New Massively Parallel Processing versions of ESI's simulation software launchedNantes 12 Oct 2000 ESI has made available its flagship simulation software, PAM-CRASH 2000, PAM-FLOW 2000 and PAM-STAMP 2000, on Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) environments. Tailored for the automotive manufacturing and transportation industry, Massively Parallel Processing meets the high performance requirements of the most computationally intensive applications in the fields of crash-worthiness testing, aero-acoustics, aerodynamics and stamping simulation.
Simulation technology has matured over the past years. While finer and more detailed models drastically improve the investigation of complex crashworthiness simulations in the automotive industry, other sectors of the transportation industry, like railroad and aviation, are confronted with large simulation models due to the sheer size of the structure involved. Parallel computing is clearly the most cost-efficient solution. ESI Group's MPP solution has proven impressive productivity gains, reducing processing time by 15 and costs by 300 over a five-year period.
PAM-CRASH, PAM-FLOW and PAM-STAMP parallel versions are based on a well-known technology called domain decomposition, which minimises communication to improve and speed-up the overall computation. In massively parallel processing environments, the simulation model is decomposed in several domains, and each domain is assigned to a different processor. Thus, the workload can be distributed on several dozens of processors.
ESI Group's MPP product range provides accurate and cost-effective solutions optimising customers' IT resources. Users can now run CPU demanding simulations by simply adding more processors or mobilising idle workstations. They reach outstanding performance thanks to the state-of-the-art parallelisation of the code which runs on various configurations: server, cluster of servers, network of workstations, and supercomputer. As more simulations can be evaluated over the same period of time, users investigate more problems in detail. A competitive advantage that brings high return on investment.
ESI Group's Virtual Try-Out Space includes a full range of software simulation packages in the fields of Virtual Prototyping, Virtual Environment, and Virtual Manufacturing. PAM-CRASH, a crash simulation software predicts how a vehicle will respond to crash tests. PAM-FLOW, a fully integrated Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software analyses most complex aero-acoustics and aerodynamics problems. PAM-STAMP, a stamping tool, simulates the whole manufacturing process.
ESI Group's MPP solutions are available on all major hardware platforms, including Compaq, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, SGI, and SUN.
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