In the world of engineering software, multiphysics, or the combination of different types of simulation - such as merging equations modelling heat transfer with solid mechanics to solve a problem concerning heat flow and stress analysis in an automotive powertrain - is by no means new. For example, the first version of Abaqus, the Dassault Systemes (DS) package that carries out this kind of work, was released as far back as 1978, following its development in the US.
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