CFD and computing time/requirement
CFD and computing time/requirement
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Hi everyone,
it's my first post here and hopefully I'm not going to ruin it I tried searching for this topic but couldn't find anything similar.
I'm currently a junior in Aerospace Engineering and I guess my questions is what type of specs for a computer(preferably laptop) do you suggest to run CFD simulations efficiently. I have an HP pavilion dv2000 with an Intel Core duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83 GHz and 3GB of RAM.
I'm using Solidworks Flow Simulation 2009 and a typical project takes about 15 min to solve, and a batch solve of about 20 projects gave me an estimated time of 109 hrs and I definitely want something relatively faster.
Thank you for your time !
it's my first post here and hopefully I'm not going to ruin it I tried searching for this topic but couldn't find anything similar.
I'm currently a junior in Aerospace Engineering and I guess my questions is what type of specs for a computer(preferably laptop) do you suggest to run CFD simulations efficiently. I have an HP pavilion dv2000 with an Intel Core duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83 GHz and 3GB of RAM.
I'm using Solidworks Flow Simulation 2009 and a typical project takes about 15 min to solve, and a batch solve of about 20 projects gave me an estimated time of 109 hrs and I definitely want something relatively faster.
Thank you for your time !





RE: CFD and computing time/requirement
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I used to run some complex FE simulations on my MacBook Pro with no problems.
But if the simulation takes hours I would suggest using a PC instead of a laptop due to heat transfer limits.
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Thanks again !
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I couldn't immediately find whether there were any commercial CFD packages that ran on GPUs, but doing a websearch should find you lots of possibilities, particularly if you're able to code up the problem yourself.
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I'd look at maximizing ram (though you're stuck with 4GB sort of on 32 bit), processor speed (unless it can handle multi core - which it may - you might be better off with fewer cores but higher speed per core) and if it's like many FEA programs a nice quick hard drive - maybe even solid state.
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