On this tab, you provide names for special CFX functions, known as GT-SUITE Patch functions and GT-SUITE Turboshaft functions, that will be created as part of the GT-SUITE Coupling initialization process.

Each GT-SUITE Patch function provides CEL access to values on the corresponding GT-SUITE interface. In this context, a GT-SUITE interface is also known as a GT-SUITE patch.

A GT-SUITE Patch function can be used to retrieve values from a GT-SUITE interface and apply those values to a setting of the corresponding CFX boundary.

Each GT-SUITE Patch function also serves to send boundary information from CFX to the applicable GT-SUITE patch, according to the Boundary and GT-SUITE Patch specifications, respectively, in the function settings.

For details on GT-SUITE Patch function settings, see GT-SUITE Patch Functions.

Each GT-SUITE Turboshaft function provides CEL access to the torque transferred to, and the shaft speed received from, the corresponding GT-SUITE turboshaft.

A GT-SUITE Turboshaft function can be used to retrieve shaft speed from a GT-SUITE turboshaft and, using the rotation axis specified in the function settings, apply angular velocity to the motion of the corresponding CFX domain.

Each GT-SUITE Turboshaft function also serves to send the net torque on the shaft (whether from forces on boundaries or from a CEL expression) from CFX to the applicable GT-SUITE turboshaft, according to the GT-SUITE Torque specification in the function settings.

For details on GT-SUITE Turboshaft function settings, see GT-SUITE Turboshaft Functions.