Flowmaster V7 is a thermo fluid system simulation tool that allows engineers to design,
optimise, validate and troubleshoot system designs. The wide range of solver capabilities
and supplied loss and performance data enables models to be generated from the very
beginning of the development process.

Flowmaster V7 allows marine system engineers to build system models quickly using the
supplied component models within a modern and intuitive user interface. The multi-user
relational database allows engineers to collaborate on projects and the open API’s allow
integration with other third party software tools to optimise the development process.

Flowmaster V7 is used by leading marine organisations, such as BAE Systems
Marine Ltd, Babcock Marine, Northrop Grumman, SEMT Pielstick, Samsung Heavy
Industries and Thales Naval Ltd.

Flowmaster V7 General Systems Modelling Packages

Flowmaster V7 General Systems is available in a number of scalable packages:

Liquid Systems

Designed as a solution for a wide range of liquid-only systems, this package provides
incompressible modelling functionality and the ability to run steady state or transient
analysis. Systems that can be modelled include:
• Pressure Surge Analysis
• Potable Water Systems
• Hydraulic Systems
• Fuel Systems
• Lubrication Systems

Thermal Systems

The thermal systems package delivers the same capability as liquid systems but also
includes the Heat Transfer solver. Systems that can be modelled include:
• Cooling Systems
• Chilled Water Systems

Gas Systems

Designed as a solution for a wide range of gas-only systems, this package provides
compressible modelling capability for steady state or transient analysis. Systems that
can be modelled include:
• Ballast Systems
• Ventilation Systems

Fluid Systems

This comprehensive systems package includes liquid, gas and heat transfer modelling
capabilities. Ideally suited for companies that design different types of fluid systems or
consultancies that need flexibility to offer a full range of system modelling and analysis
services. For example:
• FPSO (Floating Production Storage Offloading) Vessels
• Subsea Hydraulic Control

Key Modelling and Simulation Features in detail:

System Modelling

• Large library of component models underpinned by empirical research data, including Loss Data from DS Miller.
• Smart Modelling tools which help prevent users from connecting incompatible components and use colour coded data entry fields to highlight required information.
• Flow balancing module for optimising component sizes around your system providing valuable cost savings and promoting greater performance efficiency.
• Custom component creation for developing a catalogue of components and sub-systems specifically for an organisation, including images to represent the component in the model.
• Transient and steady state simulation of Compressible and incompressible systems with Heat transfer analysis options.

Design Collaboration & Secure Data Management

• Audit trail & tracking of model history functionality keeps track of design changes and associated data, offering the user the ability to ‘roll back’ to previous versions to quickly compare results from different designs, saving valuable modelling time.
• User group administration tools allowing for the creation of project teams with difference access privileges to project data.
• Securely store legacy data in an industry standard relational database. Store, share and track data securely, allowing for greater collaboration across project teams.

Ease of Use

• Intuitive graphical user interface featuring validated data entry, reducing margin for error; optimising accuracy of results first time.
• Advanced design visualisation tools including the ability to add background images and use layers to help both users and non-users understand complex systems.
• Dynamic real time colour visualization shows pressure and flow rate changes on charts and by component colour changes as a simulation runs.
• Flexible post-processing tools allow results from multiple simulations to be compared easily in the time and frequency domain.

Integration

• Using Flowmaster V7 open API’s you can Integrate with product development tools and systems, including optimisation codes modeFRONTIERTM and iSIGHTTM. Automate tasks using Flowmaster’s automation capabilities to batch run parametric studies and prototype digital testing procedures.
• Co-simulate with other leading CAE/CFD tools such as MATLAB®, STAR-CD, FLUENT® to optimise overall system performance and aid component development and selection.

What our customers say about Flowmaster:

“The ability to integrate Flowmaster into a front end spreadsheet program, enabled us to provide our engineers with a fully capable and adaptable simulation package, able to be rapidly and easily tuned to actual real world onboard operating line-ups.”

David Millar, Senior Design Engineer. Babcock Marine

“Flowmaster enabled the concept stage of a system costing several million Euros, by steering us away from an initial solution that was too constraining to one that could be used with greater flexiblity” - SEMT Pielstick

Our customers include:
Aker Yards, Australian Submarine Corporation, Babcok Marine, BAE Systems Marine Ltd, Baker Marine Pte Ltd, DCNS, DoD Naval Engineering Services, Fairmount Automation Inc., GD Electric Boat, Harmworthy KSE AS, Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Howaldstadtwerke Deutsche Werft AG, IHE Gusto Engineering BV, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd, Kvaerner Warnow Werft GmbH, Mercury Marine, MMI Engineering Ltd, MOD RFA Abbey Wood, Northrop Grumman, Newport News Shipbuilding, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Rolls Royce Marine Electrical Systems, Rolls Royce Marine Power, Samsung Heavy Industries, Selman Marine Design, Sembawang Shipyard, SEMT Pielstick Saint Nazaire, SENER, SBM-Imodco, Thales Naval Ltd, Universal Shipbuilding Company (USC), Weir Strachan & Henshaw Ltd