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It is developed by CSC in collaboration with Finnish universities, research laboratories and industry.
 
It is developed by CSC in collaboration with Finnish universities, research laboratories and industry.
  
= Getting started =
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= Getting started with the Virtual Machine =
  
*Step 1: '''Install Virtual Box'''
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;Step 1: '''Install Virtual Box'''
If you don't have a virtualization utility already installed on your system,  
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:If you don't have a virtualization utility already installed on your system, go to the [https://www.virtualbox.org Oracle VirtualBox website] to download a binary package suitable for your host operating system. Follow the [https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#intro-installing documentation] to install the software components and to start the VirtualBox Manager.
go to the [https://www.virtualbox.org Oracle VirtualBox website]  
 
to download a binary package suitable for your host operating system.  
 
Follow the [https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#intro-installing documentation]  
 
to install the software components and to start the VirtualBox Manager.
 
 
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In the VirtualBox Manager, check that a "Host only Network" vboxnet0 is present and properly configured with an active DHCP server  
 
In the VirtualBox Manager, check that a "Host only Network" vboxnet0 is present and properly configured with an active DHCP server  
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*Step 2: '''Download the Virtual Machine ONELAB_VM'''
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;Step 2: '''Download the Virtual Machine ONELAB_VM'''
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:[http://sites.uclouvain.be/immc/mema/alain/ubuntuPLOS-i386-latest.ova Virtual Machine]
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:[http://sites.uclouvain.be/immc/mema/alain/ubuntuPLOSi386-latest.ova.sha1 SHA1 checksum]
  
[http://sites.uclouvain.be/immc/mema/alain/ubuntuPLOS-i386-latest.ova Virtual Machine]
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;Step 3: '''Import the Virtual Machine in Virtual Box'''
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:In the VirtualBox Manager, import the downloaded OVA file by following the [https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#ovf instructions]. A new VM entry - named ONELAB_VM appears in the left panel.
  
[http://sites.uclouvain.be/immc/mema/alain/ubuntuPLOSi386-latest.ova.sha1 SHA1 checksum]
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;Step 4: '''Start the Virtual Machine'''
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:Start the VM by double clicking its entry in the VirtualBox Manager. Enter "plos" for login and "plos" again for password (without quotes)
  
*Step 3: '''Import the Virtual Machine in Virtual Box'''
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;Step 5:  
In the VirtualBox Manager, import the downloaded OVA file by following the [https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#ovf instructions]
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:Open the Firefox browser of the Virtual Machine, reload this page and proceed from within the Virtual Machine.
A new VM entry - named ONELAB_VM appears in the left panel.
 
 
 
*Step 4: '''Start the Virtual Machine'''
 
Start the VM by double clicking its entry in the VirtualBox Manager.
 
Enter "plos" for login and "plos" again for password (without quotes)
 
 
 
*Step 5:  
 
Open the Firefox browser of the Virtual Machine, reload this page and proceed from within the Virtual Machine.
 
  
 
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[[File:CryoEngineering.png|CryoEngineering.png|300px|thumb|right|Cryo-engineering metamodel]]
 
[[File:CryoEngineering.png|CryoEngineering.png|300px|thumb|right|Cryo-engineering metamodel]]
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== BEAM ==
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Download and inflate the archive [http://onelab.info/files/elmerfem/beam.zip beam.zip] in a work directory.
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== LASER ==
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Download and inflate the archive [http://onelab.info/files/elmerfem/laser.zip laser.zip] in a work directory. Then right-click on the icon <code>cryo.ol</code> and opent it with <code>gmsh</code>. Alternatively, start <code>gmsh</code> and click File-> Open-> laser.ol from the menu.
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The physical background of this model is the laser stimulation of skin in order to measure the density of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nociceptionreceptors nociceptive] receptors. For a correct interpretation of the experimental data, an accurate nowledge of the temperature distribution in time and across the skin is needed. The metamodel allows selecting various laser types (Gaussian, flat-top) and various stimus characteristics (imposed flux or controlled temperature). Each simulation generates a Gnuplot graphical output that is directly interpretable by clinicians.
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In order to automize the task, an automatic login from host A  to host B is needed so as to avoid entering constantly the password  
 
In order to automize the task, an automatic login from host A  to host B is needed so as to avoid entering constantly the password  
 
as explained here: http://linuxproblem.org/art_9.html
 
as explained here: http://linuxproblem.org/art_9.html
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== BEAM ==
 
 
 
Download and inflate the archive [http://onelab.info/files/elmerfem/beam.zip beam.zip] in a work directory.
 
 
 
== LASER ==
 
 
 
Download and inflate the archive
 
 
 
http://onelab.info/files/elmerfem/lab_peau.zip
 
 
 
in a work directory.
 
Then run <code>gmsh</code> and click File-> Open-> lab_peau.ol from the menu.
 
 
 
The physical background of this model is the laser stimulation of skin in order to measure the density of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nociceptionreceptors nociceptive] receptors.
 
For a correct interpretation of the experimental data, an accurate nowledge of the temperature distribution in time and across the skin is needed.
 
The metamodel allows selecting various models of stimulation (imposed flux, imposed temperature and controlled temperature)
 
and various laser types (Gaussian or flat-top).
 
Each simulation generates a Matlab or Gnuplot graphical output that is directly interpretable by clinicians.
 
Check in the "lab_peau.ol" file how the switch between Matlab and Gnuplot is done,
 
and modify the file if necessary according to your system settings.
 

Revision as of 14:09, 2 October 2013

Elmer is an open source (GPL) computational tool for multi-physics problems. It is developed by CSC in collaboration with Finnish universities, research laboratories and industry.

Getting started with the Virtual Machine

Step 1
Install Virtual Box
If you don't have a virtualization utility already installed on your system, go to the Oracle VirtualBox website to download a binary package suitable for your host operating system. Follow the documentation to install the software components and to start the VirtualBox Manager.
Step 2
Download the Virtual Machine ONELAB_VM
Virtual Machine
SHA1 checksum
Step 3
Import the Virtual Machine in Virtual Box
In the VirtualBox Manager, import the downloaded OVA file by following the instructions. A new VM entry - named ONELAB_VM appears in the left panel.
Step 4
Start the Virtual Machine
Start the VM by double clicking its entry in the VirtualBox Manager. Enter "plos" for login and "plos" again for password (without quotes)
Step 5
Open the Firefox browser of the Virtual Machine, reload this page and proceed from within the Virtual Machine.


CRYO

Download and inflate the archive cryo.zip in a work directory. Then right-click on the icon cryo.ol and opent it with gmsh. Alternatively, start gmsh and click File-> Open-> cryo.ol from the menu.

The physical background is the cryogenic treatment of warts by application of a cryogenic fluid. The idea is to maximize the destruction of wart tissue cells while minimizing damages to healthy skin tissue. A damage function depending on temperature distribution and exposure time is built to represent this trade-off. The purpose of the modeling is to determine the application time that minimizes this damage function.

Various geometrical and modeling parameters can be interactively modified in the ONELAB window. After execution, a plot of the damage function vs. time is displayed and the optimum application time tmin is shown to the ONELAB window.

Cryo-engineering metamodel


BEAM

Download and inflate the archive beam.zip in a work directory.

LASER

Download and inflate the archive laser.zip in a work directory. Then right-click on the icon cryo.ol and opent it with gmsh. Alternatively, start gmsh and click File-> Open-> laser.ol from the menu.

The physical background of this model is the laser stimulation of skin in order to measure the density of nociceptive receptors. For a correct interpretation of the experimental data, an accurate nowledge of the temperature distribution in time and across the skin is needed. The metamodel allows selecting various laser types (Gaussian, flat-top) and various stimus characteristics (imposed flux or controlled temperature). Each simulation generates a Gnuplot graphical output that is directly interpretable by clinicians.