Turbo Geometry

Turbo Geometry
This container holds Geometry data for an instance of BladeGen.

Methods

CreateBladeMesh

Creates a new Mesh system and automatically meshes the fluid zone for the blade geometry from the Blade Design component.

CreateGeometry

This command class creates a new BladeEditor model. An up-to-date Geometry cell appears on the project schematic containing the new model.

DeleteBGDFiles

Deletes the BGD files in the Filenames list from the BladeGen component directory.

Required Arguments

Filenames Command argument containing the files to be deleted.
Type List<string>

Edit

Opens the BladeGen editor to allow modification of Blade Design data.

This command will open the editor only if one is not already open on this component. If this component's editor is already open, then it will be raised to the front.

Exit

Exits the BladeGen editor.

Any changes made in this editor will be retained on exit. These changes are made permanent by a Project Save, and will be discarded in the event of closing the project without saving. If no editor is open on the component in question, this command will have no effect.

Optional Arguments

ExitApp    This parameter is deprecated and will be ignored.
    Type    bool
    Default Value    True

GetTurboGeometryProperties

Returns the Data Entity which contains user settings and properties for the Blade Design container.

Return A reference to the requested data entity.
Type DataReference

Import

Imports blade geometry data into the BladeGen editor from an existing BladeGen file.

Return Returned array of blade row names.
Type String[]

Required Arguments

FilePath Command argument containing the file name to be opened.
Type string

Example

    template1 = GetTemplate(TemplateName="BladeGen")
    system1 = template1.CreateSystem()
    bladeDesign1 = system1.GetContainer(ComponentName="Blade Design")
    bladeDesign1.Import(FilePath="myfilepath/pump.bgd")

ImportSelectedBladerow

Imports blade geometry data into the BladeGen editor from the specified bladerow

Required Arguments

Filename Command argument containing the file name to be opened.
Type string

Data Entities

TurboGeometryProperties

This data entity provides access to the import properties that are used to determine how the blade geometry is handled when it is transferred to a downstream Geometry cell.

Properties

BladeExt

Import Option that specifies the blade surface extension length (as a percentage of the average hub to shroud distance) when the Blade Design data is transferred to a downstream Geometry. These surfaces are extended and then trimmed to the MasterProfile sketch to ensure that the blade solid correctly matches the hub and shroud contours.

Type double
Read Only No

BladeLoftOption

Import Option that specifies how to loft the blade surfaces when the Blade Design data is transferred to a downstream Geometry.

Available options:

Streamwise	Spanwise
Loft the blade surfaces in the streamwise direction through curves that run from hub to shroud.	Loft the blade surfaces in the spanwise direction through the blade profile curves.

Type BladeLoftType
Read Only No

CreateAllBlades

Import Option that specifies whether to create one or all blades when the Blade Design data is transferred to a downstream Geometry.

Available options:

True	False
BladeEditor will create all the blades using the number of blades specified in the BladeGen model.	Only one blade will be created.

Type bool
Read Only No

CreateFluidZone

Import Option that specifies whether to create the fluid zone body when the Blade Design data is transferred to a downstream Geometry. The resulting Enclosure can be used for a CFD analysis of the blade passage.

Available options:

True	False
Create the fluid zone Enclosure.	Don't create the fluid zone Enclosure.

Type bool
Read Only No

CreateHub

Import Option that specifies whether a hub body will be created when the Blade Design data is transferred to a downstream Geometry.

Available options:

True	False
BladeEditor will create a HubProfile sketch for the non-flow path hub geometry, and will create a revolved body feature called HubBody.	BladeEditor will not create the hub body.

Type bool
Read Only No

CreateNamedSelections

Import Option that specifies whether to create the Named Selections for the fluid zone when the Blade Design data is transferred to a downstream Geometry. If this property is selected, then BladeEditor will create Named Selections (regions) for the typical faces of the blade passage, i.e., Blade, Hub, Shroud, Inflow, Outflow, PeriodicA and PeriodicB. These Named Selections can be used as selection groups in other ANSYS Workbench applications. Note that this property is available only if Create Fluid Zone is selected.

Available options:

True	False
Create the Named Selections.	Don't create the Named Selections.

Type bool
Read Only No

DisplayText

The general property that defines the user-visible name of an entity. This property is defined for all data entities but is used only in those entities that present a label in the user interface.

Type string
Read Only No

GeometryTransferOption

Option that specifies which method to use to transfer to a downstream BladeEditor geometry.

Available options:

Import BGD	Load NDF
Transfer the geometry to BladeEditor using the native BladeGen BGD format.	Transfer the geometry to BladeEditor using the Neutral Data Format, generating native BladeEditor features.

Type DataTransferType
Read Only No

LayerNumber

Import Option that specifies the integer value of the Layer Number to use for the shroud clearance when the Blade Design data is transferred to a downstream Geometry. This property only applies when the Shroud Clearance property is set to Relative Layer or Absolute Layer.

Type int
Read Only No

MachineType

Specification of the machine type, used by the downstream VistaTF setup

Available options:

Pump

AxialCompressor

CentrifugalCompressor

Fan

AxialTurbine

RadialTurbine

HydraulicTurbine

Other

Unknown

Type MachineType
Read Only No

MergeBladeTopology

Import Option that specifies whether to merge the blade faces when the Blade Design data is transferred to a downstream Geometry. If not merged, there will be four faces corresponding to the leading edge, trailing edge, pressure and suction surfaces of the blade. If merged, blade faces that are tangent to one another will be merged into a single face.

Available options:

True	False
Merge the blade faces where they are tangent to one another.	Don't merge the blade faces.

Type bool
Read Only No

ModelUnits

THIS PROPERTY IS DEPRECATED IN WB16.0 AND IS RETAINED PURELY FOR BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY.

The length scale units the BladeGen model was created in. Used when transfering the BladeGen model to VistaTF.

Available options:

inches

Type BMunitsType
Read Only No

PeriodicSurfExt

Import Option that defines the periodic surface extension length (as a percentage of the average hub to shroud distance) when the Blade Design data is transferred to a downstream Geometry.

Type double
Read Only No

PeriodicSurfOption

Import Option that specifies the style of the periodic interface surfaces for the fluid zone when the Blade Design data is transferred to a downstream Geometry. Note that this property is available only if Create Fluid Zone is selected.

Available options:

OnePiece	ThreePieces
The periodic surface is created as a single surface.	The periodic surface is created in three connected pieces: one upstream of the blade, one within the passage, and one downstream of the blade. This style can better accommodate highly curved or twisted blades, and is similar to the ANSYS TurboGrid style of periodic surface.

Type PeriodicSurfType
Read Only No

ShroudClearance

Import Option that specifies whether to include the shroud clearance when the Blade Design data is transferred to a downstream Geometry.

Available options:

None	The selected Layer Number is relative to the shroud layer, e.g., 1 implies the first layer closest to the shroud layer, 2 implies the second closest layer to the shroud, etc.
No shroud clearance is created.	AbsoluteLayer
RelativeLayer	The selected layer index counts up from the hub layer, which is zero.

Type ClearanceType
Read Only No

SpanwiseCount

The number of spanwise gridlines used in the downstream VistaTF calculation. Default = 4

Type int
Read Only No

StreamwiseCount

The number of streamwise gridlines used in the downstream VistaTF calculation. Default = 20

Type int
Read Only No