<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The use of the OpenFOAM software for wind simulation over rugged terrain is studied in the paper. OpenFOAM requirements for runtime, virtual memory and disk space are considered using small and medium resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEM) models for single-process and multi-process cases when running on local workstation and small parallel systems. Based on obtained data, extrapolation of requirements for relatively high resolution models are made and issues concerning the scalability are discussed.</p></abstract>

The use of the OpenFOAM software for wind simulation over rugged terrain is studied in the paper. OpenFOAM requirements for runtime, virtual memory and disk space are considered using small and medium resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEM) models for single-process and multi-process cases when running on local workstation and small parallel systems. Based on obtained data, extrapolation of requirements for relatively high resolution models are made and issues concerning the scalability are discussed.

Scalability Issues for Wind Simulation Using OpenFOAM

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The use of the OpenFOAM software for wind simulation over rugged terrain is studied in the paper. OpenFOAM requirements for runtime, virtual memory and disk...

Scalability Issues for Wind Simulation Using OpenFOAM

Article Category: Special Issue With Selected Papers From The Workshop “Two Years Avitohol: Advanced High Performance Computing Applications 2017

Published Online: Jan 16, 2018

Page range: 27 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cait-2017-0052

Keywords
OpenFOAM, wind simulation, rugged terrain, High Performance Computing (HPC) scalability

© by Neki Frasheri

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Scalability Issues for Wind Simulation Using OpenFOAM

Article Category: Special Issue With Selected Papers From The Workshop “Two Years Avitohol: Advanced High Performance Computing Applications 2017

Published Online: Jan 16, 2018

Page range: 27 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cait-2017-0052

KeywordsOpenFOAM, wind simulation, rugged terrain, High Performance Computing (HPC) scalability

© by Neki Frasheri

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
OpenFOAM, wind simulation, rugged terrain, High Performance Computing (HPC) scalability