## Chapter 7: Vista CPD

The Vista range of turbomachinery software includes 1D design and off-design performance programs for axial turbines, radial turbines, axial compressors, axial fans, centrifugal compressors, and centrifugal pumps.

The subject of this user's guide is Vista CPD. Vista CPD is a program that employs a 1D approach for the preliminary design of pumps. It is able to produce designs for a wide range of pumps from the mixed flow (Ns ~ 5500), through Francis type, to high head radial machines (Ns ~ 500).

Vista CPD is integrated into ANSYS Workbench so that it may be used to generate an optimized initial pump impeller design before moving rapidly to a full 3D geometry model, throughflow, and CFD analysis.

Vista CPD is provided by PCA Engineers Limited, Lincoln, England (www.pcaeng.co.uk).

Note: Vista CPD is available only on Windows.

The following topics are discussed:

- Vista CPD Workflows
- Vista CPD Interface Details
- Context Menu Commands of the Blade Design Cell
- Launching a New BladeGen Model
- Creating a New Throughflow System
- Launching a New BladeEditor Model
- Creating a New Volute
- Input Parameters for Properties View of Blade Design Cell of a Vista CPD System

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