Fostering Digital Industrial Innovation in Europe

BERLIN17th & 18th of June 2014

Outline

1. CloudFlow – CFD experiment

2. Industrial relevance

3. Improvement of Industrial Process

4. Cost Benefits

CloudFlow is a computing infrastructure enabling engineers to

1. The CloudFlow project

CFD experiment

Complex products require …

• development and simulation of mechanics, software and electronics

all together

• interactive simulation, simulation-in-the-loop and synchronized

workflows based on interoperability of data, services and workflows

CloudFlow is a computing infrastructure enabling engineers to

access services on the Cloud in domains such as

• CAD, CAM

• CAE (CFD),

• Systems and PLM

and to combines them to integrated workflows, leveraging HPC

resources.

It is largely based on open standard for data exchange and cloud

infrastructure

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In this context, a CFD experiment is conducted that uses all the

ingredients of the CloudFlow platform.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is playing an

essential role in the development of innovative products

in many sectors of the industry, such as automotive,

aeronautics, power generation, marine, architecture, ….

as a mean to analyze the flow behavior and optimize

HPC CFD on the Cloud addresses different ranges of

users:

• Large industries, who seek the opportunity to

intensify the use of virtual prototyping and CFD in

their design process, in an effort to reduce costly

2. Industrial relevance

CFD experiment

as a mean to analyze the flow behavior and optimize

important factors such as engine performance,

aerodynamics performance (car, airplane), power

generation efficiency , and much more.

CFD is a large player in the HPC landscape as it is largely

demanding in computing power. Offering access to

scalable computing facilities through the Cloud is the

aim of the experiment.

their design process, in an effort to reduce costly

wind tunnel tests

• SME who seek flexible solutions that allow them to

easily access CFD technologies at affordable costs,

without requiring large investment in hardware

facilities and maintenance.

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Using CFD to the Cloud can lead to several

competitive advantages for companies who seek to

improve their design. By accessing scalable

computing power on demand, companies can

intensify the use of CFD during critical product

3. Improvement of industrial process

CFD experiment

It also allows for automated design optmization,

which allow to explore many design alternatives and

to find their optimum in an automated way, which

require many CFD computation to run.

intensify the use of CFD during critical product

conception phases involving peak loads, but also

run larger simulations, which allow to include more

geometrical details and physics (i.e advanced

turbulence modeling) into their simulations,

therefore allowing to get more accurate and reliable

results, needed in critical design decision phases,

that would not be possible with traditional

approaches.

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Using CFD on the cloud can further offer significant

savings:

• Savings on hardware installation: CFD required

customized hardware facilities which are costly to

install and maintain, requiring high level system

Cloud solutions dramatically simplify the access and

evaluation process of CFD solutions, avoiding painful

installation and configuration of software, dedicated

hardware configurations and license management.

This results in a much better experience of non-

4. Costs Benefits

CFD experiment

install and maintain, requiring high level system

administration.

• Cloud solutions offer flexible licensing possibilities,

such as pay per use, which for SME, can represent large

cost saving, when occasional use is made of virtual

prototyping to validate a model design.

This results in a much better experience of non-

expert CFD users which therefore largely increases

the chances of software adoption by the SME

community.

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