Joan Francesc Fernandez Cluster
The numerical simulation of phenomena of computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer (CFD&HT) are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications.
Since its outset, the computational strategy at CTTC has been based on the use of hardware with the best cost-performance ratio. Consequently, the CTTC currently has a high-performance computer (HPC) cluster with a total capacity of 3,144 cores.
The objective of the infrastructure is to serve as a calculation tool in the following activities:
- Numerical resolution and experimental validation of heat and mass transfer phenomena and fluid dynamics (natural and forced convection, turbulence, combustion, two-phase flow, radiation, porous media, numerical algorithms and solvers, high-performance computing, etc.)
- Thermal and fluid dynamic optimization of thermal systems and equipment (heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating HVAC&R, renewable energies, buildings and cities, energy generation, storage and transport, etc.)
The numerical simulation of phenomena of computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer (CFD&HT) are characterized by huge computational demand, far beyond the capabilities of current computers for certain applications.
Since its outset, the computational strategy at CTTC has been based on the use of hardware with the best cost-performance ratio. Consequently, the CTTC currently has a high-performance computer (HPC) cluster with a total capacity of 3,144 cores.
The objective of the infrastructure is to serve as a calculation tool in the following activities:
- Numerical resolution and experimental validation of heat and mass transfer phenomena and fluid dynamics (natural and forced convection, turbulence, combustion, two-phase flow, radiation, porous media, numerical algorithms and solvers, high-performance computing, etc.)
- Thermal and fluid dynamic optimization of thermal systems and equipment (heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating HVAC&R, renewable energies, buildings and cities, energy generation, storage and transport, etc.)