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This document discusses the further advancements needed in key disciplines such as turbomachinery aero-design, heat transfer, aeromechanics, combustion, stress and life analysis, acoustics, and material modeling. It highlights the critical importance of configuration management to handle the increasing volume of analysis data and the necessity for efficient high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities. The evolution of HPC at GE, starting with RISC desktops and moving to Linux clusters across multiple sites, has dramatically increased computing power, envisioning a robust HPC grid between 1997 and 2010.
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HPC at GE Dave Topp April 14, 2010
High Fidelity Analysis • Further advances needed in key disciplines: • Turbomachinery Aero Design • Heat Transfer • Aeromechanics • Combustion • Stress & Life • Acoustics • Material Modeling • Configuration Management capability needed to manage increasing volume of analysis data • Efficient High Performance Computing capacity critical
HPC Growth at GE • Started with RISC desktops and some SMP • Added similar installation at another site • Proliferation of sites and numbers of racks • Dominance of Linux clusters • Dramatic growth of HPC power • Vision is GE HPC Grid 1997 2000 2010