SolidWorks 3D Modeling
Practically any product can benefit from 3D modeling in SolidWorks, leading to more efficient development and superior designs.

Aero Surface Modeling
Esotec offers special capabilities in lofting accurate 3D aero/hydro surfaces (wings, keels, etc.) of arbitrary geometry, including detailed treatment of flaps and control surfaces. Airfoil coordinates are processed using a suite of proprietary software codes, along with custom codes as required for specific applications, allowing efficient and precise parametric redesign of arbitrary aerodynamic surfaces in SolidWorks.

Airfoil Design
Why use an existing airfoil section for your project when custom airfoils, designed specifically for your application, will very likely do better? XFOIL is the software of choice for developing single-element subsonic airfoils. MSES is employed for multi-element airfoils, high-lift systems, etc. Both programs are by Mark Drela of MIT.

Propeller & Ducted Fan Design
Aircraft and marine propellers and ducted fans are designed in XROTOR (open tip rotors) and DFDC (ducted rotors). Proprietary extensions in XROTOR facilitate the design and analysis of counter-rotating systems (CROTOR) and comprehensive parametric studies (ESPARA/ESPROP). Lofting extensions (ESLOFT) generate precise profiles for 3D lofting in SolidWorks. Blade sections can be optimized for specific applications.

Product Development
Whether an aircraft or any other machine or device, your product can benefit from Esotec's practical shop experience and sophisticated design, analysis and modeling tools.

Technical Programming
FORTRAN code running on Unix/Linux systems allows for efficient custom software development to solve specific numerical problems. Esotec can provide the code to satisfy your well-defined computational needs.

Computational Resources

Hardware:
Polywell Workstation: Xeon W5580 CPU 3.2GHz, 36GB RAM, Quadro FX1700 graphics.

Software:
OS: Windows XP X64 and Ubuntu Linux 64 dual boot.
SolidWorks Office Professional 2008
CosmosWorks Advanced Professional 2008 (FEA)
FloWorks 2008 (CFD - mainly applied to internal flows)
OpenFoam (general purpose CFD)
XFOIL (single element airfoil design)
MSES (multi-element airfoils)
XROTOR (open-tip propellers and wind turbines)
DFDC (ducted fan design code)