Computational Fluid Dynamics Using Graphics Processing Units: Challenges and Opportunities
Dept. of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2011), 2011
A new paradigm for computing fluid flows is the use of Graphics Processing Units (GPU), which have recently become very powerful and convenient to use. In the past three years, we have implemented five different fluid flow algorithms on GPUs and have obtained significant speed-ups over a single CPU. Typically, it is possible to achieve a factor of 50-100 over a single CPU. In this review paper, we describe our experiences on the various algorithms developed and the speeds achieved.
October 21, 2011 by hgpu
