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ANSWER
Affordable numerical simulation in Windows NT Environment
Small and medium engineering companies face big design
problems, but they can not always allocate a lot of resources for their solution. Finite element simulation becomes a real
necessity, if the highly competitive demands for innovative products are to be meet in a
short time. It is often imposed by the clients to be included as an integral part of the
design process. The situation is especially critical when non-linear structural analyses of
large models are required. Currently, conventional computers available in SME's are not
adequate to solve these problems, and the high-end hardware is too expensive.
In the ANSWER project, domain decomposition methodology will be
used to create a modern parallel version of a non-linear FE code which will be operational
and efficient on a network of PC's - the most affordable HPCN hardware platforms. Three
concrete objectives will be addressed: creation of a modern PC version of
a parallel non-linear structural code, demonstration and validation of
the technology in industrial environment, disseminating the results to
relevant industry. The dissimination will be co-ordinated by the HPCN network of
technology transfer nodes .
ANSWER is a project
conducted in the framework of HPCN PST activities of
the European Commision Esprit program. |
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Project co-ordination with
the European Commission is carried out by a technology transfer node TTN@GMD |
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