scholarly journals University of Warsaw Lagrangian Cloud Model (UWLCM) 2.0: Adaptation of a mixed Eulerian-Lagrangian numerical model for heterogeneous computing clusters

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Dziekan ◽  
Piotr Zmijewski

Abstract. A numerical cloud model with Lagrangian particles coupled to an Eulerian flow is adapted for distributed memory systems. Eulerian and Lagrangian calculations can be done in parallell on CPUs and GPUs, respectively. Scaling efficiency and the amount of parallelization of CPU and GPU calculations both exceed 50 % for up to 40 nodes. A sophisticated Lagrangian microphysics model slows down simulation by only 50 % compared to a simplistic bulk microphysics model, thanks to the use of GPUs. Overhead of communications between cluster nodes is mostly related to the pressure solver. Presented method of adaptation for computing clusters can be used in any numerical model with Lagrangian particles coupled to an Eulerian fluid flow.

1993 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.P. Zima ◽  
B.M. Chapman

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. e0194361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge González-Domínguez ◽  
Roberto R. Expósito

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Hoffmann ◽  
Takanobu Yamaguchi ◽  
Graham Feingold

Abstract Although small-scale turbulent mixing at cloud edge has substantial effects on the microphysics of clouds, most models do not represent these processes explicitly, or parameterize them rather crudely. This study presents a first use of the linear eddy model (LEM) to represent unresolved turbulent mixing at the subgrid scale (SGS) of large-eddy simulations (LESs) with a coupled Lagrangian cloud model (LCM). The method utilizes Lagrangian particles to provide the trajectory of air masses within LES grid boxes, while the LEM is used to redistribute these air masses among the Lagrangian particles based on the local features of turbulence, allowing for the appropriate representation of inhomogeneous to homogeneous SGS mixing. The new approach has the salutary effect of mitigating spurious supersaturations. At low turbulence intensities, as found in the early stages of an idealized bubble cloud simulation, cloud-edge SGS mixing tends to be inhomogeneous and the new approach is shown to be essential for the production of raindrop embryos. At higher turbulence intensities, as found in a field of shallow cumulus, SGS mixing tends to be more homogeneous and the new approach does not significantly alter the results, indicating that a grid spacing of 20 m may be sufficient to resolve all relevant scales of inhomogeneous mixing. In both cases, droplet in-cloud residence times are important for the production of precipitation embryos in the absence of small-scale inhomogeneous mixing, either naturally due to strong turbulence or artificially as a result of coarse resolution or by not using the LEM as an SGS model.


Author(s):  
M. Benaouicha ◽  
S. Guillou ◽  
A. Santa Cruz ◽  
H. Trigui

The study deals with a 3D Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) numerical model of a rectangular cantilevered flexible hydrofoil subjected to a turbulent fluid flow regime. The structural response and dynamic deformations are studied by analyzing the oscillations frequencies and amplitudes, under a hydrodynamics loads. The obtained numerical results are confronted with experimental ones, for validation. The numerical model is performed in the same geometric, physical and material conditions as the experimental set-up carried out in a hydrodynamic tunnel. A polyacetal (POM) flexible hydrofoil NACA0015 with an angle of attack of 8° is considered to be immersed in a fluid flow at a Reynold number of 3 × 105. The structure is initially at rest and then moved by the action of the fluid flow. The numerical model is based on a strong coupling procedure for solving the Fluid-Structure Interaction problem. The Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) formulation of the Navier-Stokes equations is used and an anisotropic diffusion equation is solved to compute the fluid mesh velocity and position at each time step. The finite volume method is used for the numerical resolution of the fluid dynamics equations. The structure deformations are described by the linear elasticity equation which is solved by the finite elements method. The Fluid-Structure coupled problem is solved by using the partitioned FSI implicit algorithm. A good agreement between numerical and experimental results for the hydrodynamics coefficients and hydrofoil deformations, maximum deflection and frequencies is obtained. The added mass and damping are analyzed and then the FSI effect on the dynamic deformations of the structure is highlighted.


Author(s):  
Ariful Azad ◽  
Oguz Selvitopi ◽  
Md Taufique Hussain ◽  
John Gilbert ◽  
Aydin Buluc

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