New Foundation AI Model for Turbomachinery Simulation

Cloud simulation specialist SimScale announced the launch of what it calls "the world’s first foundation AI model for turbomachinery simulation," at NVIDIA GTC this week. The model was built with NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo and integrated into SimScale’s cloud platform with NVIDIA Blueprint.

According to the company, "The combination of SimScale’s cloud simulation architecture, AI surrogate models, NVIDIA Warp and NVIDIA Omniverse for interactive visualization, and cutting edge NVIDIA Blackwell hardware allows engineers to discover optimal pump designs in seconds instead of days—revolutionizing simulation-driven engineering."

According to SimScale, the physics-informed AI model (which was trained on thousands of validated simulations) enables engineers to:

• Optimize pump designs quickly – explore thousands of design points in real-time, speeding simulation runs by ~2700x using AI surrogate models developed using PhysicsNeMo.
• Reduce computational costs – eliminate reliance on costly on-premise simulation tools
• Enhance accuracy and efficiency – AI-powered results that match traditional CFD fidelity
• Scale globally via the cloud – accessible to engineers everywhere, from startups to enterprises

"This is a game-changer for engineering teams," said David Heiny, CEO of SimScale. "By combining SimScale’s cloud-native CAE platform with NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo, we’re focused on delivering ready-to-use AI models that eliminate simulation bottlenecks and unlock new levels of speed and efficiency for engineers.”

NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo, an advanced Physics AI framework, powers the AI-driven simulation by leveraging NVIDIA accelerated computing.

"AI and accelerated computing are transforming engineering design,” said Tim Costa, senior director of CAE and CUDA-X at NVIDIA. "With NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo and SimScale’s cloud-native approach, we’re bringing AI-driven predictive simulation directly to engineers, empowering them to innovate faster than ever.”

The AI model is now available to customers within SimScale’s global community of engineers. Users can sign up here to request access to the model. SimScale and NVIDIA will also host a live webinar on April 10 to discuss the model.