Gen Purpose 1-D Finite Element Network Fluid Flow Heat Transfer System Simulator
SAFSIM (System Analysis Flow Simulator) is a FORTRAN computer program to simulate the integrated performance of systems involving fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and reactor dynamics. SAFSIM provides sufficient versatility to allow the engineering simulation of almost any system, from a backyard sprinkler system to a clustered nuclear reactor propulsion system. In addition to versatility, speed and robustness are primary SAFSIM development goals. SAFSIM contains three basic physics modules: (1) a one-dimensional finite element fluid mechanics module with multiple flow network capability; (2) a one-dimensional finite element structure heat transfer module with multiple convection and radiation exchange capability; and (3) a point reactor dynamics module with reactivity feedback and decay heat capability. SAFSIM can be used for compressible and incompressible, single-phase, multicomponent flow systems.
- Short Name / Acronym:
- SAFSIM; 000598IBMPC00
- Version:
- 00
- Programming Language(s):
- Medium: X; OS: Any system with a FORTRAN compiler; Compatibility: Any computer with a FORTRAN compiler and linker
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOD
- DOE Contract Number:
- NP
- OSTI ID:
- 1230220
- Country of Origin:
- United States
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