Implementation of the lattice Boltzmann method on GPU clusters

Authors

  • D.A. Bikulov
  • D.S. Senin
  • D.S. Demin
  • A.V. Dmitriev
  • N.E. Grachev

Keywords:

lattice boltzmann method
CUDA
GPU
high performance computing

Abstract

An implementation of the lattice Boltzmann method for the model D3Q19 on GPU clusters in the framework of the NVIDIA CUDA technology is considered. The scalability of this implementation for the Lomonosov MSU supercomputer complex is estimated. The numerical results obtained for the steady Poiseuille flow in a tube and for evaluating the drag coefficient of a sphere are in good agreement with the corresponding analytical dependencies.

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Published

2012-03-19

Issue

Vol. 13 (2012): Issue 1.

Section

Section 2. Programming

Author Biographies

D.A. Bikulov

Introvision, LLC
• Programmer

D.S. Senin

Introvision, LLC
• Technical Director

D.S. Demin

Introvision, LLC
• Senior Analyst

A.V. Dmitriev

Introvision, LLC
• Director of Development

N.E. Grachev

Introvision, LLC

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