Calculix

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CalculiX

Compressor of a turbocharger
Developed by Guido Dhondt, Klaus Wittig
Latest release 1.7 / 2007
OS Linux, Windows
Genre Finite element analysis
License GPL
Website CalculiX Homepage

Calculix is a free and open source finite element analysis application that uses a similar input format to ABAQUS. It has an implicit and explicit solver (CCX) written by Guido Dhondt and a pre and post processor (CGX) written by Klaus Wittig. The original software was written for the Linux operating system. Convergent Mechanical Solutions has ported the application to the Windows operating system.

[edit] Literature

Guido Dhondt: "The Finite Element Method for Three-Dimensional Thermomechanical Applications". Wiley, Hoboken 2004, ISBN 0-470-85752-8

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