July 2014 Summaries

The concept of a "Cloud Of Everything" (CoE) emphasizes the value of a globally shared, web-based environment for scientific computing and collaboration among dispersed product designers, scientists, and engineers. Unlike the "Internet of Everything," CoE focuses on enabling users to initiate workflows in a secure and scalable cloud, facilitating rapid sharing and refinement of computational results across the globe. This global workspace enhances productivity by uniting multiple solvers, optimizers, and workflows, thereby accelerating development cycles in technical fields like automotive, aerospace, energy, and biosciences. The CoE also addresses the growing demands of enterprise IT managers who must navigate infrastructure decisions and manage the increasing volume and complexity of research data. As data moves from localized campuses to global computational resources, the CoE supports this transition by providing essential resources for research and information management, ultimately bridging the gap between human input and computational power to streamline complex problem-solving.

The collaboration between Rescale and Convergent Science aims to demystify the physics behind the curving soccer ball in the 2014 World Cup using cloud-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD). By utilizing Convergent Science's CONVERGE™ CFD software with its automated meshing technology and Rescale's customizable high-performance computing platform, they modeled and simulated the spinning ball's trajectory. The simulation revealed that a professional kick, with a velocity of 23 meters per second and a spin of 24 revolutions per second, can cause the ball to curve significantly, moving laterally by 3 meters per second due to the vortex created by the spin. This collaboration highlights how advanced CFD and cloud technology enable engineers and scientists to efficiently conduct simulations, offering insights into complex physical phenomena.

Rescale is a cloud-based simulation platform that provides scalable compute configurations and integrates simulation software, allowing users to perform simulations on demand. AVL, a prominent company in powertrain system development and simulation, has partnered with Rescale to enable AVL FIRE® users to run their simulations in the cloud, offering flexibility and scalability beyond in-house resources. Cliff Arnold, founder of Sage Physics Engineering and an experienced AVL FIRE® user, tested this new cloud solution, noting its ease of use, minimal wait times, and the ability to significantly reduce simulation times by leveraging more processing power. The platform's collaboration and data management features allow users to efficiently share and manage simulation tasks without impacting local systems. While Arnold continues to use his own licenses and hardware, he sees the cloud solution as a valuable complement, capable of handling larger simulation grids and more complex models, thus enhancing project delivery times. Rescale's secure platform partners with top software vendors to offer customizable high-performance computing, serving customers across various industries such as aerospace and automotive.