The product
01Overview
From airfoil to analysis report, in one environment
econblades takes a blade through six steps: materials, geometry, layup, loads, calculation and report. One designer builds the complete preliminary model. The automated Ansys workflow builds and runs the analysis models underneath.
02The features
Material Library
Validated composite, core and metal properties, measured in our own laboratory.
Geometry model
Build a fully parametric blade from NACA or custom airfoils. No CAD software needed.
Layup builder
Place plies directly on the blade. No surface cuts, no composite manufacturing expertise needed.
Load groups
Every operating condition the blade must survive, defined once and used by every analysis.
Calculation and report
Aerodynamic, vibration, structural and fatigue analysis from one menu. Every run ends in a full report.
Automated Ansys workflow
The Ansys automation behind every econblades simulation. Available inside econblades or as a custom integration.
03Preliminary design
Built for preliminary design
econblades answers the questions that decide whether a blade concept is worth taking further. Does it reach its targets within its limits? Does it fail? Does it resonate in the operating range? How long will it last?
What you get
Preliminary aerodynamic performance, structural viability, natural frequencies with a Campbell diagram, a STEP model and ready-to-use ANSYS metafiles, plus a full analysis report.
What econblades doesn't do
Detailed design or certification. The blade root, ply overlaps and detailed reinforcements are out of scope, the report is not a ply book for lamination, and key design points should be confirmed in 3D CFD.
04Key facts
20+ years of simulation expertise.
econblades packages workflows eCon's engineers built and refined over more than 20 years of simulation projects.
Our own material laboratory.
Material data and fatigue parameters come from our own tests. Missing properties are measured on request.
Ansys underneath.
Every calculation runs through an automated Ansys workflow. Input for other solvers, such as NASTRAN, is available on request.
05Try it
Check it on a blade you already know
The best way to trust a new tool is to run it on a blade you know well and compare the results with your current method. Book a demo and we'll run your blade together, or download the sample report first.