Canal-U

Turbulence et simulation : la belle et la bête / Turbulence and Computers: Beauty and the Beast

Extremely powerful computers with up to 100,000 processors have enabled unprecedented numerical simulations that are pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Join Prof. Gianluca Iaccarino as he demonstrates how he and colleagues from the Center for Turbulence Research at Stanford University are using the world’s largest computers to study fluid dynamics in interesting ways. The talk will describe several applications including creating a planet in seven days, quieting noisy jets and slowing a Formula 1 car. In this talk, Prof. Iaccarino will provide a window into intriguing physical phenomena, the challenges of extreme-scale computations and include plenty of computer graphics and art illustrating the fascinating beauty of fluid turbulence.