TransAT is supported on the following versions of Windows:
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 10
1.2 Hardware Requirements
The hardware requirements in terms of memory and disk space depend on the problem at hand. The
memory and disk space requirements increase with the number of cells in a given simulation.
Likewise, they also increase with the number of activated equations and/or models in the
simulation.
To illustrate this, the hardware recommendations for a simulation with a one-million-cell grid solving
only for pressure and velocities are the following:
RAM: 2 GB
Disk space:
per restart file: 1 GB
per output file: ParaView 50 MB, Tecplot 100 MB
whereas the hardware recommendations for a simulation with a one-million-cell grid solving for
pressure and velocities with turbulence, multiphase and phase change models activated are the
following:
RAM: 4.5 GB
Disk space:
per restart file: 2 GB
per output file: ParaView 100 MB, Tecplot 150 MB
Chapter 2 Installing TransAT 5.7.1 on Windows
2.1 TransAT Installation
2.1.1 Step 1: Introduction
The installer starts with a welcome page as in Figure 2.1.
Click Next >
Figure 2.1: Welcome page on TransAT Installer.
2.1.2 Step 2: License agreement
The End User License Agreement (EULA) is displayed as in Figure 2.2 and needs to be accepted to
continue the installation.
Click I agree after reviewing the License terms
Figure 2.2: License Agreement page on TransAT Installer.
2.1.3 Step 3: Installation directory
After agreeing to the terms of the license,
Specify the installation location of TransAT in the Destination Folder field using the
Browse button. See Figure 2.3
Click Next >
The TransAT/TransATSuite-5.7.1 folder will be created in the specified destination folder.
Figure 2.3: Installation directory on TransAT Installer.
2.1.4 Step 4: TransAT components selection
The following components are available:
Tutorials
MS-MPI Port Range Definition
Unit Test
Tutorials The installation of the Tutorials is optional. If selected, a folder with simulation
templates will be copied by the installer. See Tutorial Manual (after the installation) for more
details.
MS-MPI Port Range Definition Ms-MPI Port Range Definition is an optional tool
that simplifies the specifying of a range of firewall ports to be used by the TransAT solver
to communicate data when running simulations in parallel. If selected, the MS-MPI Port
Range Definition tool is automatically launched after the installation of the main TransAT
modules.
Unit test The installation of the TransAT Unit Test tool is compulsory. It is a tool that checks
whether TransAT is correctly installed. It is automatically executed at the end of the installation
process.
Click Install
Figure 2.4: Components page on TransAT Installer.
2.1.5 Step 5: Basic installation dependencies
Before proceeding to the installation of the TransAT libraries, the installation status of the TransAT
software dependencies are checked.
TransAT list of dependencies
The full list of dependencies with their corresponding minimal version for the basic installation of
TransAT is the following:
Python 2.7.5
Intel DLL package for Intel Fortran Compiler
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistibutable Package (x64)
Microsoft HPC Pack 2008 R2 MS-MPI Redistributable Package
Dependencies check and installation
The dependency check tool in the installer will automatically be launched. It will first create a list as in
Figure 2.5 with the missing dependencies which must be installed for TransAT to be fully functional.
Hence, the box for each of the dependencies is ticked by default for installation in the list of
dependencies.
Click Install
After clicking Install, you will be prompted to install each of the selected dependencies.
Click Close when the installation of the Dependencies is completed
Please note: on some systems the list of dependencies is not automatically put in the foreground.
Check for newly opened TransAT window in the Windows Taskbar to access it if that is the
case.
Please note: If the installation of a dependency fails, an error message similar to Figure 2.6
will be displayed
Figure 2.5: Dependencies list and installation
Figure 2.6: Error message after failure of dependency installation.
2.1.6 Step 6: Installation of TransAT modules
After the installation of the dependencies, the installer will install the modules selcted in Step 4. If the
MS-MPI Port Range was not selected, the installer will directly skip to Step 7. Otherwise, the MS-MPI
Port Range Definition tool will be executed.
In that tool, a range of ports must be specified. The range of ports specified in the tool as in Figure 2.7
are opened for the TransAT solver. By default the MS-MPI Port Range is 30000-30010, opening 11 ports
and therefore allowing simulations on up to 11 processors. If the Ms-MPI Port Range option is not
selected, the firewall ports will not be opened and the default Port Range will be used for the
communications in the TransAT solver.
Click Install
Click Close once the setting of the MPI port range for TransAT is done
Note that the Ms-MPI Port Range can be changed anytime after the installation using the Ms-MPI
Port Range Definition tool available in the Start Menu, under the TransAT_5.7.1 folder.
Figure 2.7: Ms-MPI Port Range Definition
2.1.7 Step 7: Unit Test
The Unit Test tool of TransAT is automatically run after the installation process of all dependencies
and TransAT components is completed. It tests whether all the required components to run
TransATUI (the Graphical User Interface of TransAT) and the TransAT solver are correctly
installed.
Whether the unit test succeeds or fails, a message box will be displayed with the outcome of the
test.
Click OK to proceed with the finalisation of the TransAT installation.
Please note: the Unit Test may fail because some of the installed components or dependencies
require the system to reboot. In that case, an error message will pop up advising to reboot
the machine and re-run the Unit Test which is available as a stand-alone tool in the Start
Menu.
2.1.8 Step 8: Log-Files and installation finalisation
After running the Unit Test the Log-Files Manager page is displayed. The TransAT Log-Files Manager
allows to navigate through the Installation Log-Files generated. These Log-Files should be included to
report installation problems on the Customer Portal.
Figure 2.8: TransAT Log-Files Manager.
Please note: the Log-Files Manager tool is also accessible as a stand-alone tool from the Start Menu,
in the TransAT_5.7.1/Tools folder.
Click Next > to go to the final page of the installer
Click Finish to quit the installer
2.1.9 Step 9: Visualisation Software Installation
To visualise simulation results produced by TransAT, either one of ParaView or Tecplot must be installed
on your machine.
ParaView is a free open source software which can be downloaded at the following link on the ParaViewwebsite where more information can be found.
Tecplot is a proprietary software for which installation and licensing information can be found on its
editors’ website.
2.1.10 Start Menu
Upon completion the installation of TransAT, a section in the Start Menu will be added under the
TransAT_5.7.1 folder. The TransAT folder will contain links to the TransAT user interface and some
additional TransAT tools.
2.1.11 Extra TransAT modules
Advanced Initial Conditions Dependencies Tool
To be able to get more control on the initial conditions and run user-defined functions, extra
dependencies must be installed. The extra dependencies consist of:
.NET Framework 4.5
Microsoft SDK for Windows
The missing dependencies can be installed using the Advanced Initial Conditions Dependencies Tool which
is accessible through the Start Menu (TransAT_5.7.1 > Tools > TransAT_5.7.1-Advanced Initial
Conditions).
Upon execution, the Advanced Initial Conditions Dependencies Tool first checks whether the required
dependencies are already installed. It will first create a list as in Figure 2.10 with the missing
dependencies which must be installed for Advanced Initial Conditions to be fully functional.
Hence, the box for each of the dependencies is ticked by default for installation in the list of
dependencies.
Please note: Note that on top of the aforementioned dependencies, the uninstallation of the following
programs may figure in the list of dependencies:
Microsoft Visual C++ Compilers 2010 SP1 Standard - x86
Microsoft Visual C++ Compilers 2010 SP1 Standard - x64
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable
These uninstallations are required to successfully install Microsoft SDK for Windows.
Click Install
If uninstallations are required, a message box similar to Figure 2.9 will pop-up.
Figure 2.9: Program uninstallation pop-up message
Click OK to continue with the uninstallations required to install Microsoft SDK for Windows
Proceed with the uninstallation of the different programs
If no uninstallation is required or after the completion of the required uninstallations, you will be
prompted to install each of the required dependencies for Advanced Initial Conditions.
Please note: keep the default installation settings as in Figure 2.11 when installing Microsoft SDK
for Windows.
Figure 2.11: Component page of Microsoft SDK for Windows
Note that the installation of the extra dependency for advanced use of TransAT may take some time as
some installers are downloaded from the Web.
Click Close when the installation of the Dependencies is completed
Please note: you must log out then log back into your machine to complete the installation of Advanced
Initial Condtions and make them available in TransATUI.
2.2 TransAT 5.7.1 License
TransAT has a built-in demo version with simulations can be run for up to 1 hour wall time,
using a maximum of 4 cores. No checkpoint/restart options are provided with the demo
version.
To use the full capabilities of TransAT and get rid of the restrictions on simulation runtime and
restarting options, a TransAT license needs to be acquired and activated. Depending on the contract, a
restriction on the number of cores might remain.
2.2.1 Activating the TransAT license
The license file for TransAT will be sent separately by email.
Save the license file (e.g. C:\Users\jerry\transat_jerry.lic).
Please note: the license file must be stored in a folder where the user has both the read and write
permissions e.g. the user, Documents, Desktop, etc.
The TransAT License tool is accessible from the Start Menu, under the TransAT_5.7.1, Tools
sub-folder.
Figure 2.12: License Setup.
To set the TransAT license:
Open the TransAT License tool
Select the location of the license file, e.g C:\Users\jerry\transat_jerry.lic, then click Close to
save the change.
Log out then log back in to complete the activation of the license.
Note that the process is identical to update a license.
Please note: After installing TransAT and setting the license file TransAT has to be run once within a
month of the creation of the license file in order to activate it.
2.3 TransAT - OLGA Coupling Requirements
The following additional requirements must be met, in order to run a TransAT-OLGA coupled
simulation:
OLGA 7.2 (supported version) installed
OpenOPC 1.2.0 package installed
2.4 Troubleshooting
2.4.1 Windows SDK for Windows 7
If the SDK installer fails, first check that your internet connection is working. The SDK installer
downloads the items to be installed. Also check if a firewall has blocked the installer. Once a
proper internet connection is established, try running the Advanced ICs installer again.
If the SDK installer still fails with an internet connection, then it should be installed by hand before
running the Advanced Initial Conditions dependency tool.
To install the Advanced Initial Conditions when this error occurs,
If installed, uninstall the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable packages and MicrosoftVisual C++ 2010 Compilers (both x86 and x64 versions) using Control Panel> Programs>Programs and Features> Uninstall a program
Download the Windows SDK 7.1 installer from here then launch the installer
Uncheck Visual C++ Compilers and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 in the component selection
window of the SDK installer as in Figure 2.13
Figure 2.13: Component page of Microsoft SDK for Windows 7
Once the installation of Windows SDK 7 is complete, download the Windows SDK 7.1 patch from
here then install it
Download and install the x86 and x64 versions of the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable
packages from here and here
Launch the Advanced Initial Conditions Dependencies tool of TransAT
