The Vista AFD system launches Vista Axial Fan Design, an application used for the preliminary design of axial fans. It creates axial fan geometry data for use in BladeGen or BladeEditor. It also provides estimates of the performance of the axial fan. It may be used to generate a preliminary fan design before moving rapidly to a full 3D geometry model and CFD analysis.
For more information, see Vista AFD help.
To work through a Vista AFD system:
To add a Vista AFD component system, drag the system from the Toolbox to the Project Schematic or double-click the system in the Toolbox.
To specify the solution parameters, generate a solution, and view the results of a meanline analysis, double-click the Meanline cell.
To perform the design (throughflow) calculation, double-click the Design cell.
Optionally, before creating a BladeGen or BladeEditor model, double-click the Analysis cell to perform an analysis calculation.
This uses a similar throughflow method to the design calculation but simply analyses the design created in the previous step, rather than adjusting the geometry. A significant difference between the design and analysis results indicates a potentially flawed design.