CFD and HPC Lecture

This lecture was put together for an introductory class in *Computstional Fluid Dynamics at the University of Kansas in August, 2023. This lecture is a brief look at the history of CFD and High Performance Computing, not a deep look at CFD itself.

The basic lecture was created using Jupyterlab. Example code is written in Python, and can be run in the Jupyterlab environment. Standalone code is also included for a test program that solves the axisymmetric hypersonic flow over a missile shaped vehicle. The code is based on a study I conducted in 1975, while working as a research scientist at the Aerospace Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

In addition to the basic lecture presented, this project will also include material detailing experiments I am conducting to move my example code into a clustered computer environment. These experiments will be done using Python and modern versions of Fortran. My hope is that they will serve as an introduction to writing code for current high-performance machines.

• A Short History of CFD and High Performance Computing
• Property Animator
• Experiments with Burger’s Equation
• Setting up a Python Project
• Roie Black: Biography
• Bibliography
• Lecture Outline