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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Physics and Astronomy : Postgraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy)

Postgraduate Course: HPC Techniques in Computational Engineering (PGPH11022)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Physics and Astronomy CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaPostgraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionContent will include an overview of CFD methods, including an assessment of incompressible and compressible techniques. An overview of parallelisation strategies, focussing on both structured and unstructured grids. The key implementation details of a number of practical codes will be provided. There will be two practical sessions in which the students will have the opportunity to perform CFD simulations on HPCx.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of incompressible and compressible CFD methods.
- Demonstrate understanding of the current status in parallel CFD.
- Understand partitioning strategies for structured grids.
- Understand partitioning strategies for unstructured grids.
- Understand algorithic implications of parallel decomposition.
Assessment Information
100% examination consisting of a two hour exam
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Judy Hardy
Tel: (0131 6)50 6716
Email: j.hardy@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Yuhua Lei
Tel: (0131 6) 517067
Email: yuhua.lei@ed.ac.uk
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