What's inside?
The heart of Voith Turbo’s hydrodynamic torque converter is its hydraulic circuit; consisting of a pump, turbine and a guide wheel with adjustable guide vanes. The mechanical energy of the motor is converted into hydraulic energy through the pump wheel. In the turbine wheel the same hydraulic energy is converted back into mechanical energy and transmitted to the output shaft.
Large efficiency improvements up to 10 points have been obtained by the optimisation of the hydrodynamic guide vane design over a wide range of speed ratios as shown in the data above.
“The extensive use of TURBOdesign1 has enabled Voith Turbo to improve the aerodynamic design of their torque converters and to speed up the overall design process”.
In this case study, you will:
- Understand the unique challenges presented when designing torque converters.
- Learn how Voith used TURBOdesign Suite to match components and optimize performance of their torque converters.
- See the performance comparison at different speed ratios between torque converters designed using Inverse Design versus conventional design.
