Webinar To Show Benefits Of Axstream Software

Softinway will host the free webinar 'Improving Axial Turbine Flow Path Efficiency Between Overhauls: Strategy for 2010' on 17 December. This webinar is dedicated to power station and airline engineers that want to improve the efficiency of turbomachinery during overhauls. At the presentation, the Softinway team will showcase the Axstream software suite and its ability to define optimal overhaul intervals, replace components without sacrificing efficiency and minimise retrofitting costs.

The contents for the steam-turbine section of the webinar will include: life cycle, typical deterioration factors, steam-turbine HP cylinder simulation in Axstream with estimation of deterioration factors, investigation of efficiency changing and investigation of erosion of the last stage. The contents for the aircraft-engine section will include: typical performance-deterioration mechanisms, engine performance simulation, investigation of aero-engine efficiency, fuel consumption and on-wing life.

The contents for the steam-turbine retrofitting section will include: comparison of redesign and retrofitting methods and the benefits of retrofitting. After the presentation, turbomachinery design experts from Softinway will be available for a question-and-answer session.

Webinar Address Mixed-Flow Compressor Challenges

Softinway has announced that its next free webinar, entitled 'Designing the Flow Paths of Mixed-Flow Compressors', will be held on 15 September 2009 at 10:00 and 16:00 EST. The webinar addresses the challenges that engineers working in the oil-and-gas, power-plant and air-engine industries face while designing mixed-flow compressors. The goal of the webinar is to provide an effective, feature-rich solution to overcome these challenges and accelerate the product development process using Axstream software.

The programme includes an overview of the industries involving mixed-flow compressors and benefits of such machines, for example, the possibility of achieving higher pressure ratio at smaller size, which is critical, taking into account today's trend to increase pressure ratio. The theory is followed by Axstream presentation, including mixed-flow compressor design, 1D/2D analysis and optimisation, 3D structural analysis and 3D flow analysis. After that, the turbomachinery design experts from Softinway will answer viewers' questions.