Discover how ADT is transforming pump design with Machine Learning and 3D Inverse Design to boost efficiency and cut development time.
LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, March 4, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ โ Advanced Design Technology (ADT) today announces a global initiative to revolutionise pump design and radically improve operational efficiencies. The latest release of ADTโs TURBOdesign Suite software platform combines a novel 3D inverse design methodology with machine learning capabilities to enable the design of highly efficient pumps, a critical environmental and economic imperative. Through a programme of test drives and webinars, pump manufacturers and fluid dynamics engineers are invited to join this drive toward a more efficient future.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ
Pumps are one of the largest users of energy in industrial and infrastructure systems worldwide, and as a result energy costs are central to pump operations. Energy dominates the total cost of pump ownership, and even small improvements in efficiency can deliver significant financial and environmental benefits. Yet pump design has long been hindered by a โperformance paradoxโ: engineers must constantly balance critical trade-offs such as stage efficiency, with other factors such as clogging resistance and cavitation margins.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐:
ยท ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐๐: Ever-increasing CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) evaluation costs are straining R&D budgets.
ยท ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐: Traditional design cycles are often too slow to meet the urgent demand for high-performance, energy-efficient solutions.
ยท ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐
๐ถ๐๐: Conventional โdirect designโ methods where geometry is defined before flow is analysed require exhaustive, section-by-section iterations.
๐๐๐งโ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐: ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
To address these global challenges, ADT is deploying its TURBOdesign Suite to fundamentally change how pumps are conceived. Unlike conventional approaches, ADT utilises 3D Inverse Design technology. Instead of creating a geometry and then testing it, designers define the desired blade loading distribution (the pressure and velocity fields). ADTโs software then computes the exact blade geometry required to achieve that performance. This reduces the dimensionality of the design space, allowing engineers to simply specify metrics like flow rate and pump head to find the optimal solution quickly.
To further accelerate this shift, ADT are integrating Machine Learning tools into TURBOdesign Suite to create Reactive Response Surfaces which map the relationship between key design parameters and hydraulic performance outcomes across the full design space. The practical impact of this development is substantial as R&D teams can explore a far broader design space without incurring proportionally higher simulation costs and crucially, the entire process runs on standard desktop hardware.
๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐: ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
As the first major activity of this initiative, ADT is applying its advanced tools to the unique challenges of Wastewater Pump Design. Wastewater systems represent a unique engineering hurdle where efficiency must coexist with the ability to handle solids without clogging. Using TURBOdesign Suite, engineers can now specify โsolid sizeโ as a primary metric alongside hydraulic and suction performance, ensuring that the resulting 3D impellers are both highly efficient, robust against clogging and meet cavitation requirements โ an essential combination for modern wastewater infrastructure.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ
Engineers and pump designers interested in learning how TURBOdesign Suite can transform their design workflow are invited to:
โข Arrange a guided test drive with the ADT team, exploring the full pump design process using TURBOdesign Suite.
โข Attend ADTโs upcoming webinar on 18 March 2026, featuring a live demonstration of how TURBOdesign Suite was used to rapidly solve a challenging pump design task.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ (๐๐๐ง)
Headquartered in London and with offices in Japan, the USA and Germany and China, ADT is a leading provider of turbomachinery design software and services. The companyโs TURBOdesign Suite is used by engineers worldwide to design high-performance pumps, compressors, fans, and turbines with greater speed and precision. ADTโs customers include leading pump manufacturers such as Grundfos, Flowserve and Ebara.
Ali Panchoo
Advanced Design Technology Ltd.
+44 20 7299 1170
a.panchoo@adtechnology.com
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