Fan Design

Fan Design Software & Services

Unlock the potential of fan engineering with AxSTREAM®. Let your projects reach unprecedented levels of performance, efficiency, and reliability using our cutting-edge software suite for turbomachinery design, analysis, and optimization. Embrace a holistic solution made to streamline and improve every part of fan design. Leverage our software suite or have our experts lead any fan and thermal-fluid system project, from conception to production.

AxSTREAM provides users with a full array of solutions for different working fluids across all design stages for single-stage, multi-stage, and multi-module fan configurations.

Applications

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Axial Fans

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Centrifugal Fans

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Turbofans

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Multi-Stage Fans

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Fan Engineering Capabilities

SoftInWay’s engineering services and the AxSTREAM software suite empower clients throughout the entire range of design, analysis, and optimization of fans & auxiliary systems, including:

  • Designing new fans from scratch
  • Modeling thermal-fluid systems
  • Analyzing existing fan performance at design / off-design conditions
  • Redesigning / optimizing / rerating / upgrading existing fans & components
  • Troubleshooting efficiency & reliability issues in existing fan hardware
  • Optimizing cooling configurations for new / existing fans
  • Performing fan rotordynamics analysis and design bearings
  • Reverse-engineering fans

Fan Consulting & Hardware Development

Bring in SoftInWay’s fan experts to consult, accompany, or carry out any project phase—from research and budgeting through design and manufacturing. Our team’s extensive experience in leading turbomachinery projects translates to effective guidance every step of the way. Discover SoftInWay’s Development & Commercialization Services

  • Thermal-Fluid System Modeling
  • Complete Turbomachinery Development
    • Preliminary Design & Feasibility Studies
    • Detailed Design
    • Mechanical Design
    • Manufacturing Support
  • Government R&D
  • Software Customization
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Fan Design Process: Software Modules

AxSTREAM’s dedicated software modules enable engineers to progress through design stages efficiently and accurately. The automatic interaction between the modules minimizes human error, saves time, and helps our clients complete projects faster and below budget.

Thermal-Fluid System Simulation
Process Automation & Optimization
Turbomachinery Flowpath:

  • Generative Preliminary Design
  • 1D-2D Meanline / Streamline Solver
  • Design of Experiment (DOE)
  • Compressor Profiling & Blade Design
  • Performance Maps & Parametric Studies
  • 3D Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
  • 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Rotordynamics & Bearing Design

Our Customers

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