Thanks Terry and Mike,
When I said "system level" I meant a 1D/2D type of model - sorry for the confusion...
But I just watched a webinar earlier this morning on a commercial code that might work for my application. The webinar is over now, but they have a lubrication case study on their...
Thanks a bunch for your input Terry! I appreciate it.
I had been using CFD to model the individual components, but it would have been way too cumbersome to do an entire oiling system model (complete with passages) using it.
This morning, my company decided to purchase some "system level" CFD...
Is anyone familiar with modeling the effects of changes in oil passage geometry and its effect of pump/filter sizing and adequate delivery to critical surfaces (bearings, cylinder linings, etc.)