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Discontinuous Galerkin for High Performance Computational Fluid Dynamics

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High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering ‘12

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In this report we present selected simulations performed on the HLRS clusters. Our simulation framework is based on the discontinuous Galerkin method and consists of four different codes, each of which is developed with a distinct focus. All of those codes are written with a special emphasis on (MPI) based high performance computing. Results of compressible flow simulations such as flow past a sphere, compressible jet flow and isotropic homogeneous turbulence as well as an application of our aeroacoustic framework are reported. All simulations are typically performed on hundreds and thousands of CPU cores.

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The research presented in this paper was supported in parts by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), amongst others within the Schwerpunktprogramm 1276: MetStroem and the Graduiertenkolleg 1095: Aerothermodynamische Auslegung eines Scramjet-Antriebssystems für zukünftige Raumtransportsysteme and the research projects IDIHOM within the European Research Framework Programme.

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    Christoph Altmann, Andrea Beck, Andreas Birkefeld, Gregor Gassner, Florian Hindenlang, Claus-Dieter Munz & Marc Staudenmaier

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Altmann, C. et al. (2013). Discontinuous Galerkin for High Performance Computational Fluid Dynamics. In: Nagel, W., Kröner, D., Resch, M. (eds) High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering ‘12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33374-3_18

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