Steady-State Analysis
Evaluate gas turbine cycle performance, component matching, fuel consumption, power output, pressure ratios, emissions, and off-design operating conditions using thermodynamic modeling.
Explore SimTurbo’s specialized software for modeling, analyzing, and optimizing gas turbine power systems. Engineers, researchers, and educators can evaluate steady-state and transient behavior, develop control strategies, compare cycle configurations, and visualize system performance in real time. Built for practical engineering work, the platform supports component-level insight without treating complex engine models as a black box.
Explore specialized modeling, simulation, control, and performance-analysis capabilities for gas turbine power systems.
Evaluate gas turbine cycle performance, component matching, fuel consumption, power output, pressure ratios, emissions, and off-design operating conditions using thermodynamic modeling.
Analyze startup, shutdown, throttle changes, load shifts, actuator dynamics, sensor response, fault conditions, and dynamic system stability across transient operating events.
Configure complete gas turbine architectures with graphical components for conceptual design, thermodynamic cycle development, shaft arrangements, combustor layouts, and performance optimization.
Develop and validate PID controls, fuel scheduling, FADEC logic, engine protection, gain scheduling, and closed-loop responses for gas turbine systems.
Compare recuperated, regenerated, reheated, intercooled, and afterburning cycles to study heat recovery, efficiency improvements, emissions, and advanced propulsion concepts.
Model single-spool and dual-spool turbojet engines for compressor and turbine matching, thrust prediction, control integration, fuel-efficiency studies, and system validation.
SimTurbo gives engineering teams a graphical, component-based environment for exploring gas turbine power-system behavior with greater visibility and control. Build architectures, adjust parameters, evaluate steady-state and transient results, and validate control approaches on standard PCs. Interactive diagrams and graphs help users understand component interactions, while data export supports deeper post-processing in Excel, MATLAB/Simulink, or Python for informed design decisions.
Purpose-built capabilities help engineers and educators work through gas turbine system questions with clarity.
Founder-led expertise draws on more than 45 years across aerospace, automotive, and power systems engineering.
Graphical, drag-and-drop models expose system components instead of hiding engine behavior inside black-box calculations.
Interactive simulation supports steady-state and transient analysis on standard PCs with live graphs and diagrams.
Reported J85-GE-21 validation results demonstrate accuracy within plus or minus two percent against NASA test data.
Engineering experience and technical guidance behind every simulation.
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.
Power system analysis software helps engineers model, simulate, and evaluate how a system performs under defined operating conditions. In SimTurbo, the focus is gas turbine and propulsion-related power systems. Users can examine thermodynamic cycles, component matching, thrust or power output, fuel consumption, off-design behavior, transient response, and control-system performance before committing to hardware testing or design changes.
Speak with SimTurbo about your engineering, research, or educational requirements.
Reported comparison against J85-GE-21 engine test data.
Founder experience across major engineering sectors.
Academic licensing for classes and laboratories.
Tell us about your system, research objective, classroom program, or control-design challenge. The SimTurbo team can help identify relevant software capabilities and licensing options.
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.