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Scientific Computing and Algorithms in Industrial Simulations

Projects and Products of Fraunhofer SCAI

  • Includes showcases how modern algorithms speed-up numerical simulation in industry
  • Highlights from research at SCAI
  • Industrially relevant research
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Calculation of Chemical Equilibria in Multi-Phase: Multicomponent Systems

      • Marco Hülsmann, Bernhard Klaassen, Andreas Krämer, Ottmar Krämer-Fuhrmann, Tosawi Pangalela, Dirk Reith et al.
      Pages 3-24
    3. LC-GAP: Localized Coulomb Descriptors for the Gaussian Approximation Potential

      • James Barker, Johannes Bulin, Jan Hamaekers, Sonja Mathias
      Pages 25-42
    4. River Bed Morphodynamics: Metamodeling, Reliability Analysis, and Visualization in a Virtual Environment

      • Tanja Clees, Igor Nikitin, Lialia Nikitina, Sabine Pott, Stanislav Klimenko
      Pages 43-59
    5. Cooling Circuit Simulation I: Modeling

      • Tanja Clees, Nils Hornung, Éric Lluch Alvarez, Igor Nikitin, Lialia Nikitina, Inna Torgovitskaia
      Pages 61-79
  3. Products

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
    2. Algebraic Multigrid: From Academia to Industry

      • Klaus Stüben, John W. Ruge, Tanja Clees, Sebastian Gries
      Pages 83-119
    3. Parallel Algebraic Multigrid

      • Hans-Joachim Plum, Arnold Krechel, Sebastian Gries, Bram Metsch, Fabian Nick, Marc Alexander Schweitzer et al.
      Pages 121-134
    4. MpCCI: Neutral Interfaces for Multiphysics Simulations

      • Klaus Wolf, Pascal Bayrasy, Carsten Brodbeck, Ilja Kalmykov, André Oeckerath, Nadja Wirth
      Pages 135-151
    5. Cooling Circuit Simulation II: A Numerical Example

      • Tanja Clees, Nils Hornung, Detlef Labrenz, Michael Schnell, Horst Schwichtenberg, Hayk Shoukourian et al.
      Pages 153-180
    6. The LAMA Approach for Writing Portable Applications on Heterogenous Architectures

      • Thomas Brandes, Eric Schricker, Thomas Soddemann
      Pages 181-198
    7. ModelCompare

      • Jochen Garcke, Mandar Pathare, Nikhil Prabakaran
      Pages 199-205
    8. Rapid Enriched Simulation Application Development with PUMA

      • Marc Alexander Schweitzer, Albert Ziegenhagel
      Pages 207-226
  4. Applications and Show Cases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 227-227
    2. Applying CFD for the Design of an Air-Liquid Interface In-Vitro Testing Method for Inhalable Compounds

      • Carsten Brodbeck, Jan Knebel, Detlef Ritter, Klaus Wolf
      Pages 229-243
    3. Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Membrane Free Energy Profiles Using Accurate Force Field for Ionic Liquids

      • Thorsten Köddermann, Martin R. Schenk, Marco Hülsmann, Andreas Krämer, Karl N. Kirschner, Dirk Reith
      Pages 265-284
    4. The cloud4health Project: Secondary Use of Clinical Data with Secure Cloud-Based Text Mining Services

      • Juliane Fluck, Philipp Senger, Wolfgang Ziegler, Steffen Claus, Horst Schwichtenberg
      Pages 285-315
    5. Dimensionality Reduction for the Analysis of Time Series Data from Wind Turbines

      • Jochen Garcke, Rodrigo Iza-Teran, Marvin Marks, Mandar Pathare, Dirk Schollbach, Martin Stettner
      Pages 317-339

About this book

The contributions gathered here provide an overview of current research projects and selected software products of the Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI. They show the wide range of challenges that scientific computing currently faces, the solutions it offers, and its important role in developing applications for industry. Given the exciting field of applied collaborative research and development it discusses, the book will appeal to scientists, practitioners, and students alike.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI combines excellent research and application-oriented development to provide added value for our partners. SCAI develops numerical techniques, parallel algorithms and specialized software tools to support and optimize industrial simulations. Moreover, it implements custom software solutions for production and logistics, and offers calculations on high-performance computers. Its services and products are based on state-of-the-art methods from applied mathematics and information technology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Schloss Birlinghoven, Fraunhofer-Institut SCAI, Sankt Augustin, Germany

    Michael Griebel, Anton Schüller, Marc Alexander Schweitzer

About the editors

Michael Griebel is Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI in Sankt Augustin, and holds a chair for Scientific Computing and Numerical Simulation at the Institute for Numerical Simulation at the University of Bonn.

Marc Alexander Schweitzer is head of the department of Numerical Software of the Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI in Sankt Augustin. Furthermore, he is currently Director of Institute for Numerical Simulation at the University of Bonn and holds a chair for Scientific Computing there.

Anton Schüller is working at the Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI in Sankt Augustin.

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