RWIND Reviews

MecaWind is a windload calculator software that calculates wind loads and/or pressures on buildings and other structures (chimneys and towers, open signs and closed signs, rooftop equipment, canopy and bins, tanks and silos, as well as free-standing walls and roofs). It is based on the ASCE 7 standard for design loads in the United States, which is published annually by the American Society of Civil Engineers. MecaWind's wind load calculator software includes multiple versions of the ASCE 7 standard and the Florida Building Code (FBC). It includes ASCE 7-05 and ASCE 7-10 versions, as well as ASCE 7-16 versions of the same standard. This article contains many of the changes from ASCE 7-10 to ASCE 7-16. MecaWind also includes ASCE 7-05, but this older version is less commonly used in jurisdictions.

Azore is software for computational fluid dynamics. It analyzes fluid flow and heat transfers. CFD allows engineers and scientists to analyze a wide range of fluid mechanics problems, thermal and chemical problems numerically using a computer. Azore can simulate a wide range of fluid dynamics situations, including air, liquids, gases, and particulate-laden flow. Azore is commonly used to model the flow of liquids through a piping or evaluate water velocity profiles around submerged items. Azore can also analyze the flow of gases or air, such as simulating ambient air velocity profiles as they pass around buildings, or investigating the flow, heat transfer, and mechanical equipment inside a room. Azore CFD is able to simulate virtually any incompressible fluid flow model. This includes problems involving conjugate heat transfer, species transport, and steady-state or transient fluid flows.