Engine Architecture Design
Configure complete gas turbine architectures with graphical component modeling, including compressors, combustors, turbines, shafts, nozzles, and matching studies for conceptual or existing engine designs.
SimTurbo helps engineers build, analyze, and refine axial turbine and complete gas turbine models with an interactive, component-based workspace. Explore steady-state and transient behavior, match components, validate control strategies, and compare performance across operating conditions. Designed for aerospace, marine, power-generation, research, and university applications, the platform turns complex thermodynamic analysis into clear, actionable engineering insight.
Model, analyze, optimize, and validate gas turbine systems across design, performance, controls, and educational applications.
Configure complete gas turbine architectures with graphical component modeling, including compressors, combustors, turbines, shafts, nozzles, and matching studies for conceptual or existing engine designs.
Evaluate Brayton-cycle performance, efficiency, thrust or power output, fuel consumption, component maps, pressure ratios, and off-design operating conditions with steady-state simulation.
Assess recuperated, regenerated, reheated, intercooled, and afterburning cycles to investigate heat recovery, fuel efficiency, thermal performance, emissions, and advanced propulsion concepts.
Develop and validate PID controls, fuel schedules, start and shutdown logic, protection strategies, actuator models, sensor models, and closed-loop gas turbine responses.
Simulate startup, shutdown, throttle changes, acceleration, deceleration, load shifts, faults, and environmental variations to understand dynamic engine behavior and stability.
Model single- or dual-spool turbojet configurations for compressor and turbine matching, nozzle performance, thrust prediction, controls integration, and propulsion-system optimization.
SimTurbo gives turbine engineers a transparent alternative to black-box modeling. Its drag-and-drop, component-based environment lets you configure engine flow paths, adjust parameters, and observe steady-state or transient responses on standard PCs. Interactive diagrams and graphs make it easier to connect design decisions with performance outcomes, while export options support deeper post-processing in Excel, MATLAB/Simulink, or Python.
Purpose-built simulation tools combine practical usability with deep gas turbine engineering capability.
Founder-led engineering knowledge draws on more than 45 years across aerospace, automotive, and power systems.
Component-based architecture lets engineers inspect, configure, and understand engine systems without black-box assumptions.
Interactive simulation on standard PCs helps teams visualize throttle effects, dynamics, and control responses quickly.
J85-GE-21 validation reported accuracy within plus or minus 2 percent against NASA test data.
Engineering experience supporting practical turbine simulation and education.
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.
Axial turbine design software supports the modeling and evaluation of turbine-based gas turbine systems before physical hardware is built. Engineers use it to configure components, study thermodynamic cycles, match compressors and turbines, predict thrust or power, estimate fuel consumption, and test performance at design and off-design conditions. It is useful for aerospace propulsion, marine, industrial power, research, and educational projects.
Speak with SimTurbo about your engineering, research, or academic simulation needs.
Reported comparison with J85-GE-21 test data.
Interactive standard-PC modeling and analysis.
Flexible programs for engineering education.
Tell us about your engine configuration, analysis objectives, or academic program, and the SimTurbo team will help identify the right simulation 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.