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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Development of a simulation software for thermal systems
Submission Author:
PAULO CEZAR GESUALDO JUNIOR , MG
Co-Authors:
MARA NILZA ESTANISLAU REIS, PAULO CEZAR GESUALDO JUNIOR
Presenter: Carlos Alexandre Costa e Costa
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-0933
Abstract
This work has the objective to make easier the development of heating, cooling and energy generation efficient machines, besides allowing the already existent systems analysis to improve their energetic efficiency and simplify the Thermodynamics concepts learning. The thermal systems computational simulation is an important ally in the search for greater efficiency in the energy generation and usage, because it provides a set of analytic properties and fundamentals necessary for it. Using the computational simulation, it is possible to develop and analyze certain system, testing easily a huge quantity of conditions that culminate in a project developing that has the less operational cost and investment. In this work, it was developed a thermal systems simulation software whose main differentials are its easy operation and customization by the user. To achieve that, the software was elaborated using an Excel spreadsheet with automatic calculations done by the Macro feature and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) programming language. The result is that the program operation is as easy as using a common Excel spreadsheet, a task that the typical user of this kind of software is already habituated. The software customization is possible by using he program’s ready functions at any worksheet cell or when the user develops his/her own functions using the VBA programming language and the software thermodynamic tables. In this way, the user or company that will use the software will be able to personalize it according to its needs.
Keywords
Computational simulation, thermal systems
