Steady-State Analysis
Analyze Brayton-cycle performance, component maps, pressure ratios, thrust, power, fuel consumption, emissions, and off-design operating points for aircraft, industrial, and power-generation gas turbines.
SimTurbo gives engineers, researchers, and educators a graphical environment for modeling gas turbine cycles with greater speed and clarity. Build component-based engine architectures, evaluate steady-state and transient behavior, validate control strategies, and compare performance across operating conditions. Real-time visualization and export-ready data help turn complex thermodynamic questions into practical design insight for aerospace, marine, power, and academic applications.
Model gas turbine systems, analyze performance, and validate controls across design, research, and educational applications.
Analyze Brayton-cycle performance, component maps, pressure ratios, thrust, power, fuel consumption, emissions, and off-design operating points for aircraft, industrial, and power-generation gas turbines.
Create complete component-based gas turbine architectures with configurable compressors, combustors, turbines, shafts, and nozzles for conceptual design, matching studies, and optimization.
Evaluate recuperated, regenerated, reheated, intercooled, and afterburning configurations to investigate efficiency improvements, waste-heat recovery, emissions studies, and advanced propulsion concepts.
Simulate startup, shutdown, throttle changes, accelerations, load changes, sensor response, actuator dynamics, faults, and environmental variations to assess dynamic engine behavior.
Develop and validate PID controls, fuel schedules, FADEC logic, protection functions, and closed-loop strategies for stable, responsive gas turbine operation.
Model single- and dual-spool turbojet engines for compressor and turbine matching, nozzle performance, thrust prediction, transient studies, and complete propulsion-system validation.
SimTurbo replaces black-box assumptions with a graphical, component-based environment that makes gas turbine behavior easier to build, inspect, and improve. Engineers can synthesize architectures, adjust parameters, and assess steady-state or transient performance on standard PCs. Interactive diagrams and graphs support faster decisions, while data exports integrate with Excel, MATLAB/Simulink, and Python workflows. Built-in control components also help connect thermodynamic analysis to practical control-law validation and virtual prototyping.
A specialized platform built to make sophisticated gas turbine simulation more transparent and productive.
Build engines from configurable components instead of relying on an opaque, black-box model.
Visualize steady-state and transient behavior interactively on standard PCs for faster engineering feedback.
Reported J85-GE-21 validation accuracy within plus or minus 2% supports confident performance comparisons.
University, classroom, and student licensing options extend industry-grade simulation into engineering learning environments.
Engineering experience supporting practical, precise gas turbine 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.
Thermodynamic cycle simulation software models how energy, pressure, temperature, mass flow, and work move through an engineered system. For gas turbines, it helps users connect components such as inlets, compressors, combustors, turbines, shafts, and nozzles to predict overall performance. Engineers use it to assess efficiency, thrust or power, fuel consumption, component matching, and operating limits before physical testing.
Speak with SimTurbo about your engine model, controls, or licensing needs.
Reported accuracy within plus or minus 2%.
Interactive modeling on standard PC hardware.
Support for university learning and labs.
Tell us about your engine architecture, analysis goals, or academic program. The SimTurbo team will help identify the most relevant simulation and licensing 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.