Computational simulation provides a way to explore physical, chemical, biological and engineering systems. For many such systems computer simulation is the only way to explore them adequately, safely or at the limits of current understanding. EPCC has a long history of working with science and business in a wide variety of simulation projects…
ANSE (1992 - 1994)
In the mid 1990’s EPCC and Rolls Royce worked on a series of projects to develop the ANSE Computational Fluid Dynamics software. ANSE is used by Roll Royce to analyse aircraft parts, in particular engines. Designed initially for use on vector supercomputers, Rolls Royce were interested to see whether ANSE could be adapted to use […]
COLOMBO (1998-2000)
The objective of the COLOMBO project was to develop software to assist with bioremediation and therefore to help clean up contamination.
The process of bioremediation uses bacteria and organic agents to convert harmful chemicals in the soil. The harmful chemicals may be present because of old industrial workings, or perhaps from an accidental leakage. It is […]
DEM Solutions
DEM Solutions is a Scottish SME that specialises in discrete element modelling software. Discrete element modelling is a method of simulating the behaviour of granular media - gravel, sand, flour - and is computationally very expensive.
Particles in a simulation can be different sizes, and can bounce off each other and off the “walls” of the […]
EPCC launches CUDA research partnership with NVIDIA
EPCC’s pioneering work in the area of GPU computing has gained it the status of NVIDIA CUDA Research Center [1].
Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) were originally designed to display computer graphics, but they have developed into extremely powerful chips capable of handling demanding, general-purpose calculations. However, the GPU architecture is somewhat different to that of the […]
Read all about the project EPCC launches CUDA research partnership with NVIDIA.
FireGrid
The FireGrid cluster is a multidisciplinary collaboration investigating next-generation emergency response systems.
FireGrid’s mission is
to establish a cross-disciplinary collaborative community to pursue fundamental research for developing real time emergency response systems, using the Grid beginning with fire emergencies.
EPCC’s role is to provide expertise on high-performance computing for simulation and modelling.
More information can be […]
FLITE3D (1994 -1997)
EPCC’s FLITE project was a collaboration with the Avro Division of British Aerospace (BAe), Regional Aircraft and BAe’s Sowerby Research Centre (SRC).
FLITE is a Computational Fluid Dynamics code, written and modified by Imperial College, Swansea University and BAe’s SRC. FLITE is used in the design of military and commercial aircraft to analyse the aerodynamics […]
MASCOT: Safety First (1993-1995)
EPCC worked in collaboration with AEA Technology on a software package called MASCOT used to assess safety based on probability. MASCOT works by assessing many ‘scenarios’ with varying input parameters to predict the likely physical behaviour of a system. AEA were looking to use parallel processing to speed up MASCOT to increase the production of […]
Read all about the project MASCOT: Safety First (1993-1995).
NAPSAC and NAMMU: (1993-1995)
Between 1993-1997, EPCC worked in collaboration with AEA Technology to improve the performance of two software packages which are used to model groundwater flow.
Groundwater modelling codes are used in the assessment of safety within the nuclear and other industries where the fidelity of the modelling procedure is of vital importance. The numerical analysis involved leads […]
OHM Surveys
OHM Surveys plc supplies CSEM technology and services.
Controlled Source Electromagnetic (CSEM) imaging is a rapidly developing technology in the global oil industry. It has been applied in a range of geological environments. The method uses a high powered source to transmit a low frequency electromagnetic field through the seafloor to an array of receivers.
By analysing […]
PARAMICS (1992-1995)
The original PARAMICS project was established under the UK Department of Transport LINK TIO project to convert and upsize an existing microscopic traffic simulator (MICSIM) developed by Edinburgh firm SIAS. It was implemented in a data-parallel form on EPCC’s TMC CM-200.
PARAMICS-MP, funded by DTI/EPSRC and SIAS, converted the data-parallel model to use message passing with […]
PROCLIPSE (1993-1995)
The PROCLIPSE project was part of the EUROPORT 2 initiative funded by the European Union. The consortium consisted of GeoQuest, owners of the ECLIPSE 100 code, EPCC and the end-users AGIP and Statoil who supplied data sets with which to benchmark the code. The aims of the project were -
To produce a commercial quality […]
PTLM (1993 -1995)
PTLM is a computational electromagnetic numerical simulation code that uses a large, regular 3D grid to model electromagnetic fields in and around aircraft structures. It is an important design tool for assessing the safety or aircraft, in particular their resilience to lightning strikes.
As PTLM was already parallelised by BAe using the regular domain decomposition model, […]
RANSMB (1996)
The RANSMB (Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes Multi-block) software is developed and used by the AVRO division of BAe Regional Aircraft for the design of aircraft. It models the flow of air around an aircraft, and is used to test the performance of various aircraft component. In 1995, EPCC worked with HPC experts from AVRO to […]
Reality Grid
The main RealityGrid site is http://www.realitygrid.org/
The RealityGrid project is concerned with the development of
state-of-the-art computational methods to study condensed matter
systems. In particular, the project is focused on the use of, and
connections between, high performance computing, grid computing, and
visualisation. Ultimately, it is of great importance that these
resources and methods can be used efficiently to enhance scientific
productivity.
The […]
UKMO (1991-2001)
EPCC’s long-running collaboration with the UK Met Office focussed on the development of a parallel version of their Unified Model weather forecasting and climate modelling code. A range of message-passing systems was used at different stages of the project, from CHIMP through PVM to the MPI standard.
- Key objectives over the ten-year collaboration included:
The […]