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In this paper we describe the porting of Alya, our HPC-based multiphysics simulation code to Intel’s Xeon Phi, assessing code performance. This is a continuation of a short white paper where the solid mechanics module was tested. Here, we add two tests more and asses the code on a much wider context. From the Physical point of view, we solve a complex multiphysics problem (combustion in a kiln furnace) and a single-physics problem with an explicit scheme (compressible flow around a wing). From the architecture point of view, we perform new tests using multiple accelerators on different hosts.
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Vázquez, M., Houzeaux, G., Rubio, F., Simarro, C. (2014). Alya Multiphysics Simulations on Intel’s Xeon Phi Accelerators. In: Hernández, G., et al. High Performance Computing. CARLA 2014. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 485. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45483-1_18
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