1. Doe is working with industry leaders on exploring
leading-edge combustor design methods. This work is
studying the effect of different fidelities of analysis as
well as computational methods to reduce turnaround
time. The goal is to easily produce more sophisticated
simulations that were traditionally challenging for next
generation commercial and military jet engines. The
work has been a key enabler for the depth of
understanding needed to meet emissions goals. This
groundbreaking engine will deliver unprecedented
reductions in emissions, noise, and cost of ownership
as compared to current engines.
Used for advanced computer models and
multidisciplinary experimentation in research
activities including: atmospheric system research;
environmental system science; and climate and Earth
system modeling; as well as two national scientific
user facilities—the Atmospheric Radiation
Measurement Climate Research Facility and the
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory.
We have discovered that next-generation
“green” low-emission technologies such as
aircraft propulsion (jet engines) and energy
systems (wind turbines) produce aerodynamic
noise in the form of jet, fan, or wind turbine noise
which poses a challenge for commercial viability.
DOE laboratories are working with people in the
industry to actively develop design technologies
to understand and reduce such noise sources.
3. Engine Combustion Simulation
2. Aerodynamic Noise Reduction
1. Climate Change Modeling
* (above image) - DOE Jaguar Supercomputer
located in Oak Ridge.
RANK NAME LOCATION TERAFLOPS MEMORY TERABYTES
1 Jaguar-PF Oak Ridge 2,332 300
8 Intrepid Argonne 557 80
15 Franklin Berkeley 352 78
DOE Supercomputers:
Office of Science Leadership class facilities
SUPERCOMPUTERSHelping predict changes in the climate
What Supercomputers are currently working on?