Flow Simulator is an integrated fluid and gas flow, heat transfer and combustion design software that allows you to combine simulation with fidelity to optimize the design of machines and systems.


This fluid system design tool provides multi-disciplinary modeling and optimization within a single machine design platform for fluid dynamics/thermal/combustion in a 3D design environment. This tool allows users to import actual hardware and use a 3D CAD point cloud to automatically create a computational model overlaid on the hardware. An extensive library of pre-configured elements/components is available to model or simulate a wide range of physical phenomena, including compressible/incompressible fluid flow, buoyant flow, rotating cavity system flow, conduction/convection/radiative heat transfer, equilibrium-equilibrium combustion, and species transport. Eight combinations of analysis modes are available (stationary state, quasi-stationary state and transient analysis for fluid dynamics, heat and burns) to predict system/subsystem operating conditions during cycle/flight simulation (flight mission, power up, shutdown...etc). Control system components (proportional integral converter (PID) controllers, direct and direct control functions) can be integrated with the computational model system/subsystem to optimize the performance of the simulated machine during cycle/mission analysis. closing...etc). Control system components (proportional integral converter (PID) controllers, direct and direct control functions) can be integrated with the computational model system/subsystem to optimize the performance of the simulated machine during cycle/mission analysis. closing...etc). Control system components (proportional integral converter (PID) controllers, direct and direct control functions) can be integrated with the computational model system/subsystem to optimize the performance of the simulated machine during cycle/mission analysis.


Key features and benefits
Fast and accurate simulation of mixed-precision (1D, 2D and 3D) flows that handle complex geometry and long transient tasks. A flexible common platform that allows different teams to model in relation to their verticals and thus come together to create system models.
Modern graphical user interface with the ability to overlay/integrate 3D digital CAD with analytical models. The GUI is for design where Pre / Solver / and Post are built into one interface. A fully integrated optimization module provides the ability to quickly explore the entire design space in a 3D modeling environment; system models can be parameterized based on flow configuration, shape, size and thermal characteristics to achieve the optimal cost-benefit scheme.
Expanded library of pre-configured elements/components using a large set of publicly available experimental data for pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics. This fully extensible platform gives customers the ability to integrate their own IP and element formulations easily using Python scripts.


AltairFlowSimulator_2022.1.1_ReleaseNotes.pdf

https://www.altair.com/flow-simulator