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Lt Col Andrew Lofthouse
Director
High Performance
Computing
Research Center
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HPC Research Concept
High Performance
Computing M&S Research
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USAFA Research
High Performance Computing Research Center
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HPCRC: Provides the computational foundation in expertise, equipment, and personnel
to facilitate M&S and HPC research at USAFA
Payoff: Enriched cadet experience. Well prepared graduates in M&S and HPC who immediately
contribute to AFRL and other AF organizations missions
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DoD HPC
Resources
DSRC* Compute
Cluster Architecture Cores PFLOP/S**
AFRL Spirit SGI ICE X 73,440 1.50
Thunder SGI ICE X 120,904 4.30
Army
ERDC
Garnet Cray XE6 150,912 1.50
Topaz SGI ICE X 125,440 4.62
Navy
Conrad Cray XC40 50,928 2.00
Gordan Cray XC40 50,928 2.00
Armstrong Cray XC30 29,352 0.786
Shepard Cray XC30 28,824 0.817
Maui Riptide IBM iDataPlex 12,096 0.252
* DSRC = DoD Supercomputing Resource Center ** 1015 Floating Point Operations per Second
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Note: AE 442 (Adv Aerodynamics), AE 482 (Aircraft Design),
AE 499 (Cadet Research), AE 472 (Adv CFD)
Computational Aerodynamics
across the Aeronautics Curriculum
AE 442
AE 472
AE 481/2
AE 499
AE 341 (Aeronautical fluid mechanics)
AE 342 (computational aerodynamics)
AE 315 SO
(core Aero)
Demonstration
Application
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AE 342: Computational
Aerodynamics
ALL Aero majors exposed to
physics-based Modeling &
Simulation
Cadets use real HPC machines via
HPC Portal – Only need Web browser
on CAC-enabled machine!
Close relationship with developers
for debugging
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AE 472: Adv Computational
Aerodynamics
Research-project based, elective
Projects include (Fall 2014):
B-52 Simulator Aeromodel (AFGSC)
KC-135 Wake Effects (AFGSC)
Non-Repeatable Store Separations from
internal bay (AFSEO)
Ludwieg Tube
Transonic Cruiser
Propulsive Wing (DARPA)
Turbine Cascade Wind Tunnel
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AE 472: Adv Computational
Aerodynamics
Research-project based, elective
Projects include (Fall 2015):
B-52 Simulator Aeromodel (AFGSC)
C-130 Formation (AMC)
Supersonic S&C ROM (NAVAIR)
Flexible Wing (AFOSR)
Parachute (Natick)
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AE 472: Adv Computational
Aerodynamics
Research-project based, elective
Recent projects (Fall 2016):
B-52 / KC-135 Aeromodel
Cruciform Parachute
F-15E
Hypersonic Wake
Ram-Air Parachute
NATO UCAV Control Surfaces
and Engine Integration
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Virtual Flight Testing
NATO AVT-251 MULDICON with control surfaces
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Stability & Control (S&C)
Estimation Methods
Semi-empirical
Limited to traditional
configurations and linear
aerodynamics
Full-order modeling
Computationally expensive
Reduced-order models
Training maneuvers
Interpolation schemes
Want to Know S&C Characteristics
Early in Design Process
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Transonic Cruiser
Validate CFD with wind
tunnel
Analyze flow physics
Investigate effects of
canard downwash on
wing performance
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FINNER
Verify DoD CREATE tools
for predicting
aerodynamic
characteristics
Lower development
costs and improve
design cycles by
conducting high-
accuracy analysis before
building prototypes
System identification
methods applied to a
generic missile
configuration
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C-130 Near-Body Wake
Analyze flowfield of
C-130 Hercules
Determine flowfield
characteristics near
troop door and rear
ramp to eliminate
mishaps.
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Researcher Expertise
Lt Col Andrew Lofthouse: Hypersonics, Full Aircraft,
HPC, Mesh Gen, …
Capt Matt Satchell: Hypersonics
Dr. Mehdi Ghoreyshi: Reduced-Order Modeling
Dr. Pooneh Aref: Propulsion/Airframe Integration
Dr. Adam Jirasek: Turbulence Modeling, FSI, Code
Development, Mesh Generation
Mr. Robert Decker: High Speed Gas Dynamics,
Technical Support
CA with UCCS for Graduate Student Support