Converting DYNAMO simulations to Powersim Studio simulations

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1204094· OSTI ID:1204094

Walker, La Tonya Nicole ^[1]; Malczynski, Leonard A. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

DYNAMO is a computer program for building and running 'continuous' simulation models. It was developed by the Industrial Dynamics Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for simulating dynamic feedback models of business, economic, and social systems. The history of the system dynamics method since 1957 includes many classic models built in DYANMO. It was not until the late 1980s that software was built to take advantage of the rise of personal computers and graphical user interfaces that DYNAMO was supplanted. There is much learning and insight to be gained from examining the DYANMO models and their accompanying research papers. We believe that it is a worthwhile exercise to convert DYNAMO models to more recent software packages. We have made an attempt to make it easier to turn these models into a more current system dynamics software language, Powersim © Studio produced by Powersim AS² of Bergen, Norway. This guide shows how to convert DYNAMO syntax into Studio syntax.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1204094
• Report Number(s): SAND2014-1343; 503666
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English