Boosting Industry with OpenACC

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Boosting Industry with OpenACC

This image shows a visualization of a turbomachinery problem conducted by Ramgen Power Systems using Fine/Turbo, a computational fluid dynamics application created by software company Numeca and accelerated using OpenACC directives. One of the biggest hurdles for users who want to take advantage of accelerated computing is the time required…

Jonathan HinesMay 29, 2018

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Former OLCF User Brings Supercomputing-backed Flood Maps to FEMA

In 2012, a small Berkeley, California, startup called KatRisk set out to improve the quality of worldwide flood risk maps. With backgrounds in engineering, hydrology, and risk modeling, the company’s three founders knew that many factors, including annual climate and local infrastructure, affect flood risk. The team wanted to create…

Katie Elyce JonesApril 16, 2018

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OLCF Helps GE Deliver Next-Generation Gas Turbines

In 2017, US-based General Electric (GE) delivered its newest heavy-duty gas turbine, the 7HA.02, to two power plants in Texas. The installations marked a milestone in natural gas–derived electricity generation, setting new marks in efficiency and emissions for utility-scale turbomachinery. A key ingredient in GE’s successful recipe for this breakthrough…

Jonathan HinesOctober 17, 2017

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Streamlining Accelerated Computing for Industry

Scientists and engineers striving to create the next machine-age marvel—whether it be a more aerodynamic rocket, a faster race car, or a higher-efficiency jet engine—depend on reliable analysis and feedback to improve their designs. Building and testing physical prototypes of complex machines can be time-consuming and costly and can provide…

Jonathan HinesAugust 23, 2016

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Oak Ridge Supercomputer Turns the Tide for Consumer Products Research

Consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) has turned to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and America’s fastest supercomputer to simulate microscopic processes that can threaten product performance and stability.

Dawn LevyAugust 25, 2014

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Photo of the Week: Cold as Ice — Using Titan to Build More Efficient Wind Turbines

Scientists at GE Global Research use Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Titan, the world's most powerful supercomputer, to simulate hundreds of water droplets as they freeze, with each droplet containing one million molecules.

OLCF Staff WriterJanuary 10, 2014

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Fast Friends

Partnership brings access to elite supercomputer for cutting-edge fire-protection efforts.

OLCF Staff WriterDecember 2, 2013

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Slick science: modeling surfaces to cast off ice

Researchers at the GE Global Research Center are modeling freezing water to develop ice-shedding wind turbine blades using Titan.

OLCF Staff WriterOctober 14, 2013

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Ice-Repellant Materials One Step Closer

Scientists at GE Global Research are using the multi-petaflop Titan supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to study the way that ice forms as water droplets come in contact with cold surfaces.

OLCF Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2013

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Big Rig Redesign Still Going Strong

Supercomputing simulations at Oak Ridge National Laboratory enabled SmartTruck Systems engineers to develop the UnderTray System.

OLCF Staff WriterAugust 26, 2013

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Ford Taps ORNL to Boost Vehicle Airflow, Fuel Efficiency

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OLCF Staff WriterAugust 19, 2013

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ORNL’s Supercomputer Gets Under the Hood

Ford researchers wanted to optimize engine bay airflow while considering a significant number of design parameters, a job that required supercomputing resources on a completely new scale.

OLCF Staff WriterAugust 14, 2013

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High-tech Shampoo, via the Department of Energy

For Procter & Gamble, access to Oak Ridge means it can do things it had never imagined before-like delve deeper into understanding how different compounds react with one another at a molecular level or how human hair and skin absorb those agents. (.pdf)

OLCF Staff WriterMay 20, 2013

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U.S. Lab’s “Titan” Named World’s Fastest Supercomputer

In a breakthrough that harnesses video-game technology for solving science's most complex mysteries, the U.S. government's new Titan machine was named the world's fastest supercomputer.

OLCF Staff WriterOctober 30, 2012

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Designing a Smart Truck with the Power of Jaguar: A Case Study

Jaguar helps allow BMI to complete the modeling phase of the Smart Truck project approximately ten times faster than otherwise possible.

OLCF Staff WriterJune 6, 2011

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Turbomachines

Mike Idelchik explains the energy goals of GE Global Research, particularly the development of efficient wind turbines through simulation.

OLCF Staff WriterNovember 11, 2010

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