{"id":262,"date":"2018-10-15T23:38:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T03:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Simcenter-Blog\/Simcenter-Amesim-17-top-5-capabilities\/ba-p\/533861"},"modified":"2026-03-26T06:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:17:34","slug":"simcenter-amesim-17-top-5-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/simcenter-amesim-17-top-5-capabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Simcenter Amesim 17: top 5 capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>We are proud to introduce&nbsp;<a title=\"Fact sheet: Simcenter system simulation solutions 17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/Siemens-PLM-Simcenter-system-simulation-solutions17-75419_tcm27-50380.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Simcenter Amesim 17<\/A>.&nbsp;<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><span class=\"lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right\" style=\"width: 400px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/Simcenter-Amesim-17-Boost_system-simulation-efficiency-1.png\" alt=\"Simcenter-Amesim-17-Boost_system-simulation-efficiency.png\" title=\"Simcenter-Amesim-17-Boost_system-simulation-efficiency.png\" \/><\/span>The latest release will help you increase system simulation efficiency through a seamless process integration, maximum modeling accuracy and easy access to digital twins.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Among many other enhancements, major development efforts have been put to help you address <STRONG>5 key applications:<\/STRONG><\/P><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI>Electrification<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Controls engineering<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Vehicle systems and components performance engineering<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Aircraft systems performance engineering<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Interoperability<\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\n<H2>Discover Simcenter Amesim 17 in a nutshell:<\/H2><\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed-center video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fvideoseries%3Flist%3DPL1m1vu8_quoBHBELkeavgEG1uwhRPR2wK%26start%3D0&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DC4mzd3Ptf0Q&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FC4mzd3Ptf0Q%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=fad07bfa4bd747d3bdea27e17b533c0e&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" title=\"Video\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/P><\/p>\n<p><H2>Let us walk you through the main new capabilities.&nbsp;<\/H2><\/p>\n<p><H2>Electrification<\/H2><\/p>\n<p><UL><br \/>\n<LI>Import of electric motor characteristics from Simcenter SPEED<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Expansion of air conditioning system capabilities for battery cooling<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Battery thermal run-away modeling and battery pre-sizing tool<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Hybrid and electric vehicle model templates<\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\n<P>In 10 years, hybrid and electric vehicles could represent about half of the automotive fleet. That\u2019s why there have been major development efforts to support electrification. With the newest version, you can automatically<STRONG> import motor characteristics from the Simcenter SPEED<\/STRONG> electric motor design software and assess electric powertrain performance early in the development cycle.&nbsp;<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed-center video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FJo4KrA7jH9M%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJo4KrA7jH9M&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJo4KrA7jH9M%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=b0d40caa4f094c68be7c29880b16f56e&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" title=\"Video\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>To safeguard proper battery operating conditions, you can <STRONG>link the battery cooling system<\/STRONG> with the <STRONG>air conditioning system<\/STRONG>. The new brazed plate heat exchanger component helps you easily check the capability of the cooling system to manage the battery and cabin thermal operation.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Further, for <STRONG>electric and hybrid vehicle<\/STRONG> design, Simcenter Amesim 17 comes with <STRONG>ready-to-use templates<\/STRONG> to assess consumption, range, cooling and drivability. These templates provide a good starting point for vehicle electrification projects by delivering parameter consistency and detailed internal combustion engine, transmission, electric drive, battery and cabin cooling subsystems models.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><H2>Controls engineering<\/H2><\/p>\n<p><UL><br \/>\n<LI>Upgraded signal bus capability and statechart management<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Cooling system functional components<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Real-time compatible components in the fluid component design libraries<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Tunable parameters for FMI 2.0 export<\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\n<P><span class=\"lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right\" style=\"width: 400px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/Controls-engineering-1.png\" alt=\"Controls engineering.png\" title=\"Controls engineering.png\" \/><\/span>In the context of software-intensive products, Simcenter Amesim 17 offers new plant modeling capabilities to support controls design, validation and calibration. For instance, the <STRONG>signal bus feature<\/STRONG> has been reworked to optimize central processing unit (CPU) performance and the user experience. When modeling control units, you can now easily create, edit and manage <STRONG>supercomponents containing statecharts.<\/STRONG><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Additionally, the release comes with<STRONG> real-time compatible components<\/STRONG> for automotive <STRONG>cooling system<\/STRONG> design as well as for <STRONG>hydraulic, thermal-hydraulic and pneumatic component <\/STRONG>design.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed-center video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FF6u8N_74q9M%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DF6u8N_74q9M&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FF6u8N_74q9M%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=fad07bfa4bd747d3bdea27e17b533c0e&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" title=\"Video\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/P><br \/>\n<H2>&nbsp;<\/H2><br \/>\n<H2>Vehicle systems and components performance engineering<\/H2><\/p>\n<p><UL><br \/>\n<LI>Exhaust calibration tool including optimization features<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Engine manifold design study through full coupling with Simcenter STAR-CCM+<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Kinematics and Compliance data generator<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Cam profile definition from the valve lift<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Hypoid gear component<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Extended modeling capabilities for vane and gerotor pumps<\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\n<P>For conventional and hybrid vehicles, a broad set of new capabilities in Simcenter Amesim 17 will help to tackle critical challenges, such as the real driving emissions (RDE) or Worldwide&nbsp; harmonized Light vehicles Test Cycles (WLTC) standards. Among them, the <STRONG>exhaust calibration tool<\/STRONG> now enables accelerated test data import, batch processing and automated optimization of model calibration.&nbsp;<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed-center video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FJ8BnhzogfDM%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJ8BnhzogfDM&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJ8BnhzogfDM%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=fad07bfa4bd747d3bdea27e17b533c0e&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" title=\"Video\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Moreover, by coupling Simcenter Amesim with Simcenter STAR-CCM+, you can efficiently run an <STRONG>engine design study<\/STRONG> for operating points of interest. This allows you to assess intake line acoustics or the impact of manifold geometry on performance.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed-center video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fa4Bjcenlr3w%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Da4Bjcenlr3w&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fa4Bjcenlr3w%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=fad07bfa4bd747d3bdea27e17b533c0e&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" title=\"Video\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/P><br \/>\n<H2>&nbsp;<\/H2><br \/>\n<H2>Aircraft systems performance engineering<\/H2><\/p>\n<p><UL><br \/>\n<LI>Intuitive and detailed jet engine performance analysis<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Fuel systems and flight dynamics coupling<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Fuel tank mapping from CAD<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Model templates for landing gear and flap systems<\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\n<P>In support of the aerospace and defense industry, Simcenter Amesim 17 offers unique virtual integrated aircraft (VIA) capabilities to frontload system integration, electrify propulsion systems and streamline <STRONG>jet engine<\/STRONG> design. It enables rapid modeling of compressors and turbines with variable geometry as well as assessing mixture composition corrections and degradation performance.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Since fuel represents a large portion of the aircraft weight, it is critical to understand its impact on handling qualities. You can now quickly assess the aircraft mass balance and trajectory while accounting for its tight <STRONG>coupling with the fuel system.<\/STRONG><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed-center video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FjjxB1tPtVX4%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjjxB1tPtVX4&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FjjxB1tPtVX4%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=fad07bfa4bd747d3bdea27e17b533c0e&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" title=\"Video\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Moreover, Simcenter Amesim now enables you to generate <STRONG>fuel tank maps<\/STRONG> from CAD geometry. Therefore, you can extract the fuel inertia tensor for coupling with flight dynamics, and tank wet areas for thermal management optimization.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><H2>Interoperability<\/H2><\/p>\n<p><UL><br \/>\n<LI>Embedded Simcenter STAR-CCM+ technology for enhanced cabin air flow modeling<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Ego vehicle modeling for ADAS\/AD validation with Simcenter Prescan<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Simcenter Amesim &#8211; Simcenter Flomaster co-simulation<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Model-based system testing through interoperability with Simcenter Testlab Neo software<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>Direct access to Teamcenter workflows in Simcenter Amesim<\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\n<H2>&nbsp;<\/H2><br \/>\n<P>To enable seamless process integration and maximize modeling accuracy, Simcenter Amesim 17 further extends synergies within the Simcenter portfolio.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>For instance, a tight link with Simcenter STAR-CCM+ allows capturing internal <STRONG>3D flows in the car cabin<\/STRONG> to rapidly optimize thermal comfort.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right\" style=\"width: 400px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/Interoperability-1.png\" alt=\"Interoperability.png\" title=\"Interoperability.png\" \/><\/span><\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<P>For <STRONG>autonomous vehicle <\/STRONG>validation, the integration with Simcenter Prescan enables you to accurately capture the ego vehicle\u2019s behavior in terms of ride, handling and fuel economy.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>In addition, a direct connection between Simcenter Amesim and Teamcenter helps improve traceability: you can now easily manage different <STRONG>versions of Simcenter Amesim libraries<\/STRONG> within Teamcenter.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed-center video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F1fhv68aEDOo%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D1fhv68aEDOo&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F1fhv68aEDOo%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=b0d40caa4f094c68be7c29880b16f56e&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" title=\"Video\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/P><\/p>\n<p><H2>Stay tuned<\/H2><\/p>\n<p><P>Later this week we will introduce you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/simcenter\/simcenter-webapp-server.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Simcenter Webapp Server<\/A>, an easy-to-use and cost-effective web-based solution which will help deploy system simulation throughout your company.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Plus, don\u2019t miss our blog post on new capabilities of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/simcenter\/simcenter-embedded-software-designer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Simcenter Embedded Software Designer<\/A>&nbsp;17.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Download Simcenter Amesim 17 <\/A><\/P><br \/>\n<P><a href=\"https:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/System-Simulation-Knowledge-Base\/tkb-p\/Simcenter_1D_tkb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Explore the System Simulation Knowledge Base<\/A><\/P><br \/>\n<P><a href=\"https:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/System-Simulation-Forum\/bd-p\/Simcenter_1D_forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Discuss with your peers and our experts on the System Simulation Forum<\/A><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to introduce&nbsp;Simcenter Amesim 17.&nbsp;<br \/>\n &nbsp;<br \/>\n     The latest release will help you increase system simulation efficiency through a seamless process integration, maximum modelin&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51108,"featured_media":273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spanish_translation":"","french_translation":"","german_translation":"","italian_translation":"","polish_translation":"","japanese_translation":"","chinese_translation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2,16],"industry":[],"product":[590],"coauthors":[9480],"class_list":["post-262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-product-launches","tag-system-simulation","product-simcenter-amesim"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/Interoperability-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9357,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262\/revisions\/9357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=262"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=262"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}