PZFlex

PZFlex
DeveloperWeidlinger Associates
Operating systemLinux and Microsoft Windows
TypeFEM software
Licenseproprietary
Websitewww.pzflex.com

PZFlex is a commercial software package for finite element analysis and virtual prototyping, developed by Weidlinger Associates Inc, USA. It was an outgrowth of the Flex family of codes developed for structural engineering.

The PZFlex code uses both Explicit and implicit methods.[1] It is a time domain solver that specializes in large wave propagation problems, with emphasis on problems featuring electro-mechanical materials such as piezoelectric ceramics.[2]

The explicit solver is designed to tackle both highly non-linear transient phenomena and quasi-static problems. The package is available for Windows and Linux platforms, both 32 and 64-bit systems. It was developed in the later 1980s to meet the demands of the medical ultrasound imaging device industry[3] and has been adopted for use in the automotive, aerospace, sonar,[4] MEMs and Non-destructive testing[5] industries.

It has also become popular with leading ultrasonic research groups in academia due to its flexibility and speed for solving large, complex problems.

PZFlex stands for PiezoElectric Fast, Large and EXplicit.

Products

PZFlex

The main product is PZFlex which is available in two packages: PZFlex Standard and PZflex Professional.[6] These packages are available as a perpetual or annual license for both Windows and Linux.

PZFlex Standard

  • Explicit time-domain solver
  • Thermo-mechanical solver
  • Large deformation solver
  • GPU Extrapolation

PZFlex Professional

  • Standard solvers
  • Piezoelectric solver
  • Electrostatic solver (CMUT)
  • PseudoSpectral solver

PZFlexCloud

PZFlexCloud extends the market reach and performance of PZFlex's award-winning engineering software by exploiting the power, elasticity, and ubiquity of the cloud.

Add-on Products

Several add-on products are available for PZFlex packages.[6]

  • MIDAS FX+ Pre-processor
  • MPI solver
  • Steady-State flow solver
  • Additional cores
  • Additional licenses
  • Training
  • Technical support and maintenance
  • Floating Network License (FNL)

References

  1. ^ Wojcik, GL; Vaughan, DK; Abboud, N; Mould, JJr (1993). Electromechanical Modeling Using Explicit Time-Domain Finite Elements (PDF). IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. pp. 1107–1112.{{cite conference}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[dead link]
  2. ^ Abboud, N; Wojcik, GL; Vaughan, DK; Mould, J; Powell, DJ; Nikodym, L (1998). Finite Element Modeling for Ultrasonic Transducers (PDF). Medical Imaging 1998. pp. 19–42.{{cite conference}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[dead link]
  3. ^ Wojcik, GL; Mould, JJr; Lizzi, F; Abboud, N; Ostomogilsky, M; Vaughan, D (1995). Nonlinear Modeling of Therapeutic Ultrasound (PDF). IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. pp. 1617–1622.{{cite conference}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[dead link]
  4. ^ Wojcik, GL; Vaughan, DK; Murray, V; Mould, JJr (1994). Time-Domain Modeling of Composite Arrays for Underwater Imaging (PDF). IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. pp. 1027–1032.[dead link]
  5. ^ Harvey, G; Tweedie, A; Carpentier, C; Reynolds, P (2011). Finite element analysis of ultrasonic phased array inspections on anisotropic welds. American Institute of Physics. pp. 827–834.
  6. ^ a b "PZflex Packages". pzflex.com. Weidlinger Associates Inc. Retrieved 25 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[dead link]

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