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Franklin Electric is a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of products and systems focused on the...

Voith Turbo is the leading manufacturer of hydrodynamic variable-speed couplings, variable-speed transmission...

Recently, automotive companies have shown a large investment and push toward downsizing automotive gasoline and...

There are two main approaches to the problem of aerodynamic design of turbomachinery blades, the direct and the...

Torque converters are quite atypical turbomachinery, they feature recirculating flow from the pump into the turbine,...

The project involves the design of a two-stage centrifugal compressor for chiller application. The refrigerant...

Turbomachinery flow is dominated by complicated three-dimensional viscous effect. Recent developments in...

Johnson Controls is a global manufacturer of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and refrigeration products. JCI...

Franklin Electric is a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of products and systems focused on the...

For this consultancy summary, the customer, one of the world’s leading HVAC manufacturers, required the design of a...

In the design of centrifugal compressor impellers with splitter blades it is quite common to use the same blade...

FLEBU International in Norway, one of the leading fan and blower manufacturers in Northern Europe with major...

The China North Engine Research Institute (CNERI), founded in 1958, is a professional vehicle engines development...

In conventional design practice, helical inducers are commonly used for industrial inducer pump applications....

When Avio S.p.A launched an internal review, it lead to a powerful revamp of the whole aero turbines design process,...

You have been invited to ADT's Webinar on TURBOdesign Suite 2021R2 Release on October, 14th. In this webinar, we...

Utilizing extensive air conditioning technology cultivated since developing Japan’s first air conditioner in 1951,...

For this project, ADT engineers were asked to design the compressor stage using the refrigerant R134a for a cooling...

The present paper describes the parametric design of a mixed-flow water-jet pump. The pump impeller and diffuser...

The client, a world leading manufacturer of air and pressure cleaning systems, asked ADT to design a cooling fan...

The customer, one of the world’s leading suppliers for HVAC industry, required the design of the compressor for an...

The demand to reduce the amount of waste water is having considerable impact on design of waste water pumps as the...

After months of hard work, we are thrilled to officially announce the launch of our newly redesigned website. The...

Founded in Denmark in 1945, Grundfos now has an annual turnover of £2.6 billion and has an annual production of more...

High specific speed mixed-flow pumps, which are widely used at drainage pumping stations or power plants, often have...

You're invited to a free online event on Wednesday, May 19 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm to know more on the development...

TURBOdesign Suite has many success stories with companies designing highly optimized centrifugal compressors with...

You're invited to playback ADT & Ansys' webinar on the workflow integration to design hydrogen compressor and pump...

The radial and mixed-inflow turbines have been widely used for the turbocharger application. The design of a...

This webinar present a rapid and efficient design and optimization process for axial contra-rotating fans with...

The present paper describes the parametric design of a Francis turbine runner. The runner geometry is parameterized...

Daikin Applied of Minneapolis, Minn., delivers engineered, flexible solutions for commercial, industrial and...

CADFEM, ADT and ISimQ invite you to a free online training day with Prof. Dr. Mehrdad Zangeneh, Managing Director of...

Centrifugal pumps constitute a dominant portion of the world production of pumps, they also consume about 10% of...

You can from now on get a free access to our TURBOdesign Suite 2021R1 Release webinar. Over the past 21 years,...

With the growing concern of global warming and the need for clean power generation, small-scale hydraulic turbines,...

In this consultancy summary, the stage efficiency was improved by up to 5 points with improvement in stable...

Today, with approximately 10,000 people in 57 subsidiaries and 17 production facilities worldwide, ebm-papst...

Aircraft electrification is one of the most promising trends in tackling global emissions. By using a 3D Inverse...

Advanced Design Technology will be present at the 18th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics...

You can from now on playback ADT's webinar on the design optimization of Francis turbine stages by TURBOdesign...

In this September update we'll take a look at some of recent news and updates from ADT. Discover how an inverse...

In this August update we'll take a look at some of recent news and updates from ADT. This month we've released two...

In this July update we'll take a look at some of recent news and updates from ADT. You can find out more about...

ADT is proud to support World Refrigeration Day, Friday 26th June 2020. For many years we've been involved in...

In the second blog introducing the new TURBOdesign Suite 2020 we are going to show how the new platform enables...

TURBOdesign Suite 2020 is coming this June. In this first look at our paradigm-shifting new software, Professor...

At ADT we deal with many complex turbomachinery optimizations. Here, we discuss multi-objective pump optimizations...

ebm-papst, global market leader in producing high quality fans and motors, used a 3D Inverse Design method to design...

Welcome to our April update. Despite the current situation it's still a busy time for ADT. Along with the start of...

ADT has been working with all major chiller manufacturers, the majority of which use TURBOdesign Suite, to help them...

An aeroengine manufacturer was involved in a highly competitive bidding process on a 3 stage LP turbine and asked...

ADT engineers carried out the detailed design of a multi-stage submersible mixed-flow pump for oil and gas...

ALPHEUS is a €5m project funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 program. In this post we explain the aims of...

ADT is part of the ALPHEUS project, funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 programme. Our role is going to be the blade...

At ADT we deal with many complex turbomachinery optimizations. In that vein, we discussed trade-offs in...

2020 promises to be an exciting year for ADT, with a calendar full of events and a brand new TURBOdesign Suite...

Welcome to our September update, where you can catch up with what's been going on at ADT over the summer, read our...

Welcome to our August update, where you can catch up with all the new content releases from the last month....

ADT are proud to be a silver sponsor of the ASME AJKFluids Conference 2019, where we'll be presenting papers on...

Welcome to our July update, where we take a look at our latest paper of the month on waterjet pump design, the...

ADT will be at the 2019 Turbo Expo in Phoenix this June. We're going to be showcasing TURBOdesign Suite at Booth 404...

Welcome to our May update, where you can see what ADT has been up to and read our paper of the month, which looks at...

ADT engineers designed a radial-inflow turbine for organic rankine cycle for a leading energy manufacturer. 

Johnson Controls, a global manufacturer of heating and cooling products, uses TURBOdesign Volute to design and...

Our April update looks at an upcoming 'Technology Day' event packed with turbomachinery expertise, reveals our...

ADT, CADFEM and ISimQ are jointly hosting a "Technology Day" on Turbomachinery & Simulation: From Design to...

Advanced Design Technology engineers designed a unique turbodrill turbine with high-torque at low speeds as well as...

Advanced Design Technology engineers carried out the complete aerodynamic design of a brand-new centrifugal...

Here at ADT we want to keep you updated with all our latest news and projects. This month we're looking at our most...

Advanced Design Technology have released a patch for our TURBOdesign Suite package. The new patch includes some...

ARC'TERYX, the Vancouver-based outdoor clothing and sporting good manufacturers, used Advanced Design Technology's...

Advanced Design Technology used TURBOdesign Suite to redesign the fuel pump impeller of a major supplier to the...

Want to keep up with all the latest news from Advanced Design Technology? Our e-newsletter is the best way to stay...

The latest issue of turbonews is now available for download!Issue 16 of turbonews from Advanced Design Technology is...

Advanced Design Technology was asked by a leading automotive manufacturer to use TURBOdesign Suite to optimize their...

A Case Study by Franklin Electric

In the last blog, we highlighted the new modules in TURBOdesign Pre for the meanline design of axial fans and pumps...

The version 6.7 update to TURBOdesign Suite provides significant new features and functionality to enable designers...

The version 6.7 update to TURBOdesign Suite provides significant new features and functionality to enable designers...

Using a conventional design approach, automatic optimization is very computationally expensive as parameterizing the...

One of the world’s leading manufacturers of customized pumps asked Advanced Design Technology to design a complete...

Population growth coupled with the huge increase in urbanization and growing middle classes in developing...

Computer technology and numerical methods have rapidly developed and complex internal flows within turbomachinery...

The main two key drivers of the emission’s legislation regulations are the EU Ecodesign and US pump efficiency...

In recent years an increased interest in pump-turbines has been recognized in the market. The rapid availability of...

Advanced Design Technology is pleased to announce that we will be presenting our paper on 'Optimisation of a...

Our client is one of the leading turbomachinery manufacturers. In this project, they asked ADT to perform a complete...

One of the leading manufacturers of turbodrills for the oil and gas drilling industry asked ADT to carry out the...

Get the webinar recording on Performance Optimization of a Fan Stage using the 3D Inverse Design Method.

In this...

In this post we look at the design and optimization of pump blades using a 3D Inverse Design method. We also discuss...

Ebm-Papst Mulfingen was founded in 1963 and started with the external-rotor motor which was rediscovered as an ideal...

Carver Pump has been one of the world’s leading centrifugal pump manufactures companies since 1938, they used a 3D...

In this paper, we explore the redesign of a transonic compressor using the 3D inverse design method. In the inverse...

One of the key challenges the automotive industry is facing is improvement of engine fuel economy with the aim of...

Advanced Design Technology (ADT), a global market leader in advanced design software for turbomachinery components...

Frequent changes in the operating modes pose significant challenges in the development of a pump-turbine with high...

The Inverse Design process, theory and application for the pump industry.

Advanced Design Technology is pleased to be a part of the International Conference on Fan noise, Aerodynamics,...

In this post we look at designing an axial fan by the 3D Inverse Design method. The entire design process includes...

In TURBOdesign v6.4 3DLab - A new export of geometries capability has been added to generate and partition flow...

TURBOdesign Link-CCM+ is a new application which allows integration of TURBOdesign Optima, TURBOdesign1, TURBOdesign...

The version 6.4 update to TURBOdesign Suite provides significant new features and functionality to enable designers...

A robust mixing plane method satisfying interface flux conservation, nonreflectivity and retaining interface flow...

Mehrdad Zangeneh (Managing Director) and Peng Wang (Turbomachinery Design Engineer) of Advanced Design Technology...

Advanced Design Technology (ADT) hosted their Global TURBOdesign Symposium on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th November at...

Blade loading is the single most important aerodynamic design parameter in turbomachinery blades, it defines both...

The design of the vaned diffuser of a centrifugal compressor is still based on a considerable amount of empiricism...

A new approach to optimizing a hydrodynamic design of pump diffuser is presented, based on a three-dimensional...

Turbomachinery designers are under pressure to quickly deliver high performing designs. This challenge presents...

Three-dimensional inverse design method, where the 3D blade profile is designed for a specified blade loading...

In this paper, a 3D inverse design code TURBOdesign1 is applied in a parametric way to the design of a box fan...

In many electronic cooling applications, axial fans are coupled directly with heat sinks and this has resulted in...

Searching for new tools to make the design process faster and more efficient? TURBOdesign1  was chosen as it was the...

The cooling system of modern automobiles is the subject of intense reflections to maximize efficiency and reduce the...

You hear about it everywhere: design optimization. The world requires more efficient and reduced emissions...

Our client of a large global pump manufacturer provides a full range of pump series for a variety of applications.

Grundfos are one of the world’s leading pump manufacturers for circulators, heating and air-conditioning as well as...

Rotodynamic pumps, ranging in type from very low specific speed centrifugal through mixed- and axial-flow pumps,...

International technology Group ANDRITZ is a global leading supplier of plants, equipment, and services for...

Soler & Palau Ventilation Group, one of the world’s leading fan manufacturers with over 50 years of experience,...

Daikin Applied used an inverse design approach to design a compressor with significant gains in efficiency to meet...

The customer, one of the leading manufacturers of high speed rotating machines, asked ADT to carry out the complete...

Refrigerants are used in many applications such as stationary and mobile air conditioning and refrigeration systems....

When Avio S.p.A launched an internal review, it lead to a powerful revamp of the whole aero turbines design process,...

Pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) is currently the only proven large-scale (>100 MW) energy storage technology. The...

A 3-D inverse design method provides better cavitation control and reduces manufacturing costs

Cost reduction is...

Volutes have a major effect on the performance of radial compressor, pumps, and turbines. They can affect the stage...

A US based defence contractor, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of life support systems (LSS) for military...

Traditionally, the design and optimization of complex shapes have been computationally expensive and improvements...

Learn the advantages of 3D inverse design.

Aerodynamic noise is a rising source of concern for fans and blowers manufacturers across all industries, but...

Engineers are constantly under pressure to deliver high-quality performance turbomachinery. Most designers work with...

We delighted engineers, designers and industry experts at the 12th International Conference on Turbochargers and...