Elmer validation/limitations
Posted: 12 Nov 2012, 21:42
Greetings all,
I have two questions:
1) Has Elmer been validated in any way? (physically, numerically, anything)
2) Are there any limitations of Elmer?
I have been using specific codes for specific applications (Code_Aster for solid mechanics, Code_Saturne for fluid mechanics, MATLAB/Octave for other rough simulations) and would like to learn one code (Elmer) to fulfill all my needs. Code_Aster and Code_Saturne are validated by the EDF (see http://cfd.mace.manchester.ac.uk/twiki/ ... in_CFD.pdf for example) so I can feel confident in the results of those codes. So before I switch to Elmer, it would be nice to feel the same confidence. Also, I ask if there are limitations because I want to know if I'll still have to go to another specific code to solve some things if Elmer isn't well equipped enough (e.g. maybe other codes are better suited for high-speed flows, etc.).
Thanks in advance for any comments.
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I have two questions:
1) Has Elmer been validated in any way? (physically, numerically, anything)
2) Are there any limitations of Elmer?
I have been using specific codes for specific applications (Code_Aster for solid mechanics, Code_Saturne for fluid mechanics, MATLAB/Octave for other rough simulations) and would like to learn one code (Elmer) to fulfill all my needs. Code_Aster and Code_Saturne are validated by the EDF (see http://cfd.mace.manchester.ac.uk/twiki/ ... in_CFD.pdf for example) so I can feel confident in the results of those codes. So before I switch to Elmer, it would be nice to feel the same confidence. Also, I ask if there are limitations because I want to know if I'll still have to go to another specific code to solve some things if Elmer isn't well equipped enough (e.g. maybe other codes are better suited for high-speed flows, etc.).
Thanks in advance for any comments.
I have also asked this question here: http://caelinux.com/CMS/index.php?optio ... mid=300025