Romax Technologyis pleased to announce the availability of release R14.0 of the precisionbearing, gearbox and driveline simulation and analysis software, RomaxWIND; the wind turbine drivetrain specific variant of RomaxDesigner. The release includesmany productivity and feature enhancements and introduces the innovative, newConcept Modeller module option.
The Concept Modeller module revolutionises the speed with which complex gearbox models canbe created, functionally analysed and exported to CAD for packaging analysis.The point & click user interface incorporates drag & drop editing andsizing features; resulting in over 10x speed improvement and reduced data entryerrors when creating fully compatible RomaxDesigner models.
Designers can create gearboxes using conventional "stick-diagrams", that are as easy as pen-and-paper. It is possible to model all types of gearbox layouts, including complex planetary arrangements. The Concept Modeller module takes the stick-diagram input and generates 2-D and 3-D representations which can beeasily analysed visually by selecting cut planes through the design.
The module allows high speed analysis of the basic properties required to evaluate many gearbox design concepts and select those that merit more detailed study. No data re-entry is required on concept designs that are taken forward into RomaxWIND for precision analysis.
"We are seeing higher levels of innovation in our customer's drivetrain designs and design processes as they rise to the challenges of reliable gearboxes with achievable manufacturing demands ", said Andy Poon, Director of Wind Energy at Romax, "our new Concept Modeller empowers drivetrain and gearbox designers to evaluate multiple concepts and hence support the simultaneous engineering of the drivetrain within the complete turbine development cycle"
The certification process for gearboxes designed with RomaxWIND has become much smoother with the further approval of RomaxWind generated reports by Germanischer Lloyd (GL).Reports now accepted for certification by GL include; Shaft Fatigue, Gear Pitting, Tooth Strength Rating and Scuffing.
Based on extensive feedback from users 20 productivity enhancements have been included in release R14.0. Commonly used functions havebeen assigned quick-click buttons, tabs during data entry have been re-orderedto match the most common workflows and new visualisations have been added to more easily confirm correct data entry.