[engineerm]

Hi guys,

Can I have information about FloMaster software? Is it a subsoftware of MATLAB or different from MATLAB? If different, what are the differences? What are the advantages and disadvantages of FloMaster?

I plan to use FloMaster for system simulation, modeling and control of a climate test chamber having thermal and fluid system elements.

Thanks in advance for your informations.

[meandcfd]

It is not a subsoftware of MATLAB. Think of it more like MATLAB on steroids and just for CFD. FlowNex SE is in the same family as FloMaster.

Originally Posted by engineerm

Hi guys,

Can I have information about FloMaster software? Is it a subsoftware of MATLAB or different from MATLAB? If different, what are the differences? What are the advantages and disadvantages of FloMaster?

I plan to use FloMaster for system simulation, modeling and control of a climate test chamber having thermal and fluid system elements.

Thanks in advance for your informations.

[evrenykn]

Hi Mehmet,

If you still want to try Simcenter Flomaster, I can help you about this subject.

Best Regards,
Evren

[Sumanth_094]

Originally Posted by evrenykn

Hi Mehmet,

If you still want to try Simcenter Flomaster, I can help you about this subject.

Best Regards,
Evren

Hey Evren,

I wanted to get acquainted with Flomaster and have had struggles finding the right tutorials and study materials to get started. Siemens/ Mentor graphics are yet to reply to my query regarding this and any input from your side in the meantime would be highly appreciated.

Thanks a lot in advance.

[Sumanth_094]

I have now worked with Flomaster for the last one and half years and I can say that the software is indeed very powerful.
It is more like how "meandcfd" has mentioned and less like how Karl Shady has interpreted.
It is much stronger than Matlab/Simulink and is mainly meant for 1D system analysis of themo-fluid systems. Matlab is not meant for a specific purpose like Simcenter Flomaster.

Key Advantages would be:

- the availabiltiy of a huge Library of predefined components like pumps, motor, heat exchangers, controllers etc which one can use directly in their system analysis per drag and drop.
- One also has access to the NIST Refprop which is the databank for all the materials and mediums you would need for a simulation. You can create your own mixtures and derive their properties directly from the data bank.
- Allows users to perform varying parameter studies, experiments and doesnt need much effort than a few clicks.

As you can see, I was here in October 2021 looking for materials to get started with Flomaster and later found that the software is very well documented as well. I mean, that was to be expected with commercial softwares. I just took my time to come across the right learning materials. Learning curve is also not as steep as it is with many softwares. Most of it is intuitive.


It is true that the licensing options are a bit costly but you can say this about most of the simulation softwares especially those owned by big giants like Ansys, Beta Systems, Siemens etc.,
That being said, the licencing options do vary and based on what kind of analysis you perform normally, you can only opt to have those modules in your License and reduce your costs accordingly.

Hope this answers your Query

Have a nice day!