Computational Fluid Dynamics

Several ongoing projects on Navier-Stokes models and Lattice Boltzman methods have shown very large speedups using CUDA-enabled GPUs. This work is highlighted below starting with some charts, followed by links to technical reports. There is also work on weather modeling and ocean modeling using GPUs.


Incompressible Navier-Stokes Thibault and Senocak	Lattice Boltzman Methods Tolke and Krafczyk

Key CFD ISVs and Applications Using CUDA

ISV	DESCRIPTION	GPU ADVANTAGE
ACUSIM	General purpose CFD flow solver	2x speed-up: faster, more accurate results for engineering analysis
Autodesk Moldflow	Optimize design of plastic parts and injection molds	2x speed-up: More design variations in less time to improve final product
Prometech Software Particleworks	Fluid simulation for free surface flow like Tsunami or mudflows	Shorten simulation time from one week to one day
Metacomp CFD++	Incorporates various CFD methods, such as unified grids, physics, and computing methodologies	Estimated Release Date: Q4 2010
FluiDyna LBultra	Computing physical flows in and around solid bodies	Estimated Release Date: Q4 2010
OpenFOAM (various Developers)	Free, open source CFD software with extensive range of features	Estimated Release Date: Q4 2010