3 months ago
Record-Breaking Year for OLCF GPU Hackathons Ends with Annual Knoxville, Tennessee, Event
In late October, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) wrapped up its 2019 hackathon series with an event hosted at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, that …
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7 months ago
GPUs Power GE Code at OLCF Hackathons
The ability to simulate turbulent phenomena using high-performance computing (HPC) can provide industry with important insights for efficient engine design. Second only to the ability to perform these critical simulations …
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1 year ago
Pinnacle Engines Develops Efficient, Low-Emission Gasoline Engine Using Supercomputing
The Pinnacle Engines opposed-piston cylinder shown in three different views. Visualizations illustrate the generation of coherent flow structures and their collapse during the compression stroke, which leads to …
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2 years ago
SmartTruck Steps Up Simulations for Certification by Computation
Long-haul tractor trailers, often referred to as “18-wheelers,” transport everything from household goods to supermarket foodstuffs across the United States every year. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, these …
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2 years ago
Boosting Industry with OpenACC
One of the biggest hurdles for users who want to take advantage of accelerated computing is the time required to write and update software. That’s especially true for industrial users, …
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2 years ago
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 …
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2 years ago
GM Revs up Diesel Combustion Modeling on Titan Supercomputer
Most car owners in the United States do not think twice about passing over the diesel pump at the gas station. Instead, diesel fuel mostly powers our shipping trucks, boats, …
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2 years ago
New Boeing Method Accelerates Turbulence Modeling Uncertainty Analysis
Boeing has long used computational tools as part of its aircraft design process, but now engineers at the world’s largest aerospace company are increasingly shifting their focus from traditional subscale …
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2 years ago
OLCF 25: Building a SmartTruck
In 2017, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility celebrated 25 years of leadership in high-performance computing. This article is part of a series summarizing a dozen significant contributions to science …
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2 years ago
OLCF 25: Improving Everyday Products
In 2017, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility celebrated 25 years of leadership in high-performance computing. This article is part of a series summarizing a dozen significant contributions to science …
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2 years ago
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, …
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3 years ago
UTRC Researchers Take Flight with Graphics Processing Units for Large Eddy Simulations
Farmington, Connecticut–based United Technologies Corporation (UTC) provides high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide. The corporation’s research and innovation arm, United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), supports …
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