The Stokes Research Institute (SRI) at the University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, has released a guide to evaluating thermal analysis software that can be downloaded at www.stokes.ie/pdf/questionnaire.pdf. The guide is designed for engineers and managers with responsibility for thermal design of electronic hardware. It highlights a wide range of technical issues that should be considered in purchasing thermal analysis software, including the modeling methodology, the definition of the system for analysis, the creation of a computational grid, the solution and control features, and the presentation of the results. It also highlights the vendor’s ability to provide customer support, training, and documentation for their product.

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