This course provides you with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively utilize Simcenter Flomaster for various engineering modeling practices. You will learn about the operation and functionality of Simcenter Flomaster, including modeling and analyzing transient flows, pressure surges, pipe characteristics, pump behavior, controller components, reservoirs, tanks, and advanced pipe systems, as well as incompressible steady-state fluid flow systems. The course covers basic modeling theory and includes numerous worked examples to enhance understanding and familiarity with Simcenter Flomaster. Through a combination of theoretical lessons, hands-on exercises, and practical examples, students will develop the ability to make informed engineering decisions, optimize system performance, and confidently utilize Simcenter Flomaster in their engineering endeavors. By completing this course, students will gain the expertise required to tackle a wide range of flow analysis problems and apply Simcenter Flomaster effectively.
The primary audience for this course are users who design and build networks for flow analysis problems in 1D and simulate models using Simcenter Flomaster
* Understand what a system simulation is, and have an introduction to Simcenter Flomaster capabilities.
* Create new projects, build networks and add components from catalogues in Simcenter Flomaster.
* Learn about pressure wave transients; their causes, effects and ameliorations.
* Set performance data to components.
* Create and add materials to components.
* Run different types of simulations and use different Post-processing tools to analyze your simulation results.
* Have an overview about the Audit Trail feature and its enablement in Simcenter Flomaster.
* Pack and unpack projects, import and export FMUs and also you will have an overview about the Xcelerator share feature.
* Learn about sub-systems and sub-circuits, Composite components and N-Arm components.
* Model elevation changes in a network and the different ways to model flow resistance.
* Run a series of simulations using parameters defined once and propagated to multiple components.
* Consider Pressure Wave Transients; their causes, effects and ameliorations.
* Characterize and use rotodynamic pumps.
* Learn about advanced pipe applications including priming, multi-physics and multi fluids.