30-Day Control Trial
Evaluate full control-system design features at no cost for 30 days, including PID development, fuel scheduling, actuator and sensor models, protection logic, and closed-loop validation.
Explore SimTurbo’s engineer-friendly environment for gas turbine performance, cycle, and control simulation. While it is not a CFD tool for external airframe aerodynamics, it helps U.S. engineers, researchers, and students model propulsion-system behavior, evaluate operating conditions, and visualize results in real time. Start with available free access options to assess its fit for your analysis workflow.
Explore no-cost evaluation options and core gas turbine modeling capabilities for engineering, research, and classroom analysis.
Evaluate full control-system design features at no cost for 30 days, including PID development, fuel scheduling, actuator and sensor models, protection logic, and closed-loop validation.
Book a complimentary 30-minute online demonstration to see single-spool turbojet modeling, component matching, thrust prediction, fuel-use analysis, and operating-envelope studies in action.
Analyze steady-state gas turbine cycles, component maps, efficiency, thrust or power, fuel consumption, pressure ratios, and off-design operation before selecting a licensing option.
SimTurbo gives engineering teams and academic users a practical way to explore gas turbine simulation before committing to a license. Use the free 30-day control-design trial or schedule a no-cost turbojet demonstration to examine component-based models, interactive diagrams, and real-time results. The platform supports performance and control studies, with data export options for further work in Excel, MATLAB/Simulink, or Python.
SimTurbo combines practical engineering depth with an accessible environment for gas turbine modeling and validation.
Founder-led expertise draws on more than 45 years across aerospace, automotive, and power systems engineering.
Drag-and-drop architecture lets engineers inspect engine components instead of relying on opaque black-box models.
Interactive graphs and diagrams help U.S. users visualize transient response and throttle effects on standard PCs.
University pricing and classroom programs support engineering education, laboratory exercises, and capstone research projects.
Engineering experience and technical product guidance for complex simulation work.
President, CEO & Founder
Paul J. Hoffman is the President, CEO, and Founder of Controls Research LLC, the company behind SimTurbo. With a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford, and an MBA from the University of Toledo, Paul brings a rare combination of technical depth and business acumen to the company. He has more than 45 years of experience spanning aerospace, automotive, and power systems engineering, giving him a comprehensive understanding of complex gas turbine engine design and simulation challenges. As founder, Paul has guided SimTurbo's development into a specialized, engineer-friendly platform used by aerospace, marine, and power-generation professionals as well as universities. His leadership reflects a deep commitment to advancing engineering education and real-world simulation accuracy, ensuring clients and students alike benefit from decades of hands-on industry expertise.
Vice President of Marketing & Sales
Chris Hoffman serves as Vice President of Marketing & Sales at Controls Research LLC, bringing more than 15 years of experience in the sales and marketing of technical products. Chris plays a key role in communicating the value of SimTurbo's advanced gas turbine simulation platform to aerospace, marine, power systems, and academic audiences across the United States. With a strong understanding of technical sales cycles and engineering-focused markets, Chris works closely with clients and educational institutions to ensure they find the right solutions for their design, analysis, and simulation needs. Chris is dedicated to building lasting relationships with customers, helping engineers and students alike understand how SimTurbo can improve productivity, precision, and outcomes in their gas turbine engineering projects.
SimTurbo offers free access options, including a full-featured 30-day trial for gas turbine control-system design and a complimentary 30-minute turbojet demonstration. Its primary focus is gas turbine engine performance, thermodynamic cycles, transient behavior, and controls rather than computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for external airframe aerodynamics. It is best suited to propulsion-system and gas turbine studies.
Talk with SimTurbo about trials, demonstrations, licensing, and engineering use cases.
Reported validation against NASA engine test data.
Interactive modeling on standard PC hardware.
Support for classroom and laboratory learning.
Share your gas turbine simulation goals, and the SimTurbo team can help identify the most relevant trial, demonstration, or licensing path.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 779-390-4786. You can also send us a quick email at pjhoffman@simturbo.net.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 779-390-4786. You can also send us a quick email at pjhoffman@simturbo.net.