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Habanera was founded on the first of April 2000 by Martijn Stroeven and Erik Jan Lingen. They came to
know each other while they were working as PhD students at the Delft
University of Technology. During this period, Martijn developed a
software program for simulating the dynamic behavior of large
collections of particles that interact with each other and with
their environment. This program has been used to analyze the spatial
distribution of gravel in concrete, to simulate the hydration of
cement and to determine the optimal gravel mixture for road
surfaces.
The PhD research of Erik Jan involved the development of a software
package that is able to run large-scale finite element simulations
on parallel computers. This package has been used, among others, to
simulate the delamination of composite materials, the propagation of
cracks in concrete, the diffusion of heat in fluid flows and the
mechanical behavior of structures subjected to dynamic loads.
At the end of 1999 we got the idea to combine large parts of our
software into a single platform for developing advanced numerical
software. Encouraged by a favorable economic climate and a growing
interest in our software, we decided to start our own company to
realize our idea.
In the next ten years Habanera built a numerical toolbox, named Jive,
that has been in use at several universities. On top of this toolbox we
have built several special-purpose applications that are being used to
perform advanced simulations, including crack growth and granular
flows. In addition we used our experience to help other companies
improve their numerical software. In fact, this became a large part of
our business.
During these ten years Habanera remained a two-person company. This
helped us staying flexible and profitable, but it also hindered us in
the development of our software. We frequently lacked the man power to
implement novel ideas and applications.
Hence, at the end of 2010, we decided to join the Dynaflow Research Group. This step
will provide us more possibilities to develop and market our own
software tools. It will also provide new possibilities to develop
numerical applications that can be used to solve complex and practical
engineering problems.
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