Patent ID: 11947884
Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a system comprising a processor, selection of a fluid model from a library of fluid models, wherein the fluid model defines first fluid simulation properties for a first fluid represented by the fluid model;
assigning, by the system based on fluid modeling input data, the fluid model to a selected element of a three-dimensional mechanical model of an industrial automation system;
in response to the assigning:
creating, by the system as part of the mechanical model, a first fluid object that logically represents the first fluid within the selected element, wherein the creating of the first fluid object transforms the mechanical model from a static mechanical representation to a digital twin of the industrial automation system capable of simulating operation of the industrial automation system under control of an industrial control program; and

simulating, by the system based on the digital twin, operation of the industrial automation system under the control of the industrial control program, wherein the simulating comprises simulating behaviors and properties of the first fluid in accordance with the first fluid simulation properties.