FEFLOW v.7.0 Released

Írta: Jakab András on .

FEFLOW 7.0 was oficially released. As you may conclude based on the version number, the current release is not a simple facelift, but a revolutionary new version.

Below you will find a brief summary of the new features and main improvements of the new version along with a link to download a pdf document with more details. A video is also accesible for your reference from the software's webpage.

Detailed list of new features and improvements: pdfPDF

Short description of new features and improvements:

  • 3D unstructured meshes in FEFLOW: by giving you the ability to use layered, partially unstructured, or fully unstructured meshes in 3D, FEFLOW provides a new level of geometrical flexibility.
  • Control-Volume Finite Elements (CVFE) method: as an alternative to the classic Galerkin method, FEFLOW now provides the option to use the Control-Volume Finite Element (CVFE) method for unsaturated or variably saturated flow.
  • Anisotropic macro-dispersion: FEFLOW now provides an additional option to specify directional anisotropy (axis-parallel, layer-parallel, or user-defined) for the dispersivity
  • Parameter statistics: in order to better analyse mesh quality, model input data and simulation results, FEFLOW now allows to calculate and graphically display descriptive statistics for most parameters.
  • Mixed triangular and quad meshing: in addition to unstructured meshing in the third dimension, FEFLOW now handles mixed triangular/quad meshes.
  • Auxiliary parameters: new auxiliary parameters allow to directly show fluid Density, the Condition Number (as a measure for mesh quality), the Elemental Volume and the Dihedral Angles of tetrahedral elements in unstructured meshes
  • etc.

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