Model Library: Applications

The Application-Specific Model Library contains a collection of example models that allow you to see how GoldSim can be used for specific applications in environmental systems, engineered systems, and business modeling. All models are only available in the latest version of our software.

Hydrology and Water Management

• Runoff Modeling in GoldSim
• Australian Water Balance Model (AWBM)
• Australian Water Balance Model (AWBM) For Multiple Catchments 
• Calculate Dam Releases Iteratively
• Calibrate a Snowmelt Runoff Model
• Check for Mass Balance Closure

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Water Quality and Contaminant Transport

• Transport Across the Air-Water Interface
• Pollution Caused by Leachate from Spoil Heap
• Non-Point Source Pollutant Buildup And Washoff Model
• Equilibrium Solubility Based on Aqueous Speciation
• Geochemistry in an Acid Drainage Pond
• Lake Biogeochemical Food Web Model

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Hydraulics

• Head Loss at Submerged Discharge
• Hydraulic Operations Model
• Spillway Multiple Gates
• Open Channel Erosion Protection
• Flow Over Sharp-Crested Weir
• Hydrodynamic Force on a Pipe Bend

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Ecology and Human Health

• Acute Infection Simulator
• Predator-Prey Model
• Chaotic Behavior in Population Dynamics
• Acute Infection Simulator
• Life Cycle of a Salmon Population

Engineering Risk Analysis

• PID Controller
• Heat Loss from a Liquid
• Risk Assessment Of A Lunar Base
• Earthquake Response of a Building
• Risk Assessment of an Unmanned Planetary Mission

Reliability, Process, and Throughput Modeling

• Reliability Elements and Resources
• Throughput of a Manufacturing Process
• Grinding Mill Reliability and Throughput
• Widget Throughput Model
• Heat Transfer from a Pipeline
• Simulating a K-of-N System with Preventive Maintenance

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Economic and Policy Analysis

• Modeling Aging Chains
• Dove, Hawk and Law-Abider Populations
• Water Supply Trade-off Analysis
• Warranty Costs
• Adaptation and Diffusion of Technology
• Population Growth in Multiple Cities

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Financial Modeling

• Discrete Markov Chain Model: Financial Market
• Present and Future Values
• Cash Flow for New Power Plant Options
• Variable Exchange Rate
• Withdrawing From a Retirement Account
• Mortgage Calculator

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Project Planning, Business Process, and Cost Modeling

• Comparing Manufacturing Strategies
• Simulating Approval Process for a New Drug
• Work, Pressure, Productivity and Quality
• Evaluating Marketing Campaigns
• Inventory Management Approaches
• Decision Logic For Purchasing Decision

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Modeling Applications Articles

• GoldSim HSPF User Guide
• Modeling Complex Diffusion in Unsaturated Media
• Dynamic Simulation of a Tailing Storage Facility
• Radioactive Waste Management Data Sources
• Using the Plume Function
• Simulating Geochemical Processes By Linking GoldSim to a Geochemical Model

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