WAVE
WAVE is the market-leading engine performance and 1-D gas dynamics simulation software with licenses world-wide in all industry sectors including motor sport, automotive, motorcycle, truck, agricultural, locomotive, marine and power generation. WAVE enables performance simulations to be carried out based on virtually any intake, combustion and exhaust system design. The state-of-the-art pre-processor makes WAVE very easy to use and the knowledge-based pre-processor enables users to create complex models very quickly and accurately thanks to the automatic mesh generation capability.
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English
Supported Technologies
Windows XP/2000/NT ,
AIX,
HP/UX,
Silicon Graphics IRIX,
Linux,
Solaris/Sun OS
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fawzan.alsharif@ricardo-us.com
+1 (630) 789 0003 x214
Additional Product Information
MAIN APPLICATIONS, - Engine Performance & Turbocharger Matching , - Design of Intake & Exhaust System for Noise Reduction , - Coupled Engine Control & Driveline simulation , - Advanced Diesel and SI Combustion , - Hybrid 1D/3D Flow Simulations , - Thermal Analysis of combustion chamber components & exhaust system warmup, TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES AND KEY FEATURES, -Complete intake to tailpipe modeling capability , -Hierarchy of user-friendly graphical pre-processors including knowledge-based automatic mesh generator using CAD and solid modeler. , -Encryption of input/output data files for confidentiality , -Versatile library of modeling elements including advanced models for sound absorptive materials and porous ducts , -Arbitrary cylinder arrangement and firing intervals , -Four or Two stroke (including scavenging models) , -SI or diesel combustion including NOx and knock predictions , -Hierarchy of models for heat transfer, combustion and engine friction , -Library of fuels and custom fuel generator , -Turbo/supercharger representation using standardized thermodynamic maps , -Poppet, port and reed valves in any combination , -User-friendly sub-models , -Advanced acoustic analysis capability , -Comprehensive hard-copy and on-screen output post-processing capability with available on-screen animation of results , -Application Program Interface allows for time-step coupling of 2 or more CAE programs, including user-written models , -PC/NT and UNIX platforms , -Industry standard product - large international user community, recognized format for exchange of design data between OEMs and component suppliers.