Design of Experiments in GT-SUITE

In this webinar, we cover Design of Experiments (DOE) tools in GT-SUITE to facilitate better analysis between model input parameters and outputs.  Topics include:

• What is a Design of Experiments
• DOE setup and sampling
• Metamodeling (response surface fitting)
• Walkthrough/demo of the DOE post-processor
• Exporting metamodels to GT-ISE

We also have a webinar recording that presents an introduction to optimization using GT-SUITE and  a webinar that shows how to use optimization to calibrate to measured data.

Predictive & Real-Time 1D-3D FE Thermo-Fluids Simulations

In this webinar, a 1D-3D synergetic approach will be presented for detailed component analysis by using GT’s proprietary technology, where the workflow from CAD data to final component and system model will be presented. This workflow allows to convert CAD geometry to a representative combination of 3D finite element mesh for the thermal domain and 1D Navier Stokes flow solution for the flow domain. This workflow is applicable for applications such as engines, e-motors, turbochargers, fuel cells, cabin and power electronics. A dedicated example will be presented during the webinar for a 1D-3D synergetic approach for battery thermal management.

Topics included:

• Brief introduction to the model building workflow in GEM3D, which is a preprocessing tool of GT-SUITE.
• A case study to demonstrate both the predictive and real-time capabilities of 1D-3D models with the help of several steady state and transient simulations.
• Functionality of 1D-3D models for complex heat transfer processes such as thermal runaway.

Using Optimization to Calibrate to Measured Data

In this webinar, we cover three demos that explain how to use GT-SUITE’s optimizer to calibrate to measured data. At the end of the webinar, we will open it up to live Q&A.

Topics include:

• Single response RLT demo
• Multiple response RLTs demo
• Transient targeting demo
• Other GT-ISE features to aid model calibration

We also have a webinar recording that presents an introduction to optimization using GT-SUITE and a webinar that introduces GT-SUITE Design of Experiment (DOE) tools. 

Introduction to Optimization with GT-SUITE

In this webinar, we cover introductory concepts of optimization in GT-SUITE, with a focus on engineering design.

Topics include:

• What is the optimizer and how does it work
• Available search algorithms
• Expediting optimizations with distributed computing
• Multi-objective Pareto optimization
• Demonstrations

We also have a webinar recording that presents how to use optimization to calibrate to measured data and a webinar that introduces GT-SUITE Design of Experiment (DOE) tools. 

Plant Modeling for BMS Validation

As automotive fuel consumption and emissions regulations become more stringent on vehicle manufacturers, vehicle electrification is necessary to comply with regulations. This makes batteries one of the most critical components of the vehicle.

To effectively manage the battery, the battery management system needs to perform a number of tasks like computing important parameters like state of charge, protecting the battery from over-charge, under-charge, etc. Other functions include thermal management and communication over the CAN bus.

To validate the BMS controls, most engineers develop a model of the BMS as a first step. In this webinar, you will learn how to build an appropriate battery plant model in GT-SUITE, co-simulation with controls in Simulink and about BMS HiL Controls validation using GT-SUITE.

Topics include:

• Battery modeling fidelities in GT-SUITE: Electrical equivalent and electro-chemical battery modeling
• Co-simulation with BMS controls in MATLAB/Simulink
• MiL, SiL and HiL validation of BMS

Electric Powertrain and Cooling Circuit Component Selection/Sizing

As automotive fuel consumption and emissions regulations become more stringent on vehicle manufacturers, vehicle electrification is necessary to comply with regulations.

Early in the Electric Vehicle development cycle, the first step is often to define system level requirements like battery capacity and motor power to achieve marketing targets like range and acceleration time. Once, these requirements are defined, the cooling circuit components like the evaporator, chiller, etc. need to be sized and selected appropriately, so it is able to effectively manage the temperatures of the motor and the battery. Watch this webinar to learn how to do such component sizing to achieve the system level requirements for an EV.

Topics include:

• Electric Vehicle Modeling in GT-SUITE
• Motor and Battery Sizing for Range and Acceleration targets
• Component selection and sizing of thermal components like radiator, chiller, etc. for power-train cooling
• Optimization and Design of Experiments

How to Implement Virtual Calibration Into Your Development Process

Virtual Calibration offers a solution that shortens development time, allowing engineers to design better products while reducing testing costs. However, the mechanics behind this beneficial process are not widely understood. In this webinar, you will learn how to incorporate virtual calibration into your development process. 

Topics include: 

• Steps taken in an effective workflow 
• Balancing fidelity, predictiveness, and computation speed 
• Examples of how virtual calibration will save development time 
• Fundamentals and semi-automated creation of real-time capable models 
• Virtual calibration “how-to” 
• Co-simulation environments for MiL and SiL 

Decreasing Costs and Time-to-Market with Virtual Calibration

It’s common for companies to spend a significant portion of their product development on calibration. This not only comes with a significant cost, but it also prevents companies from releasing new products as quickly as they and their customers want. Virtual calibration offers a solution to significantly reduce the number of months spent on this stage of development, greatly lowering the cost associated with calibration and allowing better products to be released faster. 

In this 30-minute webinar, you will learn: 

• Common calibration challenges that contribute to an increase in production development time 
• What is virtual calibration 
• How virtual calibration saves money and shortens product development 
• How virtual calibration helps meet compliance regulations 

GT-SUITE v2020 New Features Webinar

GT-SUITE v2020 includes many enhancements to aid engineers in every step of the design process. Discover how to utilize v2020 to address your simulation challenges. Topics include:

• xEV modeling solutions
• 3D battery modeling with GT-AutoLion-3D
• Utilizing real driving cycles to better predict vehicle fuel economy
• Real-time engine simulation for SiL/HiL systems
• Custom python scripting with GT-Automation
• Fuel cell thermal predictions
• Solutions to work faster and integrate with higher-level processes

Optimizing Comfort and Range with GT-TAITherm

Simulation engineers face many tradeoffs in designing vehicles for optimal cabin comfort while maintaining high energy efficiency and extending battery range. Gamma Technologies and ThermoAnalytics provide a solution that helps engineers face this tradeoff, increase the speed of simulation, and sustain a high level of simulation accuracy.

In this webinar, you will learn how to leverage both GT-TAITherm and GT-SUITE to create a vehicle model that responds to the comfort of an individual inside a vehicle throughout a transient drive cycle. Topics include:

• How GT-TAITherm’s digital human model provides EHT comfort metrics for the HVAC control system in GT-SUITE
• How flow distribution calculated using 3D CFD is used in GT-SUITE for improving the accuracy of transient drive-cycle simulation
• How next-generation cabin comfort technologies like radiant panels are implemented in the cabin model in GT-TAITherm to test comfort and efficiency benefits

Design and Optimize Screw Machines with GT-SUITE and SCORG

Engineers face many challenges when developing screw machines including optimizing performance and efficiency, selecting optimal configurations, and understanding how the machine will perform in a surrounding system.

GT-SUITE, a leading multi-physics simulation software, and SCORG, a unique software for the design and analysis of positive displacement screw compressors, provide a solution to these problems.

By simulating with these powerful tools, engineers quickly discover optimal designs and reduce the cost of physical testing.

In this 45-minute webinar, you will learn from GT’s Jon Harrison and PDM Analysis’ Prof. Kovacevic, a world-renowned expert in the screw machine industry, about how to:

• Leverage SCORG & GT-SUITE together for rapid virtual development of screw machines
• Utilize simulation to shorten development time and optimize screw machine designs
• Use SCORG for conceptual screw design and performance
• Use GT-SUITE to study friction, NVH, thermal management, and multi-physics of screw machines

Turbocharger Design, Selection, and System Level Optimization Utilizing GT-SUITE and AxSTREAM®

Turbochargers continue to strongly contribute to engine downsizing and efficiency trends. Using existing technology combined with new innovations, the limits of off-design conditions are being pushed like never before and with this comes new requirements. Through a new partnership between SoftInWay and Gamma Technologies, engineers can now meet requirements by utilizing AxSTREAM^®’s turbomachinery component and performance map solvers integrated with GT- SUITE’s system simulation software. This allows seamless integration of detailed compressor and turbine design and interactions with the full engine powertrain system.

In this webinar, you will learn how to utilize GT-SUITE and AxSTREAM^® to optimize design time and turbocharger performance. Topics include:

• Building reliable turbomachinery models from limited known data
• Creating and comparing multiple turbocharger performance maps/machines to achieve best overall engine performance
• Demonstration of design process from preliminary design to blade profiling, structural checks, etc.
• Complete turbocharged engine system optimization

 

Battery Thermal Management

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology has proven to be a flexible solution for energy storage in the automotive, aerospace, and power generation industries. However, the efficiency and life span of a lithium-ion cell decreases significantly when it is operating outside of a preferred temperature range.  Effective thermal management of the battery cell is necessary for optimal performance across a wide range of environments. In this webinar, you will learn how GT-SUITE addresses key challenges of Li-ion battery thermal management through fast-running integrated electro-thermal cell simulation.

Topics include:

• Electro-thermal battery modeling using GT-SUITE
• Using GEM3D to build integrated fluid, thermal, and electrical models from CAD
• Transient analysis of the battery cell over a cycle simulation

Electrification and GT-DRIVE+ Vehicle Modeling in GT-SUITE v2019

V2019 includes many features that push the limits of vehicle simulation significantly further through higher productivity, deeper physics, and more predictiveness. In this 20-minute webinar, you will learn about new features that address current and future needs of electrification and vehicle design. Highlights include:

• GT-DRIVE+, GT’s easy-to-use vehicle modeling framework that empowers simulation engineers to model any of type of vehicle, including conventional, commercial, hybrid, battery, fuel cell, and more.
• GT-AutoLion, the industry leading Li-ion battery simulation software used for standalone and integrated simulations
• An overview of the steps that are taken to develop an electrified vehicle and the solutions GT provides at each step

GT-SUITE v2019 Deployed Across the Enterprise

In GT-SUITE v2019, we’ve added many features that address the challenges that come with modeling and simulation in an enterprise framework. In this 30-minute webinar, you will learn about the enhancements made in v2019 that will improve the simulation and workflow of all users across the enterprise. Highlights include:

• Advanced physical modeling and high-quality post-processing tools for expert users
• Flexibility features to aid modeling architects in setting up complex models
• Customization and automation capabilities for end users
• New products that enable communication between groups. This includes GT-POWER-xRT, a tool dedicated to running detailed GT-POWER engine models on HiL platforms.
• Brief overview of HPC support and PLM integration

Lithium-Ion Battery Modeling in GT-SUITE and AutoLion

As automotive fuel consumption and emissions regulations become more stringent on vehicle manufacturers, vehicle electrification is necessary to comply with regulations.  In the aerospace industry, the electrification of auxiliary systems, and even powertrain, is advancing.  For the power generation and transmission industry, challenges due to the cyclic nature of renewable energy sources require effective energy storage capabilities.

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology has proven to be a flexible and effective solution for energy storage in each of these industries.  In this webinar, you will learn how GT-SUITE and AutoLion address key challenges of Li-ion battery development and simulation at every step of the battery development cycle.

Topics include:

• Cell Design and Optimization using AutoLion
• Electro-thermal battery modeling using GT-SUITE
• Electrochemical-thermal battery modeling using GT-SUITE and AutoLion-GT

Next-Generation Vehicle Modeling with GT-DRIVE+

This webinar highlights GT-DRIVE+, the new vehicle modeling platform from Gamma Technologies. Aimed at streamlining the process of constructing next-generation vehicle simulation models and management of their data, this new platform is well-suited to anyone looking to do advanced vehicle analysis.

This 25-minute webinar provides an overview on vehicle modeling capabilities using GT-DRIVE+, and is divided into several parts:

• Current needs and challenges of the vehicle simulation department
• Electrification features of GT-DRIVE+
• How to use the GT-DRIVE+ platform as a user-configurable interface for modeling any vehicle configuration and address the needs of different users
• Expanding the usage of GT-DRIVE+ models into other departments

Webinar: Rapid Automotive Cabin Simulation with GT-SUITE & TAITherm

Simulating HVAC and cabin comfort for your vehicle design doesn’t have to be complicated. Learn how to create fast, accurate 3D cabin simulations by coupling GT-SUITE, TAITherm, and the Human Thermal Module to model cabins transiently and understand human comfort for your design. The coupling integration is simple, helping you create an efficient workflow that will allow you to:

• Integrate 3D cabin model to a 1D loop
• Optimize HVAC system and controls
• and accurately simulate fuel economy at real-time speeds

This simulation method has been validated by a study we ran with an automotive company.

Webinar: GT-SUITE v2017 New Features and GT Conference Review

In January 2017, Gamma Technologies released the latest version of GT-SUITE, v2017. We are excited to present this webinar to introduce you to many of the latest features. Learn how to utilize these key features and view highlights from our User Conferences held around the world. Topics include:

• GT-SUITE v2017 New Features
  • Enhanced model-building productivity tools, creating 1D and 3D models from 3D CAD, GT-POST post-processing, and xLINK: GT’s tool-neutral co-simulation platform
  • New and enhanced capabilities in optimization, distributed computing, co-simulation, thermal management, hydraulics, injection, lubrication, vehicle, transmission, mechanics, engine performance, aftertreatment and more
• Highlights from GT User Conferences held in Europe, North America, China, Japan, South Korea, and India.

Webinar: Solving Complex Problems in Turbocharger Modeling Using GT-SUITE Multi-Physics

Turbochargers are expected to meet demands for high performance and maximum reliability.  To meet these sometimes contradictory goals, many design aspects of the turbocharger and their interactions must be studied, including rotordynamics, friction, plus temperatures of structure and fluids, in addition to fundamental performance.  In GT-SUITE, these complex scenarios can be efficiently modeled with detailed physics, including having a fast running beam approach for rotordynamics to predict shaft deflections and resonance behavior. Friction can be accounted for in common surfaces of the turbocharger including floating bushings, thrust bearings, and ball bearings. Finally, a thermal model can be built to predict heat distribution and ultimately fluid temperature inside the turbocharger in order to study temperatures of the individual parts, such as the compressor and turbine wheel, or to keep oil and any dedicated coolant below acceptable limits.

This 25-minute webinar will discuss how GT-SUITE is well suited for solving these complex problems in turbocharger modeling.

What you will learn in this webinar:

·         Techniques for modeling turboshaft rotordynamics

·         Post-processing rotordynamic behavior including FFTs

·         Using fast running bearings and finite-element bearings in rotordynamic models

·         Predicting friction from common friction surfaces in the turbocharger

·         Building a thermal model of the turbocharger to predict coolant and oil temperature

Webinar: GT-SUITE v2016 New Features and GT Conference Review

Gamma Technologies released v2016 in January, 2016 and presented many of its new features at GT Conferences around the world.  Topics include:

• GT-SUITE v2016 New Features Highlights
  • New look and feel of v2016, powerful new 3D features, flexible post-processing
  • New and enhanced capabilities in optimization, distributed computing, co-simulation, engine performance, aftertreatment, thermal management, hydraulics, injection, lubrication, vehicle, transmission, mechanics, and more
• Review of User Presentations at GT Conferences
  • Over 90 engineers around the world presented results of their GT-SUITE work.  We’ll highlight some of the popular presentations.

This webinar video has a duration of 45 minutes.

Joint Partner Webinar: Efficient Urea/SCR Aftertreatment Design using CONVERGE + GT-SUITE

Successful Urea/SCR system design requires capturing the composition and mixing upstream of the catalyst as well as the NOx reduction reactions that occur within the catalyst. CFD is the dominant tool for simulating the urea-water spray, filming, mixing and urea conversion upstream of the SCR catalyst. Surface chemistry kinetic tools using detailed chemistry are the dominant approach to evaluate what happens inside of the catalyst. This webinar video shows how to couple 3D CONVERGE CFD simulations with high fidelity 3D GT-SUITE surface chemistry simulations. CONVERGE CFD can accurately model the spray interactions with exhaust flows including multi-component atomization, filming, film evaporation, and urea decomposition to define the gas composition, flow conditions, and uniformity entering the SCR catalyst brick. GT-SUITE then couples to the non-uniform condition upstream of the catalyst from CONVERGE, allowing comprehensive surface chemistry calculations with a wide array of options. The coupled CONVERGE – GT-SUITE simulations offer timely, accurate data of real urea/SCR performance that aftertreatment engineers can use in their designs.

Who should watch this video:

• Engine aftertreatment system engineers
• CFD modeling engineers for urea/SCR systems
• GT-SUITE engine aftertreatment simulation engineers
• Product managers for powertrain and aftertreatment

Webinar: Vehicle Fuel Economy and Performance Modeling in GT-SUITE

As fuel economy standards drive new vehicle efficiency requirements higher, it’s becoming even more important to accurately predict vehicle fuel economy early in the design process. Downsizing and downspeeding of engines have become the primary means of meeting the new regulations and comes at a potential cost of dynamic vehicle performance. These two competing objectives require careful optimization and analysis. Additionally, the management of vehicle platforms with an increasingly wide range of engine and transmission options requires sophisticated simulation tool support. GT-SUITE supports a wide range of engineering needs, from accurate simulations to GUI tools that support teams of engineers in an integrated environment.

This 25-minute webinar will discuss how GT-SUITE is perfectly suited for the fast-moving area of vehicle fuel economy and performance simulation.

What you will learn in this webinar:

• Common fuel economy, performance, and drivability simulation tasks and how they can easily be streamlined in GT-SUITE
• Support of various component swapping schemes for complete vehicle platform analysis and optimization
• Multi-objective direct optimization (e.g. 0-60 mph acceleration time versus FTP-75 fuel economy)
• Stop-start system design and benefit analysis
• Co-Simulation for control unit and advanced plant model integration
• Engine model fidelity selection based on analysis objectives
• Integrated modeling capability for thermal management and aftertreatment

 

FREE WEBINAR: Modeling Vehicle Thermal Management Systems with GT-SUITE

In recent years, engineers responsible for vehicle thermal management have been dealing with increasingly difficult challenges. The focus on energy consumption, and the increasing role of battery and electric systems, among other trends, have led to increasingly complex cooling systems. To manage this complexity, GT-SUITE offers a platform approach to modeling vehicle systems that can adapt to the thermal management simulation needs of any organization.

Gamma Technologies is hosting a free, live 30-minute webinar to discuss how GT-SUITE can benefit cooling system engineers responsible for designing and validating vehicle thermal management systems. This webinar will conclude with a live question and answer session with experts from Gamma Technologies.  Two webinar sessions will be held:  8:00am and 3:00pm Chicago time (GMT – 5:00).  You may attend either session.

What you will learn in this webinar:

• How GT-SUITE can be used for the classical tasks of cooling system layout and component selection/sizing
• How GT-SUITE can go beyond these classical tasks to analyze transient system behavior
• The key advantages of GT-SUITE for modeling cooling systems
• How the 3D model building tools of GT-SUITE efficiently create accurate models
• How cooling system models can easily be integrated with other sub-sustems in GT-SUITE to enable complete vehicle system energy management analysis

 

Webinar: Transmission Modeling and Powertrain Integration

In recent years, powertrain engineers have been dealing with increasingly difficult challenges. Fuel consumption legislation is driving engines to be downsized and to operate at lower speeds, while driver expectations for reliable, responsive, and smooth vehicle operation continue to increase. To meet these challenges, new simulation technologies are being developed to solve the difficult, multi-objective problems that these trends bring to light.

This 25-minute webinar video will discuss how new capabilities in GT-SUITE can be used by powertrain, transmission, and driveline engineers to solve detailed engineering problems in a system environment.

What you will learn in this webinar:

• Market segments, transmission architectures, and levels of fidelity that can be modeled within GT-SUITE
• Capabilities for optimizing gear ratios and shift schedules for fuel economy and performance
• Utilizing a powertrain systems approach for transmission warm-up and loss prediction
• Prediction of transmission shift quality through hydro-mechanical interactions and powertrain control models
• Solutions for predicting powertrain and driveline NVH problems through integration of engine models, transmission and driveline models, and third-party tools

Joint Partner Webinar: Multiobjective Cam Design Optimization at Piaggio with GT-SUITE and modeFRONTIER

This webinar video is not available on our site.  Please visit ESTECO’s webinar page

Gamma Technologies and ESTECO experts, together with Francesco Maiani from Piaggio & C., speak about the improvement of a small 2-wheeler engine by leveraging GT-SUITE simulation capabilities and modeFRONTIER optimization analysis platform.

Learn more about:

• modeFRONTIER enhanced optimization and integration features
• GT-SUITE advanced simulation features
• How to integrate the software solutions and benefit from joint analysis

Agenda:

• Overview of ESTECO and modeFRONTIER 2014
• Presentation of Gamma Technologies and GT-SUITE 7.5 focusing on valvetrain and engine performance integration
• Focus on the integration capabilities of modeFRONTIER and GT-SUITE with optimization-related functionalities
• Real-World Case Study from Piaggio & C “Multi-Objective Optimization of the Timing System on a Small 2-Wheeler Engine (SOHC): Methodology and Case Study”

Joint Partner Webinar: Diesel Engine Aftertreatment System Development Using GT-SUITE and MATLAB

This webinar is not available on this site.  Please visit MathWorks’ webinar page

View this webinar as MathWorks and Gamma Technologies engineers demonstrate how to calibrate a modern aftertreatment model to experimental data using MATLAB and GT-SUITE.  A global optimization algorithm is used to identify the kinetic chemical reaction parameters of an ammonia oxidation catalyst model.  Once calibrated, the catalyst component model is included into a complete aftertreatment system model, which includes an engine model in GT-SUITE and an engine control model in Simulink. System-level optimization is then run to view trade-offs of performance and cost.

You will learn to:

• Calibrate a modern aftertreatment model to experimental data
• Integrate aftertreatment model into an engine system simulation
• Trade-off performance and cost using system simulation
• Integrate engine controls using Simulink.

About the Presenters:
Seth DeLand is product marketing manager for the MATLAB optimization products. Prior to joining MathWorks, Seth earned his BS and MS in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University. His thesis was on the development and parameter identification of an SCR catalyst model.

Ryan Dudgeon is a product and applications engineer at Gamma Technologies. He mainly focuses on aftertreatment projects, but also supports modeling and simulation of engine performance applications and oversees GT-SUITE’s optimization tools. Ryan earned his BS and MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Iowa, where he wrote his thesis on biomass gasification.

Webinar: Improve Engine Modeling Accuracy. Easy & Integrated Valvetrain Solution

GT-POWER Engine Performance Engineers:  Are you modeling your valvetrain?  Many GT-POWER engine models use static intake and exhaust valve lift curves to define valvetrain performance.  However, this approach does not consider the dynamics of the valvetrain (lifters, springs, etc) and the influence it has on engine breathing and combustion. With GT-SUITE, this analysis no longer needs to performed by a different specialist in a different tool.

• Using the free, built-in VT-DESIGN tool to validate lift profiles (manufacturability and stress analysis)
• Case studies showing how flow and mechanical systems interact dynamically
• General guidelines on when integrated solutions are necessary

Webinar: GT Conference Review & V7.5 New Features

Gamma Technologies released V7.5 in the fall of 2014 and presented many of its new features at its GT conferences around the world.  This webinar video includes:

• V7.5 New Features Highlights
  • GUI advances in GT-ISE, GEM3D, COOL3D, GT-POST, revision control, and controls
  • Solver advances in solver restart, optimization, co-simulation, engine performance, aftertreatment, valvetrain, thermal management, hydraulics, injection, lubrication, vehicle, transmission, mechanics, and more
• Review of User Presentations at GT Conferences
  • Over 60 engineers around the world presented results of their GT-SUITE work.  We’ll highlight some of the popular ones.

Webinar: 3rd Party Software Interfacing and Co-Simulation

This webinar discusses GT-SUITE’s co-simulation abilities and the various tools that GT-SUITE can communicate and co-simulate with. A demonstration showing how GT-SUITE can co-simulate with Simulink and a Functional Mock-Up Unit (FMU) is included.

Webinar: Exhaust Aftertreatment Applications and Capabilities

This webinar gives an overview of exhaust aftertreatment modeling capabilities in GT-SUITE, including presentation of real world examples of exhaust aftertreatment models.  Motivations for modeling are discussed including minimizing the precious metal loading, pressure drop, and tailpipe emissions, as well as optimizing the sizing and layout for fast warm-up and meeting packaging constraints.  Trade-offs and complex interactions can be studied in detail, including interactions with the engine due to different injection strategies, dosing strategies, etc.  Finally this webinar discusses how the aftertreatment model, and other application models such as the engine and vehicle, can be integrated into a single system level model for use with XiL (MiL, SiL, and HiL) systems.

Webinar: Modeling Waste Heat Recovery Systems

As more ideas are being investigated for improving fuel economy, one approach being examined is the recovery of waste heat from the engine.  Typical engines have up to 40% of energy in the exhaust stream lost to the environment, which makes this approach appealing.  The technology discussed in this webinar will focus on the Rankine Cycle, one of the methods being used today.  This technology is very challenging to explore and implement, making simulation a critical step in the development process.

This webinar will discuss reasons for considering simulation when modeling this kind of system, what is needed to get started, the kinds of situations that can be simulated, and how these models can be integrated with other systems, such as GT-POWER engine models.

Webinar: GT Conference Review and V7.4 Features

Gamma Technologies released V7.4 in the fall of 2013 and presented many of its new features at conferences around the world.  This webinar video includes:

• V7.4 New Features Highlights
  • GUI advances in GT-ISE, GT-POST, GEM3D, controls
  • Solver advances in solver parallelization, solver restart, co-simulation, engine performance, aftertreatment, thermal management, hydraulics, injection, lubrication, vehicle, transmission, mechanics, and more
• Review of User Presentations at GT Conferences
  • Over 60 engineers around the world presented results of their GT-SUITE work.  We’ll highlight some of the popular ones.

Webinar: Fast Running Engine Models (FRMs) for Integrated Simulations

As integrated simulations are becoming increasingly popular, Fast Running Engine Models (FRMs) are finding their place as the preferred engine model for cross-collaborative engineering teams.  With their optimized runtime, high accuracy, and ability to adapt to changing operating conditions, FRMs can be utilized for all vehicle subsystem models where engine performance and system performance are closely related.  This Webinar provides an introduction to GT-SUITE FRMs, including:

• How FRMs are created
• What are their capabilities and limitations
• Example Applications
• Information on the FRM Engine Database

Webinar: Hybrid Electric Vehicle Modeling in GT-SUITE

Learn the capabilities of GT-SUITE for modeling hybrid and electric vehicles. This webinar demonstrates how GT-SUITE can be used to perform a number of investigations from basic architecture studies, component sizing and optimization to full drive cycle analysis. Additionally, the extensive template library including electric machines, controls, electric and magnetic primitives are described. The webinar concludes with an in depth look at one of the many standard HEV example models included in GT-SUITE. In particular, this through-the-road HEV example demonstrates how GT-SUITE can be used as a platform to include thermal, electrical, controls and powertrain systems in a single model for a more comprehensive analysis.

Webinar: Modeling CAD-based Oil & Hydraulic Pumps

Are you concerned about pump performance on your oil or hydraulic system?  Is air-in-oil and/or cavitation a problem? Would you like to build a 1D model of a vane or gerotor pump directly from a CAD file?  If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you will benefit from learning how to model detailed pumps in GT-SUITE.

• How to rapidly build vane and gerotor style pump models directly from a CAD file
• Key pump performance predictions from GT-SUITE
• Friction sources can be included for pump power consumption
• Influence of aeration and cavitation on performance and pulsations
• NVH issues due to pressure pulsations and amplitudes can be analyzed
• Performance maps can be generated when experimental data is not yet available
• Other pump types can be modeled including crescent, screw, external gear, vacuum, piston and swashplate
• High-level physics used, including 1D Navier-Stokes equations (with energy solution)