Navigating the Winds of Change: Mastering Crane Design with Eurocodes, cloudHPC, and Advanced Simulation

Cranes: they are the silent, towering workhorses of our modern world. From constructing skyscrapers that pierce the clouds to loading vital cargo in bustling ports, their presence is indispensable. But behind their impressive lifting capacity lies a complex world of engineering challenges. One of the most critical, yet often underestimated, Read more

Automate Your Post-Processing Workflow with CloudHPC: From OpenFOAM to MED, One Script Does It All!

Tired of spending hours manually post-processing your simulation results? Do you find yourself repeating the same steps every time you need to visualize your data from OpenFOAM, VTK, VTM, or MED files? Well, say goodbye to tedious tasks and hello to streamlined efficiency with CloudHPC’s automated post-processing workflow! CloudHPC is Read more

Cracking the Code: Using Code Aster for Creep and Fatigue Assessment in API 579-1/ASME FFS

The oil and gas, petrochemical, and power generation industries heavily rely on aging infrastructure operating under demanding conditions. Ensuring the integrity of these assets is paramount, and API 579-1/ASME Fitness-For-Service (FFS) provides a robust framework for evaluating the structural integrity of in-service components with flaws. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is Read more

Unleashing the Power of OpenRadioss for High-Speed Simulations: Impact, Explosions, and Beyond!

In the world of engineering simulation, understanding how materials behave under extreme conditions is crucial. From designing safer vehicles to predicting the effects of explosions, simulating high-speed events like impact and explosions requires specialized tools. Enter OpenRadioss, a powerful and versatile explicit Finite Element Method (FEM) solver, and its ability to Read more

OpenLB: Harnessing the Power of Lattice Boltzmann for CFD – and Accelerating It with GPUs on CloudHPC

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is crucial for understanding and predicting fluid behavior in a wide range of applications, from designing airplanes and optimizing pipelines to modeling weather patterns. However, traditional CFD methods based on solving the Navier-Stokes equations can be computationally expensive, especially for complex geometries and turbulent flows. This Read more

Data Center Inferno: How AI’s Growing Hunger for Compute Power Fuels Fire Risks – and How to Fight Back with HPC and FDS

Data centers are the backbone of the modern world, powering everything from social media to online banking. But the surge in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is placing unprecedented demands on these facilities, pushing power densities to new heights and exacerbating existing fire risks. As AI models grow increasingly complex, they require Read more