Not only applicable to hydraulic circuits such as engines and transmissions, but also has numerous applications in the analysis of oil cooling, water cooling, and air cooling circuits for motors and batteries!
PumpLinx is a fluid analysis software designed to calculate the transient characteristics of various volumetric pumps, compressors, and valves. It is developed based on the thermal fluid analysis software Simerics MP and utilizes all the features of Simerics MP.
【The following fluid analyses are possible】
■ Free surface flow
■ Flow considering the compressibility of air contained in liquids
■ Pressure pulsation and water hammer effects
■ Coupling of pump flow with the rigid body motion of valves and cam rings
■ Flow in low to medium vacuum conditions
■ Compressible flow (subsonic)
■ Cavitation
■ Time variation of flow field (velocity vectors, pressure), flow rate, fluid forces, and torque
The biggest strength is the ability to automatically create meshes even for clearances in the µm range, which is difficult with other general-purpose fluid analysis software!!
Recently, there has been an increase in achievements with oil pumps for automobiles and construction machinery, with examples such as vane pumps for power steering and CVTs, and trochoidal pumps for engine lubrication.
*There is a lot of information that cannot be posted online. Especially, the actual mesh creation and movement should definitely be demonstrated in a live demo!!
