Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Design and Analysis Software
SINDA/FLUINT is a comprehensive finite-difference, lumped
parameter (circuit or network analogy) tool for heat
transfer design analysis and fluid flow analysis in
complex systems. It is used at over 500 sites in the
aerospace, electronics, petrochemical, biomedical, and
automotive industries, and in over 25 countries.
For years, SINDA/FLUINT has provided users with the most
proven heat transfer and fluid flow design and analysis
software in the aerospace industry. SINDA/FLUINT is a
comprehensive, generalized tool for simulating complex
thermal/fluid systems such as those found in the
electronics, automotive, petrochemical, and aerospace
industries. The program has proven itself repeatedly for
several decades.
SINDA/FLUINT saves time and money by making the design
process faster and easier, letting you gain a better
understanding of your complex system. You control what is
important and how to get the answer to your design
performance questions using the most efficient approach.
Furthermore, the code is completely extensible. You
choose the features you want, decide what levels of
accuracy and approximation are appropriate, and what
outputs are needed. You can even add your own
customizations as needed to handle your unique design
task or to automate repetitive tasks.
Features
Radiation, conduction, convection heat transfer
From component design to full system performance
simulation
Steady state and transient heat transfer and fluid flow
High-level decision support - Advanced Design
Goal seeking: find design inputs as a function of the
desired model response
Optimization of multiple design variables using
arbitrarily complicated constraints
Automated model correlation to test data
Reliability engineering to quantify the design
reliability
Synthesize a design that meets reliability requirements
up front, intelligently balancing cost against risk
Submodels for improved organization, ease of model merge
Time and temperature-varying properties
Optional concurrently executed user logic and simulations
User-determined solution techniques, solution sequences,
accuracy levels, and outputs
Examples: iterative vs. sparse matrix inversion, single
or double precision, etc.
Methods, controls, etc. can vary submodel by submodel
Convenient restarts and parametric analysis options
Compatible with the EZ-XY Plotting Utility
Self-resolving spreadsheet-like expressions and user
variables (registers)
Facilitates model maintenance: centralized changes
Makes what-if, parametrics, and sensitivity studies
trivially easy
Lets inputs be defined on the basis of outputs, problem
time, etc.
Eliminates the most common uses of user logic
Extensive support library (theromostatic heaters, phase
change materials, math utilities, etc.)
Multiple fluid flow networks with coupled heat transfer
solutions
Comprehensive fluid flow modeling
User-definable fluid properties
General pump, valve, duct models
Single and two-phase flow
Boiling and condensation
homogeneous or slip flow
built-in regime mapping
Pure fluid substances, or mixtures of gases, liquids, or
both
Condensable/volatile mixtures (psychrometrics, etc.)
Dissolution/evolution of noncondensible gases
Nonequilibrium two-phase volumes
Choking detection and modeling
Waterhammer and acoustics
Time- and direction-varying body forces; natural
convection
Simplifying assumptions and exploitation of symmetry
Wicks and other capillary devices
Subdivision of control volumes (e.g., stratification)
Kinetic energy transport included for high speed flow
phenomena
Graphical User Interface available (SinapsPlus)
User called routines for modeling common devices and
phenomena
Heat pipes, constant and variable conductance
Thermal Ablation
Thermoelectric cooling devices
Applications
Spacecraft and launch vehicle thermal, cryogenics, and
environmental control design
Electronic packaging and component design
Power generation systems
Alternative energy systems and energy conservation design
Automobile and aircraft engines, cooling, fuel,
lubrication, climate control, and hydraulic systems
HVAC and fire protection systems
Oil and gas pipeline, distribution, steam injection
systems
Process design and control
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