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	SOLVER-CALC© HAS A GREAT DEAL TO OFFER THE DESIGNERS FACED WITH DEVELOPING COST EFFECTIVE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
	THE FOLLOWING TABLE COMPARES THE TWO MAJOR SUB-GROUPS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN SOFTWARE WITH THE SAME ATTRIBUTES OF THE SOLVER-CALC© PROGRAM
Home   Seminars In SOLVER-CALC 2011©   Solutions & Prototypes   Design Consulting   Products   About Us & Contact Info [Northern New Hampshire, Twice/Year]	FEATURE OR FUNCTION CFD PROGRAMS FEA PROGRAMS SOLVERCALC© TIME TO FIRST DESIGN (Must creat a specific design to analyze) 5 - 45 Minutes TIME TO FIRST CONVERGENCE 2 - 10 Days 1 - 5 Days 60 - 90 Minutes PRESENTATION OF RESULTS Extremely Attractive, Colored Models with Temperatures, Airflows, and Vectors Attractive, Colored Models with Temperatures, Airflows Simple but Complete with Charts and Graphs on most boundary Conditions and Features ACADEMIC SUPPORT Rigorous Less Rigorous Not So Much... SUPPORT DURING, DESIGN REVIEW MEETINGS No No YES!! In Real Time. When the Answers are of REAL VALUE to all VENDOR CLAIMED ACCURACY ± 9% ± 9% ± 18% BUT... VENDOR REQUIRES VALIDATION TESTING Yes Yes Yes SOFTWARE & TRAINING COSTS (Year 1) (ANNUALIZED SEAT COSTS) $15 - $25K   (YES) $8 - $15K   (SOME) $3 - $5K   (NONE) Specific Design Production Rate @ $80 / Hour (including Benefits) 48 Hours   $3840 24 Hours   $1920 2 Hours   $160 IS THERE REAL WORLD APPLICATION SUPPORT NO NO YES Via KITS WHAT IS THE COST EFFECTIVE DECISION FOR ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT?

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