2011 Benchmarks Settings -Scientific-

Aim of the benchmark is to examine FEM codes capabilities and users’ knowledge in the simulation of an extrusion process which was realized and monitored by conference organizers. The comparison of the “blind” simulations by the participants with the experimental results allows users to check if their settings are generally adequate to the problem and software house to verify the sensitivity of their solving methods. It is very important for us to remind that, due to the complexity of this matter, it would be useless to consider the benchmark as a contest: it is, instead, an opportunity to fix some points about the everyday simulation practice, each participant with his own particular interest. In this direction no winner is awarded at the end of the conference because a clear comparison of code’s capabilities visibly emerged.