Software for Pump/Fans Calculations

Have you performed any searches or looked at pump/fan manufacturers web sites?

Don't make us do unnessary work that you may, or may not, have already done.

The regulars here will know what my vote would be.

You see thats why Im asking just in case someone knows anything-----regards

Usually the flows and pressures respond to the pump or fan, rather than the other way around.

i have heard of Fluent, a CFD software used by leading aero-engine designers. Now part of Ansys i gather. Used to be very expensive (~ $100k)

The operating point is always where the fluid mover's performance curve and ths system performance curve intersect on the pressure-flow diagram.

The fluid mover's performance curve is published by the equipment manufcaturer.

Google network analysis software to provide a framework for calculating the system performance curve. Though is can be done manually, the calculations are iterative, time-consuming and tiresome.

For a excellent, free, and downloadable software package that analyzes pumps of all types and sizes and piping networks, please check out the following:

taco.com

Good luck!

CFD is way too complex, time-consuming and expensive. If you haven`t thought of it yourself then surely it isn't what you're looking for. Pump makers do supply some software for such simulations, but that I'm aware of it only applies to their products.

Perhaps you could look into TRNSYS, a simulation environment that uses blocks, much like Matlab's simulink, that you could use to perform the simulations you want. There's a trial version available (fully functional apart from limitations on the problem size).

you can download the trial version here

Hope it helps

thank you Ill try it