Simulations Modules:
1. Venting Simulation
This simulation checks the valves position against the fuel level at different inclination angles of the tank, thus helping establish the venting system’s proper functioning position.
2. Volume to Height
This feature determines the Z height in the tank for a certain fuel volume, thus allowing for the shut-off point to be established.
3. Height to Volume
This feature gives the fuel volume in a tank up to the shut off point height.
4. Gauging
This simulation checks the valves position against the fuel level at different inclination angles of the tank, thus helping establish the venting system’s proper functioning position.
5. Overfilling
This feature allows verifying if the customer’s overfilling specifications are met, while also helps reevaluate the venting system for additional amount of fuel.
6. Jet Pump analysis
This feature helps position the jet pumps in order to fulfill given specifications.
7. Venting cone and valve position suggestion module
This module is able to determine in a matter of minutes the existence/non existence of a venting cone and the best valves position which it displays through a chromatic combination.
8. Gauging Error Module
This module calculates the gauging errors and gauge angle for a specific gauge curve and the specified directions, inclinations and filling step.
9. Inclined Position Filling Module
This module calculates the height against liter curves for mono chamber or saddle tank in any direction and at any inclination, left or right filling.
Fuel Tank Simulator v.3.2 - Software Performance
The simulation time varies from a tank’s geometry to another as it depends on the file accuracy/surface tessellation (the higher the file tessellation, the longer the computation time) as well as on the computational step chosen for the simulation (the smaller the step, the longer the computation time)..
For example for a fuel tank with a complex geometry with a normal tessellation with 3 valves and a maximum number of positions (360 positions per valve) in a certain inclination, a computer with a 2.33 GHz dual core CPU takes 6 minutes to finish the simulation.
Top Reasons to Buy the Fuel Tank Simulator v.3.2
A venting simulation (the most CPU hungry feature*) takes only 1 minute to be performed. This allows for various additional simulations to be performed in short period of time resulting in reduced developing costs for the user. The loading of the tank information might take as much as 3 seconds.
The tank model accuracy can be made to reach ±1ml volume accuracy compared with a real model (using a higher tessellation),using a normal tessellated model the usually accuracy is in the ±20 ml range.
Results are visible in an interactive 3D user interface and in 2D diagrams. Additional information is also available on the user interface.
Results are saved in a native Excel file, which cuts off the time spent for the preparation of presentations and for the importation of the results.
The software uses files directly generated by CAD programs (CATIA or UG), which eliminates the need for conversion tools.
The learning curve for the program is less than an hour.
The software is developed on the newest Microsoft development platform (Windows Presentation Foundation) and runs on Windows XP and Windows Vista (Required Microsoft Framework 3.0 to be installed, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats update for Word 2003 compatibility, free downloads from http://www.microsoft.com ).