Supercomputer allocation enables Purdue hypersonics research

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Vehicles traveling at hypersonic speeds (faster than Mach 5) experience tremendous aerodynamic stress. Purdue University researchers are investigating ways of managing that stress passively, using materials and geometry built into the vehicle’s body design. They have received a supercomputer allocation from the U.S. Department of Energy to enable large-scale simulations supporting current and future hypersonic experiments at the Air Force Research Laboratory.

As part of the program Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment, the DOE awards time on its leadership-class supercomputers at both Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories, which enables researchers to accelerate discovery and innovation. Purdue’s entry in this competitive program was recognized for both its timely research subject and its robust software infrastructure. 

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Media contact: Brian Huchel, bhuchel@purdue.edu