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Simscape Fluids

Model and simulate fluid systems

Simscape™ Fluids™ provides component libraries for modeling and simulating fluid systems. It includes models of hydraulic pumps, valves, actuators, pipelines, and heat exchangers. You can use these components to develop fluid power systems such as front-loader, power steering, and landing gear actuation systems. Simscape Fluids also enables you to develop engine cooling, gearbox lubrication, and fuel supply systems. You can integrate mechanical, electrical, thermal, and other physical systems into your model using components from the Simscape family of products.

Simscape Fluids helps you develop control systems and test system-level performance. You can create custom component models with the MATLAB® based Simscape language, which enables text-based authoring of physical modeling components, domains, and libraries. You can parameterize your models using MATLAB variables and expressions, and design control systems for your hydraulic system in Simulink®. To deploy models to other simulation environments, including hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems, Simscape Fluids supports C-code generation.

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Learn the basics of Simscape Fluids

Modeling Fundamentals and Processes

Modeling techniques, constraints, and best practices for fluid systems

Application Examples

Application models using the Simscape Fluids libraries

Fluid Network Interfaces Library

Components that connect networks and domains, such as heat exchangers and multi-fluid actuators

Isothermal Liquid Library

Specialized components for modeling fluid networks in the isothermal liquid domain

Thermal Liquid Library

Specialized components for modeling fluid networks in the thermal liquid domain

Two-Phase Fluid Library

Specialized components for modeling fluid networks in the two-phase fluid domain

Gas Library

Specialized components for modeling fluid networks in the gas domain

Moist Air Library

Specialized components for modeling fluid networks in the moist air domain

Hydraulics (Isothermal) Library

Specialized components for modeling fluid networks in the hydraulics (isothermal) domain