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Parallel SPH on Cray T3E and NEC SX-4 using DTS

In: High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering ’98

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  • T. Bubeck

    (Universität Tübingen, Wilhelm-Schickard-Institut für Informatik)

  • M. Hipp

    (Universität Tübingen, Wilhelm-Schickard-Institut für Informatik)

  • S. Hüttemann

    (Universität Tübingen, Wilhelm-Schickard-Institut für Informatik)

  • S. Kunze

    (Universität Tübingen, Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik)

  • M. Ritt

    (Universität Tübingen, Wilhelm-Schickard-Institut für Informatik)

  • W. Rosenstiel

    (Universität Tübingen, Wilhelm-Schickard-Institut für Informatik)

  • H. Ruder

    (Universität Tübingen, Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik)

  • R. Speith

    (Universität Tübingen, Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik)

Abstract

In this paper we report on the results of a joint effort of astrophysicists and computer scientists to develop and implement a parallel program that enables us to solve large systems of hydrodynamic equations and covers a wide range of applications in astrophysics. We introduce the Distributed Threads System (DTS) as an environment for the development of portable parallel applications. The numerical method Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) is used to simulate the viscous spreading of an accretion disk around a massive compact object as an astrophysical test problem. The SPH code was parallelized using DTS and successfully ported to systems of different architecture. The use of a parallel SPH code on supercomputers enables us to treat astrophysical systems that were not accessible before. The achieved speedup proves the efficiency of DTS as a parallel programming environment. The physical results show the consistency and accuracy of the SPH method.

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  • T. Bubeck & M. Hipp & S. Hüttemann & S. Kunze & M. Ritt & W. Rosenstiel & H. Ruder & R. Speith, 1999. "Parallel SPH on Cray T3E and NEC SX-4 using DTS," Springer Books, in: Egon Krause & Willi Jäger (ed.), High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering ’98, pages 396-409, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-58600-2_38
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-58600-2_38
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