New CFdesign HPC Module from Blue Ridge Numerics

By DE Editors

Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. has announced that design engineers can experience dramatic speedup of simulation time for complex flow and thermal projects using the latest CFdesign high performance computing (HPC) Module. The module allows CFdesign users to harness the power and investment of their existing Windows HPC networks, whether in a data center or a smaller cluster environment.

It allows customers to conduct more design studies in less time and reduce the time it takes to achieve solutions for large, complex models. Mechanical and product design engineers will benefit from the decreased time required to optimize flow and thermal performance during the digital design phase, resulting in increased productivity and a more optimized final product design.

According to Blue Ridge Numerics, even a two computer Windows HPC mini-cluster with the CFdesign HPC Module creates enough horsepower to speed up solution times by 400%. For customers interested in creating a simple two computer mini-cluster, which is all that is needed to use the CFdesign HPC Module, the components are included below. A Dell system has been used as an example, but could be replicated with HP or other similar computers. Additional computers can be added.

• Two Dell T7400 desktops running Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition with HPC Pack installed.
• Two Mellanox Infiniband Host Channel Adapters (HCAs). One HCA is required for each PC, each with Mellanox drivers including Network Direct support and OpenSM Infiniband Fabric Manager.
• One Infiniband cable connecting the two Mellanox Infiniband HCAs.

For more information, visit Blue Ridge Numerics.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.