OLCF 25: Building a SmartTruck

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 enabled by OLCF resources. The full report is available here. To increase the fuel efficiency of Class 8 long-haul trucks small…

OLCF Staff WriterDecember 6, 2017

OLCF History

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 enabled by OLCF resources. The full report is available here. Consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble (P&G), a Fortune 500 firm founded…

OLCF Staff WriterDecember 6, 2017

Industry

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

Science

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 the development of new technologies and capabilities across UTC with the goal of solving pressing needs in fields represented by…

Eric GedenkJanuary 4, 2017

People

OLCF and GE Receive 2016 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Award

The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility and General Electric, an industry user of the OLCF’s 27-petaflop Titan supercomputer, have been recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Use of HPC Application in the Energy Industry.

Katie Elyce JonesNovember 15, 2016

Industry Science

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

Technology

FM Global Researchers Say “ADIOS” to Bottlenecks at OpenFOAM Conference

Researchers from commercial and industrial property insurer FM Global want to improve fire protection standards across the country. The company, which insures one in three Fortune 1000 companies with a unique focus on helping clients prevent losses, is dedicated to understanding how fires spread and, conversely, how they can be…

Eric GedenkAugust 16, 2016

Science

Better Combustion for Power Generation

A simulation of combustion within two adjacent gas turbine combustors. GE researchers are incorporating advanced combustion modeling and simulation into product testing after developing a breakthrough methodology on the OLCF’s Titan supercomputer. In the United States, the use of natural gas for electricity generation continues to grow. The driving forces…

Jonathan HinesMay 31, 2016

Science

Boeing Catches Caution from the Wind

Boeing used the Jaguar supercomputer, aiming to establish more reliable computational methods for estimating high-lift (takeoff/landing) characteristics for its commercial transport aircraft.

Jeremy RumseyMarch 7, 2016

Science

ACCEL Program Continues to Experience Growth, Success

As 2016 begins, the ACCEL program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory continues to grow and deliver successful results.

Jeff GaryJanuary 26, 2016

Science

Fighting Fire with FireFOAM

Researchers at insurance company FM Global are using Titan to try and better understand fire growth and suppression.

Eric GedenkJanuary 5, 2016

People

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Joins DOE’s New HPC for Manufacturing Program

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is collaborating with Lawrence Livermore and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories to lead a new US Department of Energy program designed to fund and foster public-private R&D projects that enhance US competitiveness in clean energy manufacturing.

Eric GedenkSeptember 22, 2015

People

DOE User Facilities Unite at ORNL for Annual Meeting

Attendees of the NUFO annual meeting had the opportunity to tour ORNL, attend discussion panels, and participate in breakout groups in which they collaborated on specific topics of interest when the group met in Oak Ridge April 20–23.

Christie ThiessenJune 16, 2015

Science

Titan Vaporizes R&D Time and Cost for Liquid Spray Studies

Researchers at UTRC are studying liquid atomization, or the breakup of liquid jets, to increase the efficiency of this process and thereby increase aircraft engine performance.

Katie Elyce JonesApril 8, 2015

Science

Procter & Gamble and Temple University scientists model skin’s makeup

In 2013, researchers at consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble and Temple University began using the Titan supercomputer to better understand the three-dimensional structure of skin’s outermost barrier, the stratum corneum.

Dawn LevyNovember 14, 2014

Science

Start-up Firm Taps Titan to Model Flooding Risks Worldwide

KatRisk, a small California startup, is using Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Titan supercomputer, to create an unprecedented product: flood risk maps covering the globe.

Leo WilliamsNovember 11, 2014

Industry Science

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

People

OLCF Explores Future of Fossil Fuels

The Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology at Rice University hosted its annual Oil and Gas HPC Workshop in Houston, Texas.

Scott JonesJuly 23, 2014

People

OLCF Displays How Science Works for America at DC Event

Three industry-related visualizations, created at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, were highlighted at the fourth annual National User Facility Organization (NUFO) science expo and reception.

Jeff GaryJune 30, 2014

Science

Ramgen Takes Turbomachine Designs for a Supersonic Spin on Titan

Ramgen Power Systems is using the Titan supercomputer managed by the OLCF to optimize novel designs based on aerospace shock wave compression technology for gas compression systems, such as carbon dioxide compressors.

OLCF Staff WriterJune 13, 2014

Industry