FEA software extends to Unix users

Algor's latest finite element analysis software release features all-new support for the 64bit HP-UX operating system for all analysis types.

Algor's latest finite element analysis (FEA) software release, Algor V19.1, features all-new support for the 64bit HP-UX operating system for all analysis types.

Now, Unix workstation users can simulate engineering analyses of their product designs with Algor's wide range of simulation capabilities including static stress and mechanical event simulation (MES) with linear and nonlinear material models, linear dynamics, steady-state and transient heat transfer, steady and unsteady fluid flow, electrostatics and full multiphysics.

V19.1 also features a new gasket material model and element for accurately simulating mechanical seals; improved automatic report generation including the ability to publish to the PDF file format; the capability to calculate equilibrium temperature from heat transfer analysis results; and the ability to display fluid flow results as streaklines for improved visualisation of flow throughout a fluid domain.

These and many more new V19.1 features provide Algor users with increased power, flexibility and ease-of-use for simulating engineering analyses of their product designs.

"Previous releases have supported 32 and 64bit Windows and 32 and 64bit Linux operating systems", said Algor Product Manager, Bob Williams.

"Now, V19.1 expands our multiplatform support, allowing users to apply the power and speed of the 64bit HP-UX operating system to all Algor analysis types".

"Future releases will provide even faster solvers and support distributed processing on all platforms".

"For a recent project, I used Algor software on a 64bit Windows computer to perform linear static stress analysis of a shell-and-tube-style heat exchanger with more than 2.5-million degrees of freedom", said Scott Bennett of Alaskan Copper Works in Seattle, Washington.

"Algor's multiplatform support was beneficial because I initially tried to run the analysis on a 32bit system, but found it wasn't powerful enough".

"With the 64bit computer, the analysis ran in under an hour, which allowed time for design iterations and helped me meet my customer's deadline".

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