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Goddard Space Flight Center 
1992 Phase II

Computational Fluid Dynamics Package for Massively Parallel Supercomputing 

Nektonics, Inc.

Cambridge, MA 
 

INNOVATION
    Computational fluid dynamics code for modeling of three dimensional fluid flow
Computational Fluid Dynamics Package for Massively ParallelSupercomputing
Convenction in a Rotating Hemipherical
Shell Model of Atmosphere of 
Giant Planet: Temperature Field
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Developed an advanced, parallel fluids modeling tool
  • Developed an advanced interface to enable widespread use in government, industry, and academia
COMMERCIALIZATION
  • Market leader in coating analysis; used in glass melts and other materials processing applications
  • Capability incorporated in a new product for industrial customers, NEKTON 3, superseding earlier product, NEKTON 2
  • Increased total annual revenues to $750K
  • Currently used by 35 major US corporation, including 3M, Xerox, Dupont, IBM and Polaroid to improve manufacturing processes, lower costs, and provide higher quality and faster product improvement cycles 
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
  • GSFC uses new parallel code to model atmosphere of giant planets such as Jupiter
  • Coating stability analysis at MIT
  • Bio-medical application - modeling of blood flow through the human heart
  • Two-layer coatings studies at McMaster University, research at South Carolina State on free surface of molten glass
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