ADT Harnesses Machine Learning and Inverse Design to Deliver a New Era of Pump Efficiency

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/ -- Advanced Design Technology (ADT) today announces a global initiative to revolutionise pump design and radically improve operational efficiencies. The latest release of ADT’s 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.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲
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 “performance paradox”: engineers must constantly balance critical trade-offs such as stage efficiency, with other factors such as clogging resistance and cavitation margins.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀:
· 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀: Ever-increasing CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) evaluation costs are straining R&D budgets.
· 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀: Traditional design cycles are often too slow to meet the urgent demand for high-performance, energy-efficient solutions.
· 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆: Conventional “direct design” methods where geometry is defined before flow is analysed require exhaustive, section-by-section iterations.

𝗔𝗗𝗧’𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆: 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
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). ADT’s 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.

𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
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 “solid size” 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 - an essential combination for modern wastewater infrastructure.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲
Engineers and pump designers interested in learning how TURBOdesign Suite can transform their design workflow are invited to:
• Arrange a guided test drive with the ADT team, exploring the full pump design process using TURBOdesign Suite.
• Attend ADT's upcoming webinar on 18 March 2026, featuring a live demonstration of how TURBOdesign Suite was used to rapidly solve a challenging pump design task.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗔𝗗𝗧)
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 company’s TURBOdesign Suite is used by engineers worldwide to design high-performance pumps, compressors, fans, and turbines with greater speed and precision. ADT’s 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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