The phrase "an effort to simulate" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing an attempt or endeavor to replicate or imitate something.
Example: "The researchers conducted an effort to simulate the effects of climate change on local ecosystems."
Alternatives: "an attempt to replicate" or "a bid to imitate".
The agency will adjust the wireless bandwidth available to control the robots in an effort to simulate real world conditions.
The festival also wants to shake up conventional patterns of programming, in an effort to simulate the wildly varied concerts of Mozart's time.
Green and Rice took turns running at each other while shooting jump shots in an effort to simulate the Portland defense that suddenly became nasty during the Trail Blazers' 96-88 vintory in Game 5 on Tuesday night.
In an effort to simulate the bone-jarring pulses of a subwoofer in a surround-sound system, Zelco has fitted each earbud with what must be a cousin to the tiny vibrating mechanism in a cellphone.
A Colorado judge sentenced two therapists to 16 years in prison today for their roles in suffocating a 10-year-old girl last year during an effort to simulate her birth.
The most commonly used treatment is exposure for up to several hours a day to high-intensity artificial light, in an effort to simulate the longer days of summer when people with SAD function at top speed.
NAJAF, Iraq — The men gather somberly at midday on soiled straw mats under a makeshift canvas canopy in a valiant effort to simulate the traditional Arab formal reception room, but here they have no fans to keep the flies from landing, no sweets or tea to offer strangers.
Despite a concerted international effort to simulate these events over a decade ago, their dynamical origin remains largely unknown.
All of this is part of a long-term effort to simulate the interaction between the microphysics and the atmospheric dynamics of Venus using a three-dimensional model such as a GCM or one capable of simulating mesoscale dynamical processes.
Stillman found that the exhibit quickly overcame her skepticism about the effort to simulate a refugee's experience.
"The model presented by the authors is the first truly integrated effort to simulate the workings of a free-living microbe, and it should be commended for its audacity alone," wrote two independent commentators, Peter L. Freddolino and Saeed Tavazoie, both of Columbia University, in an editorial accompanying the article.
