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2011

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Simulating Turbulent Combustion Speeds Design of Power and Propulsion Devices

Supercomputers help optimize engines, turbines, and other technologies for clean energy High-fidelity large eddy simulation (LES) of direct-injection processes in internal-combustion engines provides an essential component for development of high-efficiency, low-emissions vehicles. Here LES reveals how fuel from a state-of-the-art injector mixes with air inside an engine cylinder. Image credit:…
Dawn Levy
September 12, 2011
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Titan Summit Shares OLCF and User Expectations

The Titan Summit workshop held August 15–17, 2011, covered the evolution to the next level of high-performance computational resources, enabling more groundbreaking research in climate, energy creation and storage, biology, chemistry, astrophysics, and materials.
OLCF Staff Writer
September 12, 2011
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Webinar Introduces TITAN to User Community

Overview prepares Jaguar users for coming upgrades Users got a first glimpse of ORNL’s next-generation leadership-class supercomputer at a July 26 webinar. In a significant step toward exascale computing, the OLCF is upgrading Jaguar, a Cray XT5 machine that is currently the third-fastest computer in the world. When the upgrades…
OLCF Staff Writer
August 19, 2011
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Industrial HPC Partnerships Program Reaches New Audiences

The ORNL Industrial HPC Partnerships Program has fostered collaboration and innovation between government and the private sector for the past 2 years. Recently project director Suzy Tichenor reached out to new audiences as she traveled to Stuttgart, Germany, and Denver, Colorado, to showcase the program’s expansion and achievements.
OLCF Staff Writer
August 19, 2011
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It Takes Three to Tango

The nucleus of an atom, like most everything else, is more complicated than we first thought. Just how much more complicated is the subject of a Petascale Early Science project led by ORNL’s David Dean.
Leo Williams
July 10, 2011
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MADNESS Named R&D 100 Winner

OLCF researchers a part of team recognized for work on software package A team led by ORNL’s Robert Harrison has been awarded an R&D 100 Award by R&D Magazine. The team’s award stems from the development of the Multiresolution Adaptive Numerical Environment for Scientific Simulations, or MADNESS, submitted and developed…
Scott Jones
June 29, 2011