FlowmasterLink for MATLAB V2.0.1 Released

By DE Editors

Flowmaster Limited’s FlowmasterLink for MATLAB V2.0.1 enables co-simulation between Flowmaster V7.6 and The Mathworks products MATLAB and Simulink.

FlowmasterLink for MATLAB is a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows users to connect to and set Flowmaster database, network,  analysis, and variables for a combined Simulink and Flowmaster co-simulation.

Simulink and MATLAB are commonly used to model dynamic systems such as virtual vehicles, flight simulators, and control systems. Interaction of the mechanical systems modelled in Simulink with the fluid systems modeled in Flowmaster improves the understanding of how these systems behave and interact, which ultimately contributes to reduced prototype costs and design time.

By co-simulating Flowmaster and MATLAB, information can be exchanged to simulate complex systems interactions. For example a control engineer may use MATLAB/Simulink in the design of a particular controller, while a thermal engineer might use Flowmaster to understand how the valve opening,  controlled by the controller, affects the flows and heat transfer around a fluid system to optimize its operation. By co-simulating, the effect of the valve opening can be seen on the thermal system, which, may feed back into the control system or feed on to another system such as the mechanical (drive)  system.

FlowmasterLink for MATLAB is available for customers to download from the customer portal.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.