Performance evaluation of cloud-based high performance computing for finite element analysis

Dazhong Wu, Xi Liu, Steve Hebert, Wolfgang Gentzsch, Janis Terpenny

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Abstract

Cloud computing is an innovative computing paradigm that can potentially bridge the gap between increasing computing demands in computer aided engineering (CAE) applications and limited scalability, flexibility, and agility in traditional computing paradigms. In light of the benefits of cloud computing, high performance computing (HPC) in the cloud has the potential to enable users to not only accelerate computationally expensive CAE simulations (e.g., finite element analysis), but also to reduce costs by utilizing on-demand and scalable cloud computing resources. The objective of this research is to evaluate the performance of running a large finite element simulation in a public cloud. Specifically, an experiment is performed to identify individual and interactive effects of several factors (e.g., CPU core count, memory size, solver computational rate, and input/output rate) on run time using statistical methods. Our experimental results have shown that the performance of HPC in the cloud is sufficient for the application of a large finite element analysis, and that run time can be optimized by properly selecting a configuration of CPU, memory, and interconnect.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication35th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791857045
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
EventASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2015 - Boston, United States
Duration: Aug 2 2015Aug 5 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume1A-2015

Other

OtherASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period8/2/158/5/15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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