JSC NPO Saturn Extends Usage of ANSYS Software

By DE Editors

JSC NPO Saturn uses simulation software from ANSYS as seen in this 3D model of its 5th generation aircraft engine.

ANSYS, Inc. (Southpointe, PA) announced that aircraft-engine manufacturer JSC NPO Saturn (Russia) selected the suite of multiphysics products from ANSYS to accelerate its product innovation initiatives.

The Russian-based company plans to use simulation software from ANSYS mainly in the area of aircraft engine design. It plans to tackle applications such as gas turbine engines for power generation, which engineers can optimize by developing innovative technologies for low-emission combustion of gaseous and liquid fuels and the use of modern ceramic materials. The ceramic high-temperature components can considerably reduce cooling air requirements and correspondingly increase engine efficiency.

JSC NPO Saturn’s decision to select simulation software from ANSYS was based mainly on the capabilities available in the ANSYS Workbench environment, the outstanding parallel computing performance, and the clear ANSYS strategy regarding future technological development.

NPO Saturn uses simulation technology from ANSYS in the area of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and structural mechanics when performing stress–strain analysis of critical engine components, thermal stress analysis of hot engine parts in turbine and compressor aerodynamic design, combustion simulation, and new-generation low NOx combustion chamber simulation. The company applies multiphysics technologies from ANSYS in designing high-pressure turbine blades, for blade-flutter analysis, and for engine-noise performance simulation.

ANSYS Inc. also announced that it has been listed on this year’s Russell 1000 stock index. ANSYS had been listed on the Russell 2000 since 2001. Russell Investments (Tacoma, WA) realigns its Russell 3000 index once per year,  tracking what it says is 99 percent of the U.S. equity market. Earlier in 2008,  ANSYS was added to the Cleantech Group, LLC‘s (Brighton, MI) Cleantech Index, which is the first and only stock market index intended to reflect the surging global demand for clean technology products and services.

For details, go to ANSYS, Inc.

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