 ClusterVision, specialist in Linux supercomputer clusters, has completed the installation of a compute cluster for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software specialist NUMECA. The 130 Intel Xeon processor cluster was installed last week at NUMECA's corporate headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
NUMECA software is used for the simulation, design and optimisation of fluid flow and heat transfer in and around structures such as airplanes, cars and buildings. The new cluster will be used by NUMECA's software and research engineers to run large-scale CFD simulations for NUMECA's international customer base and for the many research projects in which NUMECA partners with university departments, research laboratories and industry. The cluster consists of a master server with two Intel Xeon 3.06GHz processors and 1.25TB of disk storage, 64 slave servers with two Intel Xeon 3.06GHz processors, and a Gigabit Ethernet network. The master server manages the distribution of computational tasks amongst the slave servers and consolidates the resulting data. The cluster runs the Linux-based ClusterVisionOSTM cluster operating system and software environment which includes all software required to effectively use and manage the cluster. Marc Tombroff, General Manager of NUMECA, stated: "Our partnership with ClusterVision opens the door to large-scale CFD simulations within short industrial timeframe. The new cluster will bring large additional calculation power to NUMECA and support our customer and partner demands to run challenging multi-physics and multi-disciplinary simulations. We are looking forward to a longterm and fruitful partnership with ClusterVision." Dr ir Matthijs van Leeuwen, Sales Director of ClusterVision, emphasised the importance of the CFD market for ClusterVision: "Our cluster supercomputers are particularly suited and cost-effective for CFD applications. Because we build our supercomputer clusters using powerful and reliable industry-standard hardware components, we can offer a much better price/performance level than that of traditional supercomputers. We are very pleased that this leading company in the CFD software market has selected ClusterVision to supply their main computer resource for CFD simulations. We look forward to a fruitful and long-term partnership with NUMECA." 
Diagram of a 9-stage compressor from a jet engine for which NUMECA provides simulation software and consultancy (Courtesy Rolls-Royce GmbH)
About NUMECA
NUMECA International is a pioneering provider of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and consulting services worldwide. NUMECA software is used for the simulation, design and optimisation of fluid flow and heat transfer. It is used by product developers and design and research engineers, allowing them to reach superior product quality and performances, at reduced engineering cost. World-wide manufacturers such as Honda, Kawasaki, Pratt & Withney, Rolls-Royce, Siemens, Snecma and Solar Turbine trust NUMECA for the superior performance, reliability and ease-of-use of its software and professional services. NUMECA International headquarters are located in Brussels, with offices, resellers and service centres in Brazil, China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Spain and the USA. The company won the "Grand Prix Entreprende 2000" from the Brussels Chamber of Commerce and Industry, for its success in exporting high-tech products worldwide. About ClusterVision
ClusterVision are specialists in the design, implementation and support of large-scale computer clusters. Their clustering technology provides an alternative to traditional supercomputing by connecting multiple computers to form a unified computing system. ClusterVision's technical and sales team have designed and built some of the largest and most complex computational, storage and database clusters in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. With a background in applied scientific research and practical experience with a wide range of supercomputer technologies the team understands customers' requirements and provides tailor-made solutions. The company works together with the University of Amsterdam, which is also a shareholder in ClusterVision through its technology transfer company, PCC. ClusterVision's customers include government organisations and industries which benefit from chemical modelling, financial modelling, drug discovery, biotechnical research, oil and gas exploration and many more where there is a need for large-scale compute power, data processing and storage capacity. In the United Kingdom customers include Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, QinetiQ, Imperial College London and the Universities of Oxford, Liverpool and Leeds. In the Benelux ClusterVision has carried out projects for Delft Hydraulics, TNO, Cenaero and the Universities of Groningen, and Amsterdam, amongst others. A hi-res version of the photograph of Marc Tombroff in this release is available from www.mcsonline.nl/pers/ For more information
Dr ir Matthijs van Leeuwen
Sales Director
ClusterVision
Nieuw-Zeelandweg 15B
1045 AL Amsterdam
Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 407 7550
Fax: +31 84 759 8389
www.clustervision.com
Marc Tombroff
General Manager
NUMECA International
Av. Franklin Roosevelt 5
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 647 8311
Fax: +32 2 647 9398
marc.tombroff@numeca.com
www.numeca.com
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