Automated CFD blade design within a CAD system

The intensified use of CFD techniques for dimensioning and design evaluation of aerodynamic geometries in a jet engine has increased the need for automation of engineering activities. One of the bottlenecks today is the lead time to update the CAD master model based on CFD results. The master model used as a base for the associated context model within different CAE disciplines. The context model is a simplified geometry used for CAE analysis. Another issue is the quality of the geometry representation which must be possible to use in down stream manufacturing processes.