News tagged with computational fluid dynamics

New models to predict coral bleaching

(Phys.org) -- Curtin University researchers have used computational fluid dynamics and powerful supercomputers to create new models for understanding and predicting coral bleaching.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Leicester partnering world sidecar champions

The Department of Engineering at the University of Leicester is collaborating with Ben and Tom Birchall, former World Sidecar Champions, to improve the performance of their F2 sidecar at this year's Isle of ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ORNL completes first phase of Titan supercomputer transition

Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jaguar supercomputer has completed the first phase of an upgrade that will keep it among the most powerful scientific computing systems in the world.

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-standing question about swimming in elastic liquids, answered

A biomechanical experiment conducted at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science has answered a long-standing theoretical question: Will microorganisms swim faster or slower in elastic fluids? ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Optimizing large wind farms

Wind farms around the world are large and getting larger. Arranging thousands of wind turbines across many miles of land requires new tools that can balance cost and efficiency to provide the most energy for ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Math from the heart: Simulating stent design and coating

Suncica "Sunny" Canic was good at math in school, so that's what she pursued as a career. But she always liked medicine, too. When she moved to Houston, Texas, and met some cardiologists at a party, she started ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Aug 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bursting a bubble? Accepted theory explaining frequent eruptions at Italy's volcano called into question

Understanding the processes that cause volcanic eruptions can help scientists predict how often and how violently a volcano will erupt. Although scientists have a general idea of how these processes work — ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Over two billion hours served: Using Argonne's supercomputer to drive discovery and innovation

The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), located at the Argonne National Laboratory, has run over two billion processor-hours of computations at a mind-boggling speed of over 557 trillion calculations ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Jun 18, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Weather in a Tank

In recent years, U.S. undergraduates have shown an increasing interest in introductory meteorology, oceanography and climate classes. But many students find it difficult to grasp the non-intuitive nature of ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For safer emergencies, give your power generator some space (w/ Video)

To subdue the steaming heat of hurricanes or to thaw out during a blizzard, gasoline-powered, portable generators are a lifeline during weather emergencies when homes are cut off without electricity. But these generators ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0