Success Stories
Our Success Stories, a term coined to represent the success of research projects run at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) DoD Supercomputing Resource Center (DSRC), continue to represent our role as a HPC organization serving DoD scientists and researchers. The AFRL DSRC continues in its pursuit to help provide insight and answers to some of the DoD's toughest problems. Recent AFRL DSRC Success Stories include:
High Performance Computing Enables Rapid Medical Treatments for the Warfighter, To rapidly create customized medical and human performance treatments tailored to an individual person. Read More.
Quantum Chemistry Aids the Design of Bio-Inspired Drugs and Materials, To use quantum chemistry to model the influence of fluorine atoms on the structure of organic compounds. Read More.
SPIRIT Demystifies the Physics of a Powerful Explosion, Use High Performance computing resources to simulate the physics of a simple realistic numerical simulation of the transitions during a violent explosion. Read More.
Bio-Inspired Simulations Study Flight Dynamics for MAVs, Use High Performance computing resources to simulate the physics associated with the structure and flapping motion of a dragonfly wing. Read More.
Molecular Dynamics Simulate the Molten State of Super Alloys for Tomorrow's Aircraft, Enable advances in aerospace propulsion by predicting fundamental material parameters controlling the processing of high performance turbin airfoils. Read More.
Innovative Solvers Address UAV Airframe/Propulsion Integration, The goal of this project is to investigate the inlet/fan interaction adaptive propulsion system applications using High Performance Computers (HPCs) coupled with real-world experiments. Read More.
Flow Solver Predicts Condensation During Supersonic Wind Tunnel Tests, Working with the lead code developer Dr. Jack Edwards of NCSU, Dr. Susan Cox-Stouffer, a Taitech employee, performed simulations on ten processors on AFRL and ERDC computers (particularly Eagle, Hawk, Sapphire, and Jade) and required approximately two days to reach convergence.Read More.
Research Accelerates the Design of Scramjets, Dr. Datta V. Gaitonde, AFRL Computer Sciences Branch Air Vehicles Directorate, AFRL Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, is the principle investigator of this Challenge project. This project has performed many successful runs using HPC codes: FDL3DI, AVUS, GPACT (CHSSI), GASP, UFS, and CFD++. Read More.
HPC Reveals the Phenomena of Flight on a Small Scale, Challenge Project "High-Fidelity Computation of Moving and Flexible Wing Sections with Applications to Micro Air Vehicles", Principal Investigator Dr Raymond Gordnier (AFRL/RB). Using HPC codes to recreate a flapping wing capable of lift for small electro-mechanical devices for autonomous missions. Read More.
Designing Ionic Liquids for a Greener Space Frontier, Challenge Project "Design of Energetic Ionic Liquids", Principal Investigator Dr Jerry Boatz, (AFRL/RZSP). Using molecular dynamics code on HPC systems to theoretically simulate new liquids to replace hazardous fuels for advanced propulsion applications. Read More.
A-10 Aircraft Flies into the Future, This HPCMP High Priority Project,
"A-10 ARC-210 Antenna," was run at the AFRL DSRC by Mr. Thomas Booth,
Principal Investigator (PI), 508th Aircraft Sustainment Group, Engineering Division,
Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah -
Fall 2008, Wright Cycles
HPC Technology Enables Advancements for Increased Gas Turbine Engine
Efficiencies, Challenge Project, Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Steve Gorrell,
Associate Professor, Brigham Young University -
Fall 2008, Wright Cycles
Urban Battlespace Simulations Seek to Understand the City's Most Complex System -
Its Population, The Principal Investigator for this project was Mr. Jim Blank,
of the Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate (J9) Joint Forces
Command, Suffolk, Virginia. Utilization: DoD Dedicated HPC Project Investment (DHPI)
award -
Fall 2008, Wright Cycles
P-3C Aircraft Provides Surveillance of the Battlespace to Protect Land and
Sea, High Priority Project, "P-3 CFD Flight Clearance," Principal Investigator
(PI) Mr. Joeseph Laiosa, Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) Warfare Center, Patuxent
River, Maryland -
Spring 2008,
Wright Cycles
Massive Quantum Research Project Pushes Boundaries, Capability
Applications Project (CAP), "Quantum Algorithms for MHC and Turbulent Flows,"
Principal Investigator (PI) Dr. George Vahala, Professor of Physics, College of William
& Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia -
Spring 2008, Wright Cycles
Virtual Prototyping of Directed Energy Weapons Enhances Military Capabilities,
Challenge Project, "Virtual Prototyping of Directed Energy Weapons,"
Principal Investigator (PI) Dr. Keith L. Cartwright, and Co-PI Dr. Matthew Bettencourt , and
Co-Investigator Dr. Andrew D. Greenwood, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Directed
Energy Directorate (DE), High Powered Microwave Division, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico -
Fall 2007, Wright Cycles
Ferroelectric Study Seeks to Improve Protection in the Ocean's Depths and Airwaves,
Challenge Project, "First Principles Studies of Ferroelectric
Materials," Principal Investigator (PI) Dr. Andrew Rappe, University of Pennsylvania,
in collaboration with Dr. Ilya Grinberg, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research,
Arlington, Virginia -
Fall 2007, Wright Cycles
Protection and Cure in the Face of Nerve Agent Exposure, Challenge
Projects, "Defense Against Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs) and Toxic Industrial Chemicals
(TICs): Filtration, Prophylaxis and Therapeutics," Principal Investigator (PI) Dr. Margaret
Hurley, Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Aberdeen, Maryland -
Spring 2007, Wright Cycles
Research Reduces Airplane Tests with Increased Resolution of Simulations,
Challenge Project, "Multidisciplinary Applications of Detached-Eddy Simulation to
Separated Flows," and "High Resolution Simulation of Full Aircraft control at
Flight Reynolds Numbers," Principal Investigator (PI) Dr. Scott Morton, Technical
Manager of the Institute for HPC Applications in support of the Air Armament, AF Seek Eagle
Office at Eglin Air Force Base. -
Spring 2007, Wright Cycles
Protecting Our Undersea Warfighters From Underwater Explosions, High
Priority Project, "Shock weapon analysis for weapon handling and launcher systems.
Weapon stowage and launch," Principal Investigator (PI) Dr. Joseph M. Ambrico, Naval
Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport -
Fall 2006, Wright Cycles
Study Improves F-22 Fighter Flight Worthiness, High Priority Project,
"F/A-22 External Static Loads," PI Mr. Brian Bohl, F-22 Structures Certification
IPT-Loads and Criteria team, Lockheed Martin Corporation, supporting the F-22 Aircraft
Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base -
Fall 2006, Wright Cycles
Ship Airwake Flow Study Enhances Pilot Training and Mission Safety, High
Priority Project, "Integrated Ship/Rotorcraft Airwake Simulation," PI Ms. Susan
Polsky, Naval Air Weapons Center -
Spring 2005, Wright Cycles
Air Circulation Modeling Over Steep Coastal Mountains, High Priority
Project, "Coastal Mesoscale Modeling," PI Dr. James Doyle, Naval Research
Laboratory -
Fall 2005, Wright Cycles
ASC DSRC Assists NASA With Safety for Discovery Mission, High Priority
Project, "Space Shuttle STS-114 Return to Flight Prep,” PI Dr. Kueichien Hill,
Air Force Research Laboratory, Sensors Directorate -
Fall 2005, Wright Cycles