32.7. GT-SUITE Turboshaft 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 Turboshaft function has the following settings:

  • Option is set to GT-SUITE Turboshaft.

  • GT-SUITE Name shows the name of the associated GT-SUITE turboshaft, 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 turboshaft contains characters that are not valid to use in function names.

  • GT-SUITE Model specifies the name of the GT-SUITE model that includes the associated GT-SUITE turboshaft.

    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 Motion

    The GT-SUITE Motion > Axis Definition settings in the function details view are the same as the Axis Definition settings in the Initialize GT-SUITE Coupling dialog box, on the Turboshaft Setup tab, which is described in Turboshaft Setup Tab.

  • GT-SUITE Torque

    The GT-SUITE Torque settings in the function details view are the same as the Torque settings (excluding the Torque check box itself) in the Initialize GT-SUITE Coupling dialog box, on the Turboshaft Setup tab, which is described in Turboshaft Setup Tab.

  • 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>()