
Simmetrix Inc. have announced the release of Parallel MeshSim.
Parallel MeshSim provides a breakthrough technology for meshing of
very large scale simulation problems based on a unique approach to
meshing parallelization. Parallel MeshSim does not require the
model representation to be reduced to a facet-based representation
with a loss of data, but rather works directly with the GeomSim
modules providing parallel mesh generation directly on geometry
defined by the major geometry kernels (ACIS, Granite, Parasolid).
Facet-based representations of geometry are also supported but not
required.
The same API used by MeshSim in serial is used in parallel and the
majority of MeshSim’s features are supported in parallel.
Both surface and volume meshing may be done in parallel and all
aspects of load balancing are automatically managed by the
software. The resulting mesh is partitioned across processors in a
manner compatible with our Parallel MeshSim Adapt product, enabling
parallel, adaptive analyses.
This unique approach is well suited to large complex far field
simulations such as acoustics, CFD, and electro-magnetics that
require a mesh of the inverse space or surrounding volume. The mesh
parallelization is independent of CAD assembly hierarchy and can be
used with a single volume (e.g., flow volume) representing the
space to be meshed.
“Initial results of Parallel mesh generation are truly
astounding,” says Joe Walsh, VP of Business Development at
Simmetrix Inc. “With a hundred million cells now being meshed
in about 10 minutes, a paradigm shift for large scale analyses is
inevitable.”
Parallel MeshSim is available for licensing by software vendors as
part of the Simulation Modeling Suite and is supported on Linux,
Sun, and Mac OS X platforms.
Date: September 22, 2006