CFD Analysis

Complete Fluid Systems

CFD Simulation of Complete Systems

SIMERICS-MP provides the opportunity to simulate complete systems instead of subsystems or parts.

Simerics-MP+ for Systems ® is a 3-D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool that combines the capabilities of Simerics-MP®, Simerics-MP+ for Turbo®, Simerics-MP+ for Valves® and/or Simerics-MP+ for PD® to simulate complex fluid systems with unparalleled accuracy and speed.

As a results of increasing simulation performance, complete systems can be simulated in an appropriate timeframe. The advantages of simulating a complete system is formidable. Interactions between subsystems are taken into account automatically, no rough boundary conditions for subsystems must be approximated, huge understanding of the complete system, system optimization …..and more.

One of the following examples shows the complete lubrication system of a V16 piston engine. Beyond 49 journal bearing, it includes the oil pump, oil filter and piston cooling.

Increase your system knowledge by using SIMERICS MP for your CFD tasks.

Description:

  1. Automated mesh generation
  2. Fast simulation of your transient system simulation
  3. High accuracy
  4. Also really complex geometries can be handled by SIMERICS MP
  5. User-friendly

Your advantage:

  1. Prediction of performance
  2. Optimization
  3. Prediction of cavitation and aeration
  4. Reduction of damages
  5. Prediction of Net Positive Suction Head (NPSHr)
  6. Definition of loads
  7. Reduction of pressure gradients and less acoustics

cylinder engine
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lubrication system

Capabilities​​

  • Comprehensive physics
    Flow, turbulence, conjugate heat transfer, real gases, aeration, cavitation, particles, and fluid-structure interaction.
  • Accurate predictions
    Excellent correlation with test data for a wide range of systems.
  • Fast model creation, even faster simulation speed Complex system models created in less than a day.
  • Able to model complex details down to the micro scale Accurately model a variety of integrated components and systems.

Discriminators

  • Automated meshing of the geometry
  • Superior speed enables more accurate transient simulations
  • Superior treatment of rotating-stationary interfaces
  • Can include complex features and tight clearances
  • Ease-of-use

Design Issues/Benefits

  • Accurate Results:
    Simerics-MP+ for Systems consistently provides simulation predictions that are within 5% of physical hardware test results over the full operating range. (Testimonial)
  • Superior Cavitation/Aeration Module:
    Simerics-MP+ for Systems rigorously and independently accounts for the formation, transport, and effects of non-condensable gases (e.g. air) and cavitation vapor, as opposed to using a lumped effective
  • Fast Calculation Times:
    Simerics-MP+ for Systems has repeatedly been shown to be significantly faster than other commercial codes, enabling more complex simulations. (Testimonial)
  • Robust Solver:
    Simerics-MP+ for Systems is able to converge extremely difficult problems, even those with detailed micro-scale features and/or severe cavitation.
  • Ease of Use:
    Less than 30 minutes is typically required to create each component with the aid of templates, automated mesh generation and a single GUI for set-up, simulation, and post-processing.(Testimonial)
  • Virtually Unlimited Support:
    Simerics-MP+ for Systems comes with extensive training and virtually unlimited support in helping set-up systems. (Testimonial)
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