The Vista range of turbomachinery software includes 1D design and off-design performance programs for axial turbines, radial turbines, axial compressors, axial fans, centrifugal compressors, and centrifugal pumps.
The subject of this user's guide is Vista CPD. Vista CPD is a program that employs a 1D approach for the preliminary design of pumps. It is able to produce designs for a wide range of pumps from the mixed flow (Ns ~ 5500), through Francis type, to high head radial machines (Ns ~ 500).
Vista CPD is integrated into Ansys Workbench so that it may be used to generate an optimized initial pump impeller design before moving rapidly to a full 3D geometry model, throughflow, and CFD analysis.
Vista CPD is provided by PCA Engineers Limited, Lincoln, England (www.pcaeng.co.uk).
Note: Vista CPD is available only on Windows.
The following topics are discussed:
- 7.1. Vista CPD Workflows
- 7.2. Vista CPD Interface Details
- 7.3. Context Menu Commands of the Blade Design Cell
- 7.4. Launching a New BladeGen Model
- 7.5. Creating a New Throughflow System
- 7.6. Launching a New BladeEditor Model
- 7.7. Creating a New Volute
- 7.8. Input Parameters for Properties View of Blade Design Cell of a Vista CPD System