What EnSol Pro does
One platform for energy system modeling, thermodynamic simulation, exergy analysis, techno-economic evaluation and AI-driven optimization.
Model visually. Engineer with confidence.
Every energy innovation starts with an idea. EnSol Pro makes it easier to turn that idea into a working engineering model.
- An extensive library of ready-to-use components: turbines, compressors, pumps, heat exchangers, combustors and fuel cell stacks
- Governing equations and a three-dimensional system diagram are generated automatically
- A flexible component-based environment, not restricted to a predefined collection of thermodynamic cycles
- Built-in thermophysical properties of real fluids, not only ideal fluids: water, steam, CO₂, refrigerants, air and real-gas mixtures
- From established Rankine and Brayton cycles to emerging energy conversion technologies
Understand performance. Uncover efficiency opportunities.
Sustainable energy engineering is about more than generating power. It is about understanding where energy is consumed, where useful work potential is lost, and how systems can be improved.
- Energy and exergy analysis built directly into the simulation environment
- Find thermodynamic inefficiencies without rebuilding models or moving data between applications
- Explore component-level performance and sources of irreversibility
- First-law and second-law analysis connected in one model, so results become engineering insight
Bridge engineering performance and economic reality.
A technically impressive design is only part of the solution. Real-world energy technologies must also demonstrate economic feasibility.
- Detailed techno-economic analysis inside the engineering workflow
- Integrated component cost models compared with industry standards and literature data
- Change an operating condition, component specification or design variable, and the thermodynamic and economic calculations can update within the same model
- Evaluate investment requirements and cost-performance trade-offs
The best engineering solution is not necessarily the one with the highest efficiency. It is the one that achieves the right balance of performance, cost and design requirements.
Explore the next generation of energy technologies.
The transition toward more sustainable energy systems requires innovation across both established and emerging technologies.
Fuel cell modeling covers five major technologies
- Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEFC)
- Phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFC)
- Molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFC)
- Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)
- Alkaline fuel cells (AFC)
- Integrate fuel cells with conventional thermodynamic components and investigate hybrid configurations
- Dozens of included example systems as starting points for research, education and engineering development
From simulation to intelligent design exploration.
The next generation of engineering software must do more than calculate how a system performs. It must help engineers discover how that system could perform better.
- AI-driven optimization, advanced statistical analysis and systematic design exploration in one environment
- Define your objectives, establish engineering constraints, and let intelligent optimization algorithms explore alternative configurations and operating conditions
- Maximize thermal efficiency, minimize system costs, reduce exergy destruction, or balance competing objectives
- Investigate a broader range of possibilities instead of relying only on manual trial and error
Go beyond a single simulation.
Engineering decisions must remain reliable even when operating conditions, assumptions and model parameters change.
- Sensitivity analysis to identify influential parameters
- Uncertainty analysis to investigate the effects of uncertain inputs
- Design of experiments, response surface modeling and curve fitting to reveal relationships between variables and performance
- Inverse design: specify the performance you want and solve for the design variables required to reach it
- All of it works in the same modeling environment, so calculations and studies stay connected
Move from asking “What happens if I change this?” to “What design will achieve my target?”
Built for engineering confidence.
Powerful simulation must be supported by transparency, reliability and dependable numerical calculations.
- Built-in debugging and diagnostics that help find structural and physical modeling issues
- Numerical capabilities verified against independent thermophysical property calculations and known-answer test cases
- Clearer, more traceable analyses for scientific publications, engineering concepts and feasibility studies
Beta status
EnSol Pro will open as a free beta. Some features are still being finished, and behavior can change between versions. Each download comes with release notes that list what is new and what is known to be missing.