September 26, 2002, Los Angeles, CA. ACRi announces the release of version 5.5 of its General Purpose CFD software suite, CFDStudio/ANSWER.

--- CFDStudio/ANSWER v5.5 is the new release of the well-established ANSWER CFD Software Tool developed by ACRi. The general purpose Navier-Stokes solver, ANSWER, now comes bundled with CFDStudio, the integrated development environment for CFD applications. Among the many new features are:

# Gridless Computing (2D only; 3D under development),

# Dynamic english-language programming for user-specified physics (without FORTRAN or C Programming),

# Multi-physics capability,

# Versatile library of functions for field variables, fluid properties, sources, and initial and boundary conditions,

# Hybrid elements such as hexahedra, prisms, pyramids, tetrahedra, triangles and quads. Any combination of elements are acceptable.

# Adaptive Gridding / Auto Refinement at runtime based on flexible user-specified runtime criteria.

# If-then-else type of conditional statements.

# Expandend and impreoved library of matrix solvers,

# Computational improvements and enhancements for efficiency and versatility of application.

--- CFDStudio is the new Integrated Development Environment (IDE) developed by ACRi, for use in CFD problem setup, runtime and postprocessing.

In technical terms, CFDStudio is a "wysiwyg" (what you see is what you get) type of development environment for CFD applications. That is, as you are setting up a CFD problem, there is never a blind spot, you can always visualize what type of boundary condition you are specifying, and to what region. Any specification that you have provided can be viewed at a later time.

The entire development environment is built on a "point-and-click" approach, minimizing the guess work. The problem setup (specification of geometry, initial and boundary conditions, sources, sinks, fluid properties, solution and output options etc.), initiation and graphical representation of CFD solution, as well as the postprocessing of the results (including contours, vectors, slices, etc) are all done in the CFDStudio environment, eliminating the need for 3rd party software, and flattening the learning curve even for the most novice CFD software user.

For detailed information, or to request a 30-day free evaluation copy (qualifying professionals only) please visit CFDStudio/ANSWER website at:

http://www.acricfd.com/software/answer/

--== About ACRi ==--

ACRi was established in 1979. It is one of the most experienced CFD developers in the world. ACRi develops and markets a family of versatile CFD software tools that are widely used by leading organizations and universities. These tools are distinguished by their ease of use and versatility for both problem-specific application, but more so for the ability to allow users to quickly implement alternative solvers, physical sub-models, and numerical schemes.

Since 1979 ACRi has provided consulting services on an international basis in the various fields of its expertise to over 200 clients. The firm is committed to staying abreast of the state-of-the-art in the rapidly evolving fields of mathematical and computer modeling by in-house development and close contacts with leading universities and professional organizations around the world.

ACRi has subsidiaries in France and India, and distributors in the United Kingdom, Spain, Korea and France.

ACRi's internet address is: http://WWW.ACRiCFD.COM