VIC-3D® Theory and Technical Approach

VIC-3D® is a volume integral code: The name VIC-3D® stands for Volume Integral Code in Three Dimensions. The use of three-dimensional volume-integral equations gives more accurate results than other products using finite elements, and gives them more rapidly, too. Comparisons to international benchmark problems and experimental data provided by several companies and research laboratories verify the accuracy of VIC-3D®'s approach. And unlike codes that use finite elements, there is no complicated gridding, so problems can be quickly set up by specifying a few parameters.
VIC-3D® is simple to use: Unlike codes that use finite elements, there is no complicated gridding, so problems can be quickly set up by specifying a few parameters.
VIC-3D® uses advanced algorithms: The use of Fast Fourier Transforms(FFT's), Conjugate-Gradient algorithms, digital filters, modern integration techniques, and other state-of-the-art computational methods, make VIC-3D® fast and efficient.
VIC-3D® was designed to run on small computers: The Volume-Integral approach of VIC-3D®, along with the use of sophisticated computational methods, make it possible to quickly solve significant three-dimensional problems on personal computers and workstations that you could not solve using finite-elements. VIC-3D® has solved problems with over 20,000 unknowns in just a few hours on a 486DX PC with only 16 megabytes of memory. Modern machines solve VIC-3D® problems in minutes!