--- title: ADT March Newsletter Update description: In Advanced Design Technology's March update, find the latest case studies and consultancy summaries on the use of optimizing fans and pumps, read about our latest patch for v6.7 and flashback to the '90s with our paper of the month on 3D Inverse Design. image: https://blog.adtechnology.com/hubfs/ARCTERYX-promo-image.png --- [![](https://blog.adtechnology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-4.png?width=239&height=66&name=logo-4.png)](http://adtechnology.com) # ADT March Newsletter Update By [James Knight](https://blog.adtechnology.com/author/james-knight) [Fans & Blowers](https://blog.adtechnology.com/topic/fans-blowers) [TURBOdesign Suite](https://blog.adtechnology.com/topic/turbodesign-suite) [Pumps & Hydraulic Turbines](https://blog.adtechnology.com/topic/pumps-hydraulic-turbines) June 18, 2021 Here at ADT we want to keep you updated with all our latest news and projects. This month we're looking at our most recent work as well as flashing back into the archive for our paper of the month. ADT released a [new patch for TURBOdesign Suite v6.7](https://blog.adtechnology.com/turbodesign-suite-6.7-patch-2), the latest update to our software. You might've missed some more examples of TURBOdesign Suite in action that are now available to download. We've looked at optimizing fans and pumps to provide tangible efficiency improvements. We also took two dips into the archive, one going all the way back to 1991. Our paper of the month for March is **A Compressible Three-Dimensional Design Method for Radial and Mixed Flow Turbomachinery Blades**. The paper describes the development of our 3D Inverse Design method, and looks at the shortcomings of a traditional direct design approach as well as the inverse design methods in use at the time. [![Download the Paper](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2115715/64525cdb-2a9f-4d20-bb62-88ab49bbe588.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2115715/64525cdb-2a9f-4d20-bb62-88ab49bbe588) The second look back is to a major piece of work we did with Arc'teryx, a leading sporting goods manufacturer. They developed a new backpack with airbag rescue system and [asked ADT to design a centrifugal blower](https://blog.adtechnology.com/using-turbodesign-suite-to-design-and-optimize-a-blower-system). The result was so successful it was still being described as "game-changing tech" three years after release!    [![ARCTERYX-promo-image](https://blog.adtechnology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ARCTERYX-promo-image.png?width=600&name=ARCTERYX-promo-image.png)](https://blog.adtechnology.com/using-turbodesign-suite-to-design-and-optimize-a-blower-system)   Also this month we released a [consultancy summary explaining how we designed and optimized a fuel pump impeller](https://blog.adtechnology.com/optimizing-a-fuel-pump-impeller) at two competing operating conditions. The consultancy, for a major aerospace supplier, had to reduce cavitation at both take-off and cruise conditions.   [![fig1-2](https://blog.adtechnology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fig1-2.jpg?width=400&name=fig1-2.jpg)](https://blog.adtechnology.com/optimizing-a-fuel-pump-impeller)   If you want more like this to drop into your inbox, sign up to receive relevant updates from us below. 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The system used only [![Machine Learning for Axial Fan Design](https://blog.adtechnology.com/hubfs/Webinars/2025/Machine%20Learning%20for%20the%20Design%20and%20Optimisation%20of%20a%20Axial%20Fan/machine-learning-design-axial-fan.jpg) ](https://blog.adtechnology.com/machine-learning-axial-fan-design) [Fans & Blowers](https://blog.adtechnology.com/topic/fans-blowers) [Machine Learning](https://blog.adtechnology.com/topic/machine-learning) ## [Machine Learning for Axial Fan Design](https://blog.adtechnology.com/machine-learning-axial-fan-design) This article outlines the **essential building blocks** needed to create a practical **Machine Learning (ML) system** for axial fan design, which is... [![Automatic Optimization of a CPU Cooling Fan](https://blog.adtechnology.com/hubfs/Contour%20plots%20of%20total%20and%20static%20pressure%20on%20mid-span%20plane%20through%20the%20CPU%20cooling%20fan-1.png) ](https://blog.adtechnology.com/automatic-optimization-of-a-cpu-cooling-fan) [Fans & Blowers](https://blog.adtechnology.com/topic/fans-blowers) [3D Inverse Design](https://blog.adtechnology.com/topic/3d-inverse-design) ## [Automatic Optimization of a CPU Cooling Fan](https://blog.adtechnology.com/automatic-optimization-of-a-cpu-cooling-fan) In the [first part of this article](https://blog.adtechnology.com/design-of-a-cpu-cooling-fan) on the design of a Sirocco-type CPU cooling fan stage, we showed that there is scope for improvement in the... ![ADT-LOGO-2-lines-white-1](https://blog.adtechnology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ADT-LOGO-2-lines-white-1.png?width=170&height=71&name=ADT-LOGO-2-lines-white-1.png "ADT-LOGO-2-lines-white-1") All rights reserved. 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