Jet Engine Modeling and Control Using T-MATS

Being able to accurately model a complex machine is important in the design process. Jet engines are expensive and complex thermodynamic systems that require accurate modeling. Modeling allows testing and analysis to be performed before it is implemented. It also allows control schemes to be integrated to determine if it affects the functioning of the system. There are many different types of software available to model thermodynamic systems. T-MATS was released February 5, 2014. It is an open-source software that has the benefit of being fully incorporated with Matlab™ and Simulink™, which allows both modeling and control scheme integration. This paper discusses T-MATS compared to other software and different types of usage.