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Fall 2009 GoldSim Newsletter
GoldSim's mission is to help you make better decisions in an uncertain
world by providing state-of-the-art software, training and expert
consulting. Our GoldSim simulation software package provides the power,
flexibility, and usability to efficiently simulate and understand the
future behavior of complex systems in business, engineering, and science.
Since this newsletter is for you, we encourage you to share your
comments and contributions with us. Please email your thoughts to support@goldsim.com.
GoldSim News
GoldSim Training Sessions in the USA and UK
Liverpool, United Kingdom: October 7-9, 2009
A 3-day GoldSim training course will be held in Liverpool, United Kingdom from October 7-9, 2009. This course is scheduled to take place just prior to the ICEM
(International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive
Waste Management) conference (http://www.icemconf.com/), which is being held in Liverpool the following week (October 11-15).
The first two days of the workshop will focus on GoldSim basics, with
the third (optional) day focusing on the use of the Contaminant Transport
module.
The workshop will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Liverpool (http://www.cpliverpool.com/).
The cost will be £900/€1050 per attendee for the three day session,
which includes biscuits in the morning and a full lunch. If you prefer to
attend only the first two days the cost is £600/€750. Free
temporary licences will be provided to any attendees who require a
license.
Further details and a registration form can be found here.
Seattle, Washington, USA: October 26-27, 2009
We will also be holding a 2-day GoldSim training course at our offices
in Issaquah, Washington (just outside Seattle) on October 26 and 27,
2009.
The two-day workshop will provide a general introduction to the use of
GoldSim. It will be of value to new users, and will also serve as an
excellent refresher course (and introduction to new features) for
existing users.
The cost will be US$1000 per attendee and includes continental
breakfast and lunch both days. Free 60-day temporary licences will also
be provided to any attendees who require a license.
Further details and a registration form can be found here.
Version 10.02 of GoldSim Released
Version 10.02 of GoldSim was released on September 15, 2009. This
version addresses a number of issues identified since the release of
Version 10 Service Pack 2, and also adds additional Monte Carlo sampling
options for models and SubModels.
Important note for CT and RT module users: Version 10.02 also
addresses a bug in the Contaminant Transport algorithm in Version 10 that
could impact results. If a Cell element used time-varying amounts
of media, and no other properties of the Cells changed with time, the
changes in the media amounts would be only partially captured by
GoldSim. All prior Version 10 releases (10, 10 SP1, 10 SP2
and 10.01) are affected.
More details on Version 10.02 can be found in the Release
Notes.
All current members of the GoldSim
Subscription Program can download the Version 10.02 installation file
from the GoldSim Resource Center (GRC).
GoldSim Awarded Contract to Model Risks Associated with Carbon
Sequestration
GoldSim Technology Group has been selected by the US Department
of Energy for one of 19 projects to enhance the capability to
simulate, track, and evaluate the potential risks of carbon dioxide (CO2)
storage in geologic formations. The work will be managed by the
Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory.
The project involves several powerful enhancements to GoldSim, which
will be used by our partner, the Los Alamos National Laboratory's Earth
and Environmental Science Division, to enhance their current GoldSim
models of CO2 storage. These new capabilities will eventually be made
available to all GoldSim users.
Case Study
South Koreans Develop
100 Year Plan for Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel
In order to sustain increasing use of energy while attempting to
reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere, many countries are beginning to
re-examine the use of nuclear energy. South Korea is no exception and the
country plans to generate 60% of the country’s electric power from
nuclear reactors by 2030. However, with expanded use of nuclear
energy comes an increased need for storage of spent nuclear fuel.
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute was asked to evaluate different
options for dealing with spent nuclear fuel. They have
created a GoldSim simulation which models the life cycle of spent nuclear
fuel from generation through final disposal.
Modeler’s Corner
Little-Known Tricks
for Quickly Inserting Links
Creating links between elements is at the heart of building GoldSim
models. However, many modelers are unaware of a number of
features designed to make this process less tedious. This article
shows you some of the features of input fields and the browser that allow
you to more efficiently connect elements in GoldSim.
What's Cooking
A Quick List of Features in the Next GoldSim Release...
The next release of GoldSim (scheduled for release in the next several
months) includes a number of new features, including the following:
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A new concept called Resources. A Resource is something
that has a limited supply (e.g., fuel, spare part, skilled personnel) and
that is required in order for elements in the modeled system to carry out
certain actions. Applications include reliability modeling, as well as
project planning.
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The ability to import historical observations or results
from multiple model runs and superimpose time history result plots.
·
Improved array handling capabilities, including the ability
to use variable arguments when referencing array items (e.g., Vector[x]),
where x is another GoldSim variable.
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