Case Study: Department of Chemical Engineering accelerates complex problem solving with Perforce IMSL Fortran Libraries

Department of Chemical Engineering solves complex models in seconds with Perforce

The Department of Chemical Engineering at a U.S. university needed a robust and reliable development tool to build complex models for areas like computational fluid dynamics and manufacturing process analysis. Their challenge was to avoid having students waste time building foundational algorithms from scratch, allowing them to focus on solving real-world chemical engineering problems. They turned to Perforce and its IMSL Fortran Libraries for a solution.

Perforce's IMSL Fortran provided a broad base of accurate, high-end numerical routines that were both easy to use and extremely robust. This solution saved significant time on complex programming, with one specific problem completing in seconds versus eight hours with another tool. The results included an excellent return on investment through student success, as graduates entered the workforce skilled in a practical methodology and often returned to the university with research grants.