What is it
Waveller FBEM is a Multilevel Fast Multipole Algorithm (MLFMA) acoustic analysis software for simulating sound fields. Waveller FBEM allow users to perform fast and robust full-wave acoustic analysis on large scale models (millions degrees of freedom) over a broad frequency band.
You can use it to simulate sound fields from audio devices, machinery, aircraft, electronic devices, underwater vessels and many more.
The latest version 5.4 was released in the second quarter of 2015.
Features
- Very fast and robust simulation of very large structures on desktop computers (up to millions degrees of freedom)
- Sound sources can be defined as point sources or vibrating surfaces
- Robustness of the solver enables concentrating to the simulated component design instead of solver parameters
- Supports multiple cores out of the box without additional fees
- Exports results to VTK format for easy visualization with Paraview
- Site licensing for running multiple instances at once are available by request
Performance
The size and detail of the simulated structures is limited mainly by available memory. For accurate results, the simulation mesh should have four elements per wavelength. For example, loudspeaker simulations in full 3 dimensions can be carried out with standard desktop computers.
System requirements
- Minimum 4 Gb of memory
- Any recent Linux distribution, eg. Ubuntu 12 or newer
Examples
Wall speaker tweeter visualized at 17 kHz (design by Sonolux)
Free field directivity of a tweeter as mounted on a cabinet
Wall speaker bass element visualization (design by Sonolux)
Horizontal and vertical directivity of woofers in a d’Appolito design
Sound field simulation around head for determining head related transfer function
3d noise field visualization (Model copyright 2013 VTT; used with permission)
Pricing
Annual Licence (single computer for 365 days): 8 900 € (VAT 0%)
Perpetual Licence (single computer for perpetual use): 14 950 € (VAT 0%)
Maintenance, including version updates: 1 690€ (VAT 0%)
Test licence available for two weeks by request. Please fill the request form.
On-demand
Waveller Cloud uses the same solver for on-demand acoustic simulations. It is a great tool for leveraging cloud computing power and paying for just what you use.
More information
For further information please contact Antti Vanne