LIFTEC has a Beowulf cluster for computational calculations, which is mostly used to perform numerical simulations of various fluid dynamics problems. Processing and analysis of data obtained in the laboratory are also carried out in this facility.

Many "in house" codes, written in C, C++ and Fortran have been developed. Fluid-dynamics oriented programming tools are of common use (OpenFOAM, Deal.II, ANSYS FLUENT), along with other of more general orientation (CUDA, PETSC).

The system equipment has been installed and configured by LIFTEC computer staff. That makes it possible to install custom software or enable special system configurations. LIFTEC Beowulf runs on Debian Linux, Gigabit Ethernet networking and diskless-sytem computer nodes.

Cluster Features