Navigate the labyrinth of system simulation data in the digital realm with Teamcenter Simulation

Introduction

In the fast-evolving landscape of technology, businesses and industries are increasingly turning to simulation tools to enhance their decision-making processes, optimize performance, and drive innovation. Simulations have become indispensable in today’s data-driven world.

However, the management of all this simulation data is in many cases a challenging but critical aspect often overshadowed by the excitement of groundbreaking simulations and their potential outcomes, but as the reliance on simulations grows so does the need for an effective way to manage simulation data.

This blog explains how Teamcenter Simulation can support business decisions and traceability by effectively managing simulation data and process information. Being integrated with Simcenter Amesim and Simcenter Flomaster for 1D system simulation in the fluid, thermal, mechanical, and electrical domains it unlocks a multitude of benefits.

Teamcenter Simulation features

Centralized Simulation Data Management

Teamcenter excels at centralizing simulation data management, and with Teamcenter Simulation this advantage extends to simulation tools including Simcenter Flomaster and Simcenter Amesim. By integrating Simcenter Flomaster and Simcenter Amesim with Teamcenter, engineers gain access to a unified platform where they can effortlessly store, organize, and share simulation data. This centralized approach not only saves time but also ensures data consistency and reliability, fostering collaboration and streamlining the simulation workflow.

Enhanced Collaboration and Communication

Collaboration is paramount in engineering projects, and Teamcenter understands this need. By integrating Simcenter Flomaster and Simcenter Amesim with Teamcenter, organizations can facilitate seamless collaboration among multidisciplinary teams. Engineers can easily access and share simulation models, results, and documentation, which enables efficient communication and fosters a collaborative environment. This real-time collaboration eliminates silos, reduces errors, and accelerates decision-making, ultimately leading to faster time-to-market and improved product quality.

Streamlined Workflows, Process Automation & Validation

Teamcenter Simulation workflow management and process automation features streamline simulation workflows when combined with Simcenter Flomaster and Simcenter Amesim. The automated workflow allows for parameterized system models downloaded, updated with new parameter values, simulated and the returned results to be validated against performance targets.

Simcenter Amesim and Simcenter Flomaster can be used with three different options within Teamcenter Simulation, these are Model Management, Parameter Mode, and Requirements Management.

1. Model Management

Model Management in Teamcenter Simulation allows simulation models to be stored in Teamcenter allowing version control and traceability. This centralizes models ensuring consistency of models across teams. The models can be opened directly from Teamcenter in Simcenter Amesim and Simcenter Flomaster as appropriate and the updated model can be uploaded following changes.

2. Parameter Mode

Parameter mode builds upon Model Management but uses parametrized models in Simcenter Flomaster and Simcenter Amesim. In this option, key parameters can be surfaced from the model and stored in Teamcenter allowing us to quickly understand how they are configured and allows the versioning of the simulation parameters. By simulating in batch mode we can run simulations and return parametrised results without the requirement to open the simulation tool UI.

When running a simulation in Simcenter Amesim from Teamcenter Simulation, a dedicated GUI provides you more details about the simulation progress. Once the simulation is done, a click on the Upload button sends the simulation results to Teamcenter Simulation.

3. Requirement Management

This option links the parameters to the wider Teamcenter environment. In many cases, simulation users are working with defined specifications and are required to demonstrate that the results from a simulation tool meet them. Using Requirements Management, we can link requirements in Teamcenter and to key parameters in Simcenter Flomaster and Simcenter Amesim. This link allows automatic testing of the models to ensure that if a change is made to either the model or specifications the specifications will still be satisfied.

To define the links between Teamcenter parameters and key parameters in Simcenter Amesim, these parameters must exist in your model. From Teamcenter, you can still edit a model, and expose the parameters and variables of interest so that you can map them with the parameters from Teamcenter as shown in the following figure.

Once it is done, all the information is visible as relationship from your Simcenter Amesim model in Teamcenter Simulation.

Conclusion

Simcenter Amesim and Simcenter Flomaster are powerful simulation tools that drive innovation and efficiency in fluid and system simulation. Integrating these tools with Teamcenter Simulation amplifies their benefits by providing centralized simulation data management, enhanced collaboration, streamlined workflows, and support for simultaneous multi-disciplinary optimization. By harnessing the power of this integrated solution, organizations can elevate their engineering capabilities, accelerate time-to-market, and gain a competitive edge in the dynamic global market.