Developing Casting Simulations in CMB
There is no question that numerical simulation tools have produced a wide range of benefits in the area of modeling and analysis, especially when coupled with high performance computational (HPC) … Read More
Cumulus: Enabling Complex HPC Workflows
We define the high-performance computing/high-throughput computing (HPC/HTC) workflow as the flow of tasks that need to be executed to compute on HPC/HTC resources. Cumulus, an open source platform, dynamically executes HPC/HTC … Read More
Rendering Tubes and Spheres in VTK
VTK has long had an ability to render edges of a mesh on top of the mesh to aid in understanding the underlying geometry. This is accomplished using vtkProperty’s EdgeVisibility … Read More
Extending ModelBuilder for Post-processing Simulations
Advanced simulation workflows often require the application of several tools to aid in constructing geometric domains, in generating meshes, in modeling simulation information such as boundary conditions and material properties, … Read More
Representing Geometric Models with SMTK
Over the last several decades, the introduction of high-performance computing (HPC) simulation practices has enabled scientists to model complex physical systems. It has also resulted in improved products and manufacturing … Read More
Reactor Geometry Generator 2.0: Expediting Nuclear Reactor Design
In today’s technological landscape, it can take engineers over a year to create geometry and meshes for a single nuclear reactor core. To help expedite this process, we have been … Read More
Meeting Pre-Processing Needs of Numerical Simulations
The implementation of numerical simulations has led to several benefits for the scientific community, including cost and time savings, improved product performance, and new product design and manufacturing. With high-performance … Read More
Designing Nuclear Reactor Core Geometry and Meshes
Background The computational analysis of complex physical systems, such as nuclear reactors, requires the ability to solve the behavior of several different physical phenomena (such as neutron transport, heat transfer, … Read More