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Big Data: 1.3B Node Case Read into FieldView in Under Two Minutes at JAXA
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 Engineers, designers, and researchers are reaping the benefits
of today's high performance computing (HPC) resources every day in real world
applications. Advances in HPC are significantly expanding the size of data that
can be collected, allowing a dramatic increase in the realism and complexity of
simulations. But if the applications running on these systems don't keep up,
the answers to be found in those massive datasets might be missed. Architected
to exploit multi-core and multi-processor computers operating as a single
system or in HPC clusters, FieldView puts speed and robustness front and
center.
The Japanese space agency JAXA, which regularly deals with
multi-billion-node unsteady CFD cases, relies on FieldView to ensure
productive, effective post-processing. JAXA recently reported that one dataset, a 1.3
billion node case, was fully read into FieldView in less than two minutes on a
Fujitsu M9000 system. Learn more about FieldView and HPC here.
Image courtesy of Junji Shinjo, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Numerical Analysis Group, Aerospace Research and Development Directorate, JAXA |
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CFD Takes On the Challenges of Wind Power Engineering
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 Efforts to generate power from wind are on the
rise, but the engineering challenges associated with wind turbines are
numerous. Today, CFD simulation techniques are increasingly being used
to optimize wind turbine system design and operation, improve site selection
and microsite analysis, and support troubleshooting. Intelligent Light and the Applied Research Group are at
the forefront of this expanding use of CFD in wind power engineering. Steve
Legensky, general manager of Intelligent Light, was recently invited to deliver a Masterworks presentation at the SC09 Conference, where he addressed the implications of
CFD and high performance computing on the wind power industry. In his presentation, " Achieving a Twenty-fold
Increase in Wind Energy," he noted that wind farms today are underperforming on
predicted cost of energy by an average of 10%, and operating expenses remain
high. In order to meet a federal goal of wind power providing 20% of U.S.
electricity needs by 2030, performance problems must be solved. Large-scale HPC resources and robust CFD simulation tools are essential to the unsteady, turbulent, multi-scale modeling required to meet the myriad challenges facing the industry. The premiere
print issue of Windpower Engineering reports on this trend, highlighting how CFD
technology, including FieldView, is giving wind power engineers, designers, and
researchers new insight into and tools for harnessing this unpredictable force
of nature. Read the full story here.
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The Power of Parallel: "3 for Free" Scaling Boosts Productivity
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 Not everyone has access to the
latest high performance, multi-core and multi-processor computing resources,
but the need for fast, powerful post-processing is universal. FieldView's
"3 for Free" scaling allows users on two to four cores to easily take
advantage of FieldView's parallel features and make significant gains in productivity.
When running in parallel, FieldView 12.2 processes runs at least twice as fast
on four processor cores.
Using the "3 for Free" scaling on a
2-4 core workstation is simple and straightforward, requiring a change to only
a single line in the FieldView config file once the client-server has been set
up. FieldView Parallel works well with multi-grid plot 3D (structured) and
FV-UNS (unstructured) files, which may be created as the simulation is setup or
with partitioned files created when the solution output files are created. FLUENT
(ANSYS) and STAR (CD-adapco) users can directly export multi-grid FV-UNS
files for FieldView Parallel. Learn more here.
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Hit
the Ground Running with FieldView Webinars
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 You
already know that FieldView offers the most advanced CFD post-processing and
visualization solution available. But what happens when you open the
application for the first time? How can you quickly start taking advantage of
its many features and capabilities?
That's the focus of our most recent webinar: FieldView
Basics. If you're new to FieldView, you'll get an introduction into what is
possible and how to get started, along with demonstrations on how to create and
save great images and animations. Even long-time FieldView users can pick up a few tips on
how to do things more quickly and easily and how to improve the overall quality
of their images and animations.
Get a jumpstart on post-processing excellence! Access this free FieldView Basics technical presentation at your convenience, and explore any of our additional topics by visiting our webinar archives.
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Visit Intelligent Light at the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting in Orlando
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Intelligent Light will again participate in
the AIAA
Aerospace Sciences Meeting January 4-7, 2010 in Orlando, Florida. Visit us at Booth #904 (near the
entrance
to the exhibit hall) to see and experience the latest in CFD
post-processing.
Recent advances in the exploitation of remote data and HPC resources are
delivering substantial benefits in new automation tools and new data presentation capabilities. Let us introduce you to the many new features
of FieldView version 12.2 and the latest developments in handling large
data, and share the recent work of our Applied Research Group. Here's a preview of what we've got to talk about:
- The tremendous opportunities for workflow improvement available
from
FieldView 12.2 including parallel processing (see "'3 for Free" article)
and the latest in
FieldView FVX enabled automation.
- RCAAPS (Rotational Computational Aero-Acoustics Post-processing
System) has reached the end of a two-year NASA Phase II SBIR project and is closer to commercialization.
- Advanced graphics research including new techniques for in-situ
turbulent flow analysis and GPU-enabled post-processing.
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Upcoming product and solution capabilities and benefits.
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Congratulations
to Red Bull Racing! |
 The
world of Formula 1 racing is always exciting, and we watched the 2009 season
with particular interest as Red Bull Racing clinched
five pole positions, sped to the winner's circle six times, including four one-two
victories, and took second place in the Constructors' Championship. RBR uses
CFD and FieldView extensively in their design process, and the results on the
track proved out their savvy use of the technology. According to Formula1.com, in their wrap-up of the season, Red
Bull's "RB5 had the best lift/drag performance of any car, and ... fearsomely
improved reliability." Congratulations to the entire Red Bull Racing team!
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