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IBIS

Resources
* Home page
* Manual
* Local directory: IBIS

Version
* No version info.
* The last modify date for manual is 06/19/1998, so it seems that this package is an old one.
* The webpage states that it is in the alpha development stage.

Distribution method
* Disclaimer: This software is made available "as is" without any assurance that it will work for your purposes. The software may in fact have defects, so use the software at your own risk.
* Open source, free.

About
* Written in Fortran
* Developed by David J. Eyre and Aaron L. Fogelson (Department of Mathematics,University of Utah)
* Designed to run on SGI workstations that have OPenGL
* A software system for immersed boundary and interface simulations
* Depends on C-shell, TCl/Tk, gnuplot, Net PBM library, MPeg library

How to use
* A user is required to write a short IBIS program that defines the initial conditions, properties of the fluid and properties of the immersed boundary
* The user is also required to write a short FORTRAN subroutine to specify the motion of the immersed boundaries
* Post-processing the data by using ibisiew

Program Architecture: (3 parts)
* IBIS Programming language: is a tool that was designed to allow users to easily set the parameters that are needed for an immersed boundary simulation.
* IBIS Numerical Software: it takes the parameters set by the user and calculates the evolution of the system. An interface to a user defined FORTRAN subroutine has been provided. In this interface, the immersed boundary and fluid data is passed to the user in a managable format, and can then be manipulated as needed.
* IBISVIEW Visualization Interface: The interface provides the user with point and click access to the data computed by IBIS. The data has two basic modes, color plots and line plots.