PumpLinx Version 2.4 CFD Simulation Tool Released by Simerics

By DE Editors

Simulated flow pattern of a double inlet, double volute centrifugal pump.

Simerics, Inc.’s PumpLinx Version 2.4 is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation tool created for designers of pumps, motors, compressors, propellers, and other fluid devices with rotating or sliding components.

Starting with a 3-D CAD design, PumpLinx enables the engineer to create a virtual test article and generate flow visualization and engineering output as accurately as a full-scale hardware test, according to the company.

Key features of PumpLinx include automated grid generation,  an accurate cavitation model, and same day turn-around. The accuracy of the code (pressure, velocity, loads, thrust, cavitation, etc.) has been validated against production hardware. PumpLinx can be used to improve efficiency,  minimize cavitation, control pressure ripple, and reduce noise.

New features in PumpLinx v.2.4 include:

• Bent Axis Piston Pump Template
• Cavitation Damage Model to indicate the location of potential cavitation damage
• 1-D Models for Spool Valves and Pressure Relief Valves for use with 3-D system modeling
• Orifice, Filter, and P-Q Curve Boundary Conditions
• Lagrangian Particle Module for predicting the motion of liquid droplets and solid particles in a flow field
• User Expressions and Tables for setting physical properties and boundary conditions
• Animated Streamlines for flow visualization
 

For more information, visit Simerics.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.