Virtual Engineering Software and Labs

A virtual engineer is typically a professional who uses digital tools to design, analyze, test, or support engineering work without relying solely on physical prototypes. In gas turbine development, virtual engineering uses physics-based models to evaluate configurations, component behavior, controls, and operating conditions. It helps teams explore ideas, identify issues, and compare performance before committing time and resources to hardware testing.

SimTurbo supports gas turbine engine architecture, steady-state cycle performance, transient operation, and control-system analysis. Users can model components such as inlets, compressors, combustors, turbines, nozzles, shafts, recuperators, and afterburners. The platform can be used for turbojet studies, thrust and fuel-consumption prediction, component matching, startup and throttle events, control validation, and advanced thermodynamic cycle investigations.

The platform is designed for aerospace, marine propulsion, power-system, gas turbine, and control-system engineers, as well as researchers, universities, and engineering students. It is useful for users who need to investigate engine performance, develop control logic, conduct simulation-based learning, or support capstone and research projects. Academic licensing options are available for classroom and laboratory applications.

Yes. Steady-state tools help evaluate cycle efficiency, pressure ratio, thrust, power, fuel consumption, component maps, and off-design operating points. Transient simulation addresses dynamic events such as startup, shutdown, throttle movements, acceleration, deceleration, load changes, actuator dynamics, sensor response, and fault conditions. Using both approaches provides a more complete view of engine behavior and control-system performance.

Yes. SimTurbo supports control-system development and validation for gas turbine applications. Relevant capabilities include PID controller development, fuel scheduling, engine start and shutdown logic, gain scheduling, protection functions, actuator and sensor modeling, stability analysis, and closed-loop response evaluation. These tools allow engineers to examine control-law behavior alongside the engine model rather than treating controls as a separate exercise.

Yes. SimTurbo supports exporting simulation data for post-processing in tools such as Excel, MATLAB/Simulink, and Python. This lets users document results, create custom plots, compare scenarios, perform additional calculations, or incorporate model outputs into broader engineering workflows. Export capability is particularly helpful for research reporting, design reviews, classroom assignments, and teams using established data-analysis processes.

Yes. SimTurbo offers discounted and flexible licensing for students, universities, research organizations, faculty, classroom programs, and laboratory environments. Options can support individual student use, course demonstrations, lab experiments, capstone projects, and broader academic deployment. University class and lab program pricing is customized, allowing institutions to discuss an arrangement that aligns with enrollment, access, and teaching requirements.

A free 30-day trial is available for gas turbine control-system design, with full product features provided during the trial period. A free 30-minute online demonstration of single-spool turbojet simulation is also available by appointment through the SimTurbo booking calendar. These options help prospective users evaluate the interface, modeling approach, and relevant capabilities before choosing a subscription or longer-term license.