AGILE™ Software

Three-dimensional geometry design and rapid interactive flow analysis for all classes of axial and radial turbomachinery

AxCent combines the capabilities of four of the most widely-used turbomachinery geometry codes, CCAD® and AXCAD®, as well as COMIG® and TAXIG™. Powerful features are available for axial, mixed-flow and radial geometries and these can be combined to design almost any single or multistage turbomachine that can be conceived. .

Blading features, from the simplest to the most complex, are handled with ease. A partial list of capabilities includes

In addition to geometry, AxCent includes several options for real-time interactive flow analysis. Concepts NREC’s inviscid streamline curvature solver has become the industry standard for centrifugal pumps and compressors. Axisymmetric throughflow using industry standard loss and deviation models for compressors and turbines is available, as is the ability to substitute user-defined loss models and custom throughflow solvers. A powerful, rapid 2D CFD-based blade-to-blade solver can be used to quickly evaluate 2D cross sections. An advanced throughflow solver is used to rapidly analyze axial flow in compressors and turbines.

Interface to Other Programs
AxCent supports full interoperability with Pushbutton CFD®, AXISTRESS™, and STRESSPREP™ (provides interface for FEA analysis in ANSYS®, COSMOS™, Abaqus®, and NASTRAN®). An interface to CTAADS™ for design of cooled turbine blades is included. AxCent supports IGES files, plus output and input for Concepts NREC 5-axis machining software MAX-5™, MAX-AB™ and MAX-SI™; seamless interface to Fluent, the most widely-used CFD software; and interfaces to pass geometry to Numeca and CFX TurboGrid. Full-featured optimization and robust design capabilities with iSIGHT software from Engineous Software, Inc. is provided. Geometry transfer to and from major CAD systems is supported.

User-Friendly Features
Step-by-step tutorials and extensive context-sensitive help make AxCent easy to learn and use.

Mature and Robust Turbomachinery Geometry Generation Code AxCent, and its predecessors, has been continuously developed and improved with a new version released annually since 1983. There are over 150 active AxCent licenses used worldwide making it the most mature and robust turbomachinery geometry software on the market today. Our improvement process is driven by our customers. Each year the most requested features from our user base are incorporated into the latest AxCent release.

Software Support
Our support network includes staff in North America, Europe, China, Japan and Korea. Each of our support groups includes experienced turbomachinery designers. Our software maintenance plan, AGILE™ Products Support, or APS, includes traditional software upgrades and a help line. APS also includes the unique feature of design reviews by our experienced staff of turbomachinery engineers and complimentary attendance at our world-renowned turbomachinery courses.

Direct Integration with Meanline Programs
A designer can run meanline programs, such as AXIAL, COMPAL, FANPAL, PUMPAL, and RITAL side-by-side with AxCent. AxCent can be started automatically from within AXIAL, COMPAL, FANPAL, PUMPAL, and RITAL and will start with the relevant meanline geometry already set. In addition, changes in AxCent that affect meanline design can, at the user’s option, automatically cause the meanline analysis to be rerun and performance maps regenerated.

AGILE™ Engineering Design System, CCAD, PUMPAL COMIG and COMPAL are registered trademarks of Concepts ETI, Inc. AXIAL, FANPAL and RITAL are trademarks of Concepts ETI, Inc.

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