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 "Virtual Engine/Powertrain/Vehicle" Simulation
From Concept Design to Detailed System Analysis
[Full Spec Sheet (PDF)]
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GT-SUITE is an integrated set of CAE tools for design and analysis of engines, powertrains, and vehicles. The most unique feature of this highly advanced tool is that it is contained in a single application - a new paradigm in engine simulations. There are six components in GT-SUITE with the following main capabilities:
| GT-POWER |
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Engine simulation for performance and acoustics analysis, with full control capabilities [more...] |
| GT-DRIVE |
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Vehicle performance and cycle analysis for fuel economy and emissions, and driveline component dynamics [more...] |
| GT-VTRAIN |
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Valvetrain kinematics, dynamics and tribology; camshaft vibrations, cam design [more...] |
| GT-FUEL |
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Injection system pressure and flow dynamics, hydraulic system analysis [more...] |
| GT-COOL |
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Engine heat management and cooling system analysis [more...] |
| GT-CRANK |
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Crankshaft dynamics and torsional vibrations, engine balance, block vibrations, mounts, bearing oil films [more...] |
GT-SUITE provides the ability to execute Integrated Simulations - the next frontier in CAE applications. It is an industry trend that is gaining in importance.
Traditionally, analysts have been focusing on narrow problem areas, divided/isolated by:
- Technical areas (e.g. combustion vs. acoustics)
- Departmental boundaries
- Limitations of available software and hardware
The resulting neglect of interactions limits the usefulness of the analysis results, and at the same time it restricts communications across teams and departments.
The GT-SUITE approach: a single comprehensive code addressing most of the needs covered today by separate codes, with the following benefits:
- Interactions between the different parts of the system can be made as detailed as needed
- Capabilities are always automatically synchronized (single version)
- All teams use the same tool, facilitating their cooperation (they speak "the same language")
- Data sharing is streamlined (and error-free)
- Engineers share a "virtual engine/vehicle" model
- This capability is key for studies of transients
- GT-SUITE brings these advantages at a significantly lower cost
[Why Choose GT-SUITE] [Spec Sheet (PDF)] [Release Notes] [Supported Platforms]
General Features of GT-SUITE
The following is a list of features common to all of the
applications in GT-SUITE (and included at no extra cost):
- All six applications are combined within GT-SUITE to form
integrated tools ('virtual engine/powertrain/vehicle')
- All codes are launched from a common graphical interface,
used also for all pre- and post-processing, which are identical to all simulations
- Object-based data structure reduces user effort
- Simulation output stored in MySQL commercial database
- Completely general built-in optimizer and DOE tool
- Distributed computing capability automatically uses network resources
- Coupled with 3-D CFD codes STAR-CD, FLUENT and FIRE
- Coupled with control system software SIMULINK (Mathworks)
- Built-in GT-SUITE control object library allows engine and simulation control
- Runtime simulation control and graphical monitoring
- Input and output is integrated with MS EXCEL
- User routines can be incorporated
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