AxSTREAM for System Simulation

Comprehensive Thermal-Fluid System Simulation at your Fingertips

AxSTREAM System Simulation provides engineers with the tools to model and study how thermodynamic cycles and fluid systems (including those found in turbomachinery, energy conversion, and propulsion technology) will behave in the real world, all in one flexible and user-friendly software interface.

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Through integrated 0D-1D reduced-order modeling of dependent multidisciplinary systems, this software can eliminate the interface gap that exists between siloed software or sub-systems. This also makes AxSTREAM System Simulation the ideal environment for digital twin modeling as it breaks down challenges that arise when multiple tools are required to simulate a system.

Capabilities:

  • Design, model, and explore new energy conversion systems including propulsion, HVAC, refrigeration, power generation, etc., as well as related auxiliary systems.
  • Evaluate different cycle architectures and analyze the performance of off-the-shelf products.
  • Optimize existing equipment (including engines and power plants) accounting for all affected technologies in one interface.
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Benefits:

  • Perform digital prototyping early in the design process through individual or coupled 0D-1D system modeling, reducing the extent and costs of physical testing without compromising quality.
  • Customize parameters throughout the system via scripting, empowering users to create their own control logic.
  • Perform, run, and analyze steady-state and transient calculations, enabling a more practical understanding of machine performance under real-world conditions.
  • Large library of embedded compressible and incompressible fluids, expandable through customization.
  • Account for component performances (including maps) or link to external tools for on-point performance predictions.
  • Multidisciplinary program that can be used to model both turbomachinery and non-turbomachinery systems.

Application

  • Air regulation systems
  • Anti-icing systems
  • Combined
  • Fuel Cell
  • Gas
  • Generator/Electro-Motor Cooling
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Hydraulic Networks
  • Lubrication systems
  • ORC Cycles
  • Refrigeration
  • sCO2 Cycles
  • Seals
  • Secondary Air Systems
  • Separation & Mixing
  • Steam Cycles
  • Turbine Secondary Flows
  • Turbopump Secondary Flows
  • Waste Heat Recovery

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Modeling of Gas Turbine’s Anti-Icing System in AxSTREAM System Simulation

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Rocket Nozzle Cooling System Modeling in AxSTREAM System Simulation

Diagram of a basic refrigeration cycle with labeled components: compressor, condenser, expansion valve, and evaporator. Arrows indicate the flow of refrigerant through the system.

Ground Source Heat Pump Modeling in AxSTREAM System Simulation