Flownex SE 8.1 Boasts Enhanced Capabilities:

The Flownex SE 8.1 release contains enhancements to the user interface, manuals, features and components.

Some of the enhancements include

• GUI Enhancements
  • Flownex boasts a new menu system. The Improved Flownex SE GUI is used to access and interpret all of the simulation functionality. The improved GUI speeds up access to menus, ribbons, property pages, material and component databases.
  •  The enhancements make all available features easily accessible and include a Quick launch bar, Tips and a Hidden mode.
• Drawing Enhancements
  • The drawing mechanism improvements allow users to setup networks only using element components by means of automatically created nodes and links. This allows for; Faster network setup time, Intuitive setup, Real-time feedback on possible connections, Visual feedback on incomplete networks.
• Component Enhancements
  • Enhancements to various components and additions of new components ensure intuitive setup and alignment to typical industry standards.
• Feature Enhancements
  • Feature enhancements include genetic and BOBYQA algorithm based optimisers which provide robust methods to minimize or maximize component or system parameters. They use an iterative intelligent search algorithm that iteratively works to an optimised solution.
  • Flownex can be used for the modelling of Non-Newtonian fluids such as slow/non-settling slurries and settling slurries. Flownex Slurry Simulation includes the following:
    • Prediction of pressure losses in systems operating with non-settling slurries, especially Non-Newtonian mixtures where the viscosity becomes dependent on the shear rate.
    • Prediction of pressure losses and stationary deposition velocity in systems operating with settling slurries in horizontal, inclined and vertical pipe segments.
    • Prediction of centrifugal pump derating factors for Variable Speed Pump and Pump Elements operating with either Non-Newtonian fluids or Settling slurries.
  • Excel reports now provide additional speed enhancement, by providing automation; Scans network and adds only components and properties used, Automatically generates structured input reports with a single click, Automatically generates structured result reports with a single click.
  • Extended result layer allow quick and easy way to graphically display properties using a colour gradient.