Engine Architecture Design
Create and configure complete gas turbine architectures with graphical, component-based models for conceptual design, component matching, and system-level performance studies.
SimTurbo gives engineers, researchers, and students a specialized environment for modeling gas turbine systems with clarity and control. Build component-based engine architectures, evaluate steady-state and transient performance, test control logic, and export results for further analysis. With real-time visualization and flexible licensing, it supports practical aerospace, marine, power-generation, and academic simulation work across the United States.
Specialized modeling, analysis, control validation, and educational tools for gas turbine engineering applications.
Create and configure complete gas turbine architectures with graphical, component-based models for conceptual design, component matching, and system-level performance studies.
Analyze Brayton cycles, efficiency, thrust, power, fuel consumption, pressure ratios, and off-design operating points for aircraft, industrial, and power-generation engines.
Evaluate startup, shutdown, throttle changes, load events, actuator dynamics, sensor response, stability, and fault scenarios through dynamic engine simulation.
Develop and validate PID controls, fuel scheduling, FADEC logic, protection systems, and closed-loop strategies for responsive, stable gas turbine operation.
Compare recuperated, regenerated, reheated, intercooled, and afterburning configurations to investigate efficiency, heat recovery, emissions, and advanced propulsion concepts.
Model single- and dual-spool turbojet engines, including compressors, combustors, turbines, nozzles, spool interaction, thrust prediction, and control integration.
SimTurbo is purpose-built for engineers who need more than a black-box result. Its graphical, component-based environment helps you assemble gas turbine models, expose system relationships, and evaluate steady-state or transient behavior in real time. Use interactive diagrams and plots to refine performance, validate controls, investigate operating conditions, and export data to Excel, MATLAB/Simulink, or Python for deeper post-processing.
A focused platform built around practical gas turbine engineering work.
Founder-led guidance draws on more than 45 years across aerospace, automotive, and power systems engineering.
Component-based architecture lets engineers inspect system relationships rather than rely on opaque black-box models.
Interactive graphs and diagrams reveal transient behavior and throttle effects on standard PC hardware.
University, laboratory, and student licensing options make advanced simulation more accessible for engineering education.
Engineering experience paired with responsive technical product guidance.
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.
Mechanical engineering simulation software helps users model, analyze, and test how engineered systems behave before physical prototypes are built. For gas turbines, this can include thermodynamic cycle performance, component matching, thrust or power prediction, fuel consumption, operating-point studies, transient response, and control-system validation. Results help engineers compare concepts, identify constraints, and make design decisions with more confidence.
Talk with our team about your gas turbine modeling goals.
Reported accuracy within plus or minus two percent.
Interactive modeling on standard PC hardware.
Flexible support for engineering education.
Share your engineering objective, simulation needs, or academic program requirements. Our team will help identify a suitable SimTurbo option.
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.