We are pleased to announce the release of FiPy 3.1. http://www.ctcms.nist.gov/fipy
The significant changes since version 3.0 are: • Level sets are now handled by :ref:`LSMLIBDOC` or :ref:`SCIKITFMM` solver libraries. These libraries are orders of magnitude faster than the original, :term:`Python`-only prototype. • The :term:`Matplotlib` :func:`streamplot()` function can be used to display vector fields. • Version control was switched to the Git_ distributed version control system. This system should make it much easier for :term:`FiPy` users to participate in development. This release addresses 59 tickets. Windows and Debian distributions will be posted soon. ======================================================================== FiPy is an object oriented, partial differential equation (PDE) solver, written in Python, based on a standard finite volume (FV) approach. The framework has been developed in the Metallurgy Division and Center for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science (CTCMS), in the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The solution of coupled sets of PDEs is ubiquitous to the numerical simulation of science problems. Numerous PDE solvers exist, using a variety of languages and numerical approaches. Many are proprietary, expensive and difficult to customize. As a result, scientists spend considerable resources repeatedly developing limited tools for specific problems. Our approach, combining the FV method and Python, provides a tool that is extensible, powerful and freely available. A significant advantage to Python is the existing suite of tools for array calculations, sparse matrices and data rendering. The FiPy framework includes terms for transient diffusion, convection and standard sources, enabling the solution of arbitrary combinations of coupled elliptic, hyperbolic and parabolic PDEs. Currently implemented models include phase field treatments of polycrystalline, dendritic, and electrochemical phase transformations as well as a level set treatment of the electrodeposition process. _______________________________________________ fipy mailing list [email protected] http://www.ctcms.nist.gov/fipy [ NIST internal ONLY: https://email.nist.gov/mailman/listinfo/fipy ]
