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Recent Software Updates
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All dates reflect actual ship dates.
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ALGOR V23 - 10/31/2008
Fluid Flow Analysis
- Added in-core and out-of-core multifrontal massively parallel solver (MUMPS) for distributed memory systems on Windows clusters
- Added out-of-core multifrontal massively parallel solver (MUMPS) for distributed memory systems on Linux clusters
- Improved consistency of features between 2-D and 3-D steady fluid flow analysis
- Improved handling of flow through porous media analysis
- Improved support for k-epsilon turbulence in models with multiple parts
- Improved support for load curves including ability to define separate load curves for velocities
Heat Transfer Analysis
- Added capability for thermal contact in 2-D models
- Improved handling of load curves
Multiphysics Analysis
- Added capability to apply fans to surfaces in steady coupled fluid flow and thermal analyses
Superview Results Environment
- Improved handling of load cases when inquiring on results
- Improved support for path plots
- Improved support for background images including TIF files
- Improved handling of memory during AVI creation
ALGOR V22.1 - 8/29/2008
Documentation
- Added example using transient coupled fluid flow with heat transfer analysis
Multiphysics Analysis
- Added support for multiple fluid parts in bi-directional coupled fluid/thermal analysis
Superview Results Environment
- Added capability for full 3-D display of symmetric model results
- Improved ability to inquire on distance and angle results when switching time steps
- Improved graphing to update title based on operator for multiple node graphs
ALGOR V22 - 7/16/2008
Fluid Flow Analysis
- Added support for open channel (free surface/Volume of Fluid [VOF] method) flow for 3-D unsteady fluid flow analysis
- Added capability to assign rotating frames of reference to load curves
- Added multifrontal massively parallel solver (MUMPS) for distributed memory systems
- Improved support for large models (full 64-bit support)
- Improved consistency of features between 2-D and 3-D unsteady fluid flow analysis
- Improved convergence of problematic models
Multiphysics Analysis
- Improved analysis parameters for mass transfer analysis by setting default element type to brick
- Improved handling of heat flux in a coupled transient heat transfer and transient fluid flow analysis
Superview Results Environment
- Added capability to inquire on results by XYZ location
- Added capability to display flow rate for 3-D fluid flow
- Improved support for large models (full 64-bit support)
- Improved support for result probes
- Improved handling of applied temperatures
- Improved calculation of equilibrium temperature for transient heat transfer analysis
- Improved graphing capability
- Improved speed of changing the display from one result type to another
ALGOR V21.1 SP1 - 3/31/2008
Superview Results Environment
- Improved graphing
- Improved handling of custom calculations
ALGOR V21.1 - 2/29/2008
Fluid Flow Analysis
- Improved handling of boundary conditions
Superview Results Environment
- Added capability to display results for additional load combinations
- Added capability to draw a vector through a part and plot temperature versus distance
- Improved speed when opening results (default and custom)
- Improved graphing
- Improved handling of load combinations
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