CFD and Computing Resources: Perspective for the Future

Abstract

Authors: G. Lombardi, A. Ciampa

Keywords: CFD evolution, HPC, high-performance computing, RANS, GPU acceleration, parallel computing

The evolution of computational resources has been a key enabler for the progressive integration of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) into aerodynamics analysis and design. From early potential-flow solvers running on mainframe systems to modern high-performance computing (HPC) clusters, increasing computational power has allowed the transition toward large-scale RANS simulations, unsteady flow analysis, thermo-aerodynamics, optimization procedures, and fluid-structure interaction.