Rescale Accelerates NASA FUN3D CFD Simulations While Reducing Costs with NVIDIA GPUs for the Next Generation of U.S. Aerospace Innovation

FUN3D is a suite of advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools developed by NASA to model fluid flow in various engineering designs and is made available to the public through the NASA Technology Transfer Program. It is accessible to authorized U.S. users and organizations, including commercial entities, and can now be run on Rescale's high-performance computing (HPC) cloud platform, which supports ITAR compliance and FedRAMP authorization. The software is particularly beneficial for complex and large-scale simulations due to its flexibility and high accuracy, making it suitable for a wide range of aerospace applications such as launch vehicles and flight experiments. Rescale's collaboration with NVIDIA has enhanced FUN3D's computational performance by utilizing NVIDIA GPUs, demonstrating superior cost-performance benefits over traditional CPU-only infrastructure. This partnership has enabled companies like XTI Aircraft to accelerate the development of innovative aircraft designs by leveraging the enhanced speed and efficiency of GPU-accelerated simulations. Rescale's benchmarking analysis showed significant performance and cost advantages when running FUN3D on GPU infrastructure, and they recommend customers consider this option for their simulations. Rescale offers a streamlined deployment process for users, allowing them to easily access and run FUN3D in the cloud with minimal IT support.