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This case study is concerned with the application of verification and validation techniques to a system involving two interconnected tanks of liquid. This involves bench-top equipment used in a teaching laboratory. Key variables of the system are easily accessible for measurements and the application of test input signals is straightforward. The model of the system is presented in full and tests for estimation of some unknown parameters are discussed. Internal verification of the simulation is considered in terms of checking of code or block diagram interconnections, algorithmic checks and also comparisons of simulation results with analytical solutions for steady-state situations. The process of validation is then addressed using graphical methods, techniques based on the use of model distortion, a Genetic Programming method of system identification and the application of inverse simulation. Possible improvements to the basic model are then discussed in the final section of the chapter.
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Murray-Smith, D.J. (2015). Case Study: Development and Testing of a Simulation Model of Two Interconnected Vessels. In: Testing and Validation of Computer Simulation Models. Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15099-4_9
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