Siemens Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023

Enhanced User Experience

Updated User Experience
Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023 introduces an updated user experience to enhance user productivity by making it easier to find commands. The designer user interface has been updated to use a ribbon with the most used commands promoted to the home tab.


The Launchpad introduced in FloMASTER V8 has been updated with access to Help and Support Center accessible on the bottom left and all wizards embedded into the pages rather than launching separate dialogues.


The user interface has also been updated to prevent layout issues on screens where the scaling isn’t set to 100%.
Xcelerator Share Integration
Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023 adds the option to connect to Xcelerator Share. Xcelerator Share is a cloud storage and collaboration platform for simulation and design. For Simcenter Flomaster, this might include pack files and CAD files. Changes to these files can be tracked, and markup can be added to files so that the team always knows the right version of the design to be working on.


You can access Xcelerator Share directly within your Simcenter Flomaster session so this enhanced way of collaborating and sharing is just one click away.
Saved Collections
The collection in Simcenter Flomaster is used when editing component input data and working with results, for report generation including the Hydraulic Grade Line Report. In Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023 the current selection can be saved for reuse, it can then be recalled when needed. The collections associated with a network will be retained when a network is packed\unpacked and copied.
Concurrent Modelling of Component Models
Computer Processing Units (CPUs) typically feature multiple cores which allow processes to be distributed across different threads. In Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023components are now solved concurrently across multiple threads, this can provide a decreased in simulation time. The maximum degree of parallelism is calculated based on the number of CPU cores presented to Simcenter Flomaster. If required the user can also reduce the degree of parallelism as required to enable other applications to be run alongside while the simulation is running.
Database Copy on Upgrade
When working on projects there may be occasions when certain projects in a database need to be maintained at a specific version while it would be advantageous to upgrade the majority of projects to the latest version. In Simcenter Flomaster 2021.2, the upgrade utility has a new option for upgrading databases from earlier version. This allows you to make a copy of the database and upgrade the copy instead of upgrading the database itself.
Further UX Enhancements
- The directory that videos are exported to can now be set via the Tools -> Options dialogue
- When importing a network using the GIS import tool a new catalogue under UserDefined -> Pipes will be created with the name of the new network and profile curves will be saved under it. This will reduce the size of the user-defined pipes catalogue speeding up loading and helping organization. Additionally, each profile curve can be individually named.

Model the complexity

Interactive Controller
The Interactive Controller is in the Controllers component catalogue. The Interactive controller enables the user to modify the value of the output signal while the simulation is running using a slider control


Friction Factor Reported as a result
Friction Factor is now reported as a result in all incompressible pipes
Cavitation at nodes enabled for priming simulations
The filling of a system in Simcenter Flomaster can be modelled using the Priming Simulation type. In Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023 the priming simulation has been enhanced to enable cavitation modelling at nodes. This is enabled by setting the node ‘Autovaporisation’ property to Yes. If set to this and the pressure at node level drops below the local vapor pressure a cavity will be modelled.

Explore the possibilities

Visualization of solid bar components
Solid bar components are used in Simcenter Flomaster to conduct heat between solid components, in Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023 they have been updated to allow the temperature and heat flux to be visualized along their length


Composite Component Enhancements

Automatic creation of composites from networks
Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023 introduces a new function to automatically create a composite component from a network. To use it the user selects the component(s) and node(s) they require, right clicks the selection and selects the Extract Selection to Composite menu item.


The following data will be added to the composite:
- Network connectivity
- All component data
- Any input variable parameters used in the network that the component was created from, if set in component features this mapping is maintained
- Any output parameters referencing components in the new composite
- Information from the simulation data tab will be added
- Composite boundaries can be added automatically
Variable Parameters can be used in composite components
Variable Parameters have been enabled for composite components in Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023. The parameters can be used in the component to specify data in multiple places. The parameters can then be used to in the creation of input and output data forms.


Composite Boundary Components
Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023 introduces four new Composite Boundary components, these are:


The Composite Boundary components provide a visual representation of connections between the composite and network it will be used in, in a simulation they will be replaced with a fluid or controller connection as appropriate. When the composite is simulated the boundaries specify the conditions that would be seem at the arms allowing test simulations to be performed allowing validation of composite behavior.
Auto addition of Pressure Boundary Components
A new function has been added to the composite component builder that when used will add Composite Pressure Boundary components to unattached fluid arms and nodes with fewer than one fluid connection. This will speed up composite building.


Composite networks can be simulated
When creating composite components, validation of the behavior of the component on creation or after changes is vital to ensuring the required simulation result. In Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023, composites can now be run as networks to enable testing across a range of scenarios. All simulations types that are appropriate to the composite can be run along with experiments for parametric runs.


New Component Customization form
Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023 introduces a new component customization form, this aims to make configuring custom components including controllers and n-arms easier.

Stay Integrated

CAD2FM Enhancements
The layout of networks imported using CAD2FM has been improved when using the ‘Maintain 3D projection’ option, this is now the default.

Sample Systems
Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023 contains the following new sample systems

Ship to Shore LNG Loading
The Ship to Shore LNG Loading Sample System models a breakaway scenario, initiated by the Power Emergency Relief Couplings (PERC) as a result of a pressure surge induced by the sudden movement of the LNG carrier. Components within the LNG loading system should have sufficient safety factors to ensure no damage. This sample system models the effects of the pressure surge on the components as well as the loads they experience, and also provides an example of LNG transportation from onshore LNG storage tanks to a LNG carrier.

Product Transition

As previously mentioned Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2023 succeeds Simcenter Flomaster for Solid Edge 2022 FloMASTER V8.0 and onwards represented a substantial repackaging of the product compared with earlier, V7.x releases.