handles periodic boundaries, rotating zones, and multi-component assemblies with correct relative positioning.

Engineers export complete flow domains (impeller passages, diffuser sections, volute chambers) or isolated components for focused analysis. CFturbo 2025 maintains geometric accuracy throughout the export process, preserving critical features like blade edge radii, tip clearances, and surface curvature distributions.

What Can You Design with CFturbo 2025?

Component Coverage

• Centrifugal, mixed-flow, and axial impellers for pumps and compressors
• Radial and axial diffusers with flexible cutwater shapes
• Volutes with customizable inlet angles and cross-sectional area distributions
• Return channels for multi-stage configurations
• Nozzle rings and guide vane assemblies
• Turbine rotors for energy extraction applications

CFturbo 2025 accommodates unconventional designs including low specific speed pumps using Barske methodology, sewage impellers with solid handling capabilities, and inducers for cavitation prevention. The software handles both standard industrial configurations and highly specialized research applications with equal capability.

From Concept to Simulation

Design workflows begin with performance specifications: volume flow rate, pressure rise (or head), and rotational speed. CFturbo 2025 calculates specific speed, suggests machine type, and generates initial geometry that meets thermodynamic and geometric constraints. Engineers refine the design through visual editing of meridional contours, blade angle distributions, and thickness profiles.

The platform provides blade-to-blade flow calculations showing velocity and pressure distributions before CFD simulation. This intermediate verification step identifies potential separation zones or undesirable flow patterns while geometry remains easily modifiable. After design finalization, CFturbo 2025 exports complete simulation-ready models to your preferred CAE environment.

What's New in CFturbo 2025 Release?

R2 Release Enhancements

CFturbo 2025 R2, released in July 2025, focuses on design flexibility and CAE connectivity. The flexible volute inlet direction feature eliminates the previous axis-parallel restriction, allowing engineers to orient volute inlets at any angle between purely axial and purely radial approaches. This capability optimizes packaging in constrained installations and improves flow distribution in specialized applications.

Variable blade fillet radius functionality addresses the long-standing limitation of uniform fillet sizing. Engineers now specify independent radius values at hub leading edge, hub trailing edge, shroud leading edge, and shroud trailing edge. This precision control optimizes both hydraulic performance and structural integrity based on localized stress and flow conditions.

Performance Improvements

CFturbo 2025 R1, released earlier in the year, delivered breakthrough performance gains in STL surface export operations. By implementing periodic boundary condition awareness, the software achieves up to 10x speed improvement when exporting rotational symmetric components. This optimization dramatically reduces waiting time during iterative design cycles where engineers frequently export geometry for external validation.

The R1 release modernized project handling with updated graphics technology, creating a more responsive interface for managing multi-component assemblies. BLADERUNNER, the integrated CFD automation tool for SIMERICS MP/MP+, gained transient simulation capability and flexible diagram arrangement options. All CFturbo output parameters became accessible within ANSYS Workbench parameter sets, enabling sophisticated optimization workflows.

How to Start Designing with CFturbo 2025?

Interactive Design Process

Engineers create new projects by selecting the appropriate machine type (pump, compressor, fan, blower, or turbine) and entering design point specifications. CFturbo 2025 displays specific speed and recommends component types suitable for the operating conditions. The semi-automated design path generates complete initial geometry with a single click, while manual mode provides step-by-step control over every parameter.

Design windows present meridional views alongside 3D blade geometry, allowing simultaneous evaluation of profile shapes and flow path contours. Modification tools include direct manipulation of Bezier control points, numerical input fields for precise dimensions, and constraint systems that maintain geometric relationships during edits. Context-sensitive menus adapt based on selected components and active design steps.

BLADERUNNER CFD Automation

The BLADERUNNER extension transforms CFturbo 2025 into a complete design-through-analysis environment. Currently integrated with SIMERICS MP/MP+, BLADERUNNER provides a user-friendly interface for CFD preparation, meshing, solver setup, and post-processing. Engineers remain within the CFturbo environment while executing full-featured simulations that validate performance predictions.

BLADERUNNER handles both steady-state and transient simulations, automatically configuring boundary conditions, rotating zones, and mesh interfaces. Results visualization includes velocity vectors, pressure contours, and performance curves plotted directly within the familiar CFturbo interface. CFturbo plans to extend BLADERUNNER support to additional commercial CFD codes in upcoming releases.

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