32.6. GT-SUITE Patch Functions

For details about using GT-SUITE with CFX, see Coupling CFX to an External Solver: GT-SUITE Coupling Simulations in the CFX-Solver Modeling Guide.

The Function details view for a GT-SUITE Patch function has the following settings:

  • Option is set to GT-SUITE Patch.

  • GT-SUITE Model specifies the name of the GT-SUITE model that, as part of its setup, associates a GT-SUITE interface with the present GT-SUITE Patch function.

    This association was made when the GT-SUITE model was being set up for initialization, in the Initialize GT-SUITE Coupling dialog box, on the Function Names tab. On that tab, the column named "GT-SUITE Interface or Turboshaft Name" lists the GT-SUITE patches and turboshafts, while the column named "CFX Function Name" lists the names of the planned GT-SUITE Patch functions and GT-SUITE Turboshaft functions. For details, see Function Names Tab.

  • GT-SUITE Patch

    GT-SUITE Patch shows the name of the associated GT-SUITE interface, as known in GT-SUITE. This name is often the same as the function name, but is different if the name of the GT-SUITE interface contains characters that are not valid to use in function names.

  • Boundary

    Specify the CFX boundary to associate with the GT-SUITE patch. When the simulation is run, values from this CFX boundary will be sent to GT-SUITE to provide the input values for the corresponding GT-SUITE interface (GT-SUITE patch). You should also be sure that the specified CFX boundary is set to use values from the same GT-SUITE patch by using the relevant GT-SUITE Patch function.

  • Transfer Variables

    A transfer variable is a variable that will be exchanged with GT-SUITE. You can select each listed transfer variable to see the name (Variable Name) and units (Variable Units) of the corresponding CFX variable.

    You can access a transfer variable using the following CEL syntax:

    <function name>.<transfer variable name>()