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Cloud-Based Industrial-Scale Simulation for Aerospace: A Case Study of Bombardier Aerospace and Rescale

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries	Aerospace
Applicable Functions	Procurement
Use Cases	Digital Twin Virtual Reality
Services	Hardware Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	Bombardier Aerospace, a global leader in aviation product design, manufacturing, and support, was seeking to demonstrate the viability and superiority of industrial-scale simulation in the cloud for both large and small companies across most engineering and scientific applications. The project involved the setup and simulation of unsteady airflow around aircraft landing gear, a complex task requiring significant computing capacity and specialized software. The challenge was to provide a platform that could handle the computational demands of the project, while also being user-friendly and accessible. The project was conducted in conjunction with the HPC Experiment organized by Ubercloud, using open-source data and simulation tools exclusively. Read More
About Customer	The customer in this case study is Bombardier Aerospace, a global leader in the aviation industry. With over 35,500 employees, Bombardier Aerospace holds a leadership position in global markets. The company is known for designing, manufacturing, and supporting innovative aviation products for various markets, including business, commercial, specialized, and amphibious aircraft. For this project, they collaborated with Rescale and Ubercloud's HPC Experiment to demonstrate the effectiveness of industrial-scale simulation in the cloud for engineering and scientific applications. Read More
Solution	Rescale, a provider of browser-based simulation platforms, was chosen for the project. Rescale's platform was used for the setup and submission of the job, and it also provided the computing capacity demanded by the project, on the order of thousands of computing cores. The software code used was Gerris, and the required model files were sourced from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The customer uploaded the model files securely to Rescale using their proprietary file transfer manager. Rescale’s developers then helped set up the first trial run, including selecting software, hardware, and job settings. Rescale also provided real-time visualization of analysis results, displayed directly on the user’s web browser through the Rescale platform. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Industries

Aerospace

Applicable Functions

Procurement

Use Cases

Digital Twin

Virtual Reality

Services

Hardware Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

Bombardier Aerospace, a global leader in aviation product design, manufacturing, and support, was seeking to demonstrate the viability and superiority of industrial-scale simulation in the cloud for both large and small companies across most engineering and scientific applications. The project involved the setup and simulation of unsteady airflow around aircraft landing gear, a complex task requiring significant computing capacity and specialized software. The challenge was to provide a platform that could handle the computational demands of the project, while also being user-friendly and accessible. The project was conducted in conjunction with the HPC Experiment organized by Ubercloud, using open-source data and simulation tools exclusively.

About Customer

The customer in this case study is Bombardier Aerospace, a global leader in the aviation industry. With over 35,500 employees, Bombardier Aerospace holds a leadership position in global markets. The company is known for designing, manufacturing, and supporting innovative aviation products for various markets, including business, commercial, specialized, and amphibious aircraft. For this project, they collaborated with Rescale and Ubercloud's HPC Experiment to demonstrate the effectiveness of industrial-scale simulation in the cloud for engineering and scientific applications.

Solution

Rescale, a provider of browser-based simulation platforms, was chosen for the project. Rescale's platform was used for the setup and submission of the job, and it also provided the computing capacity demanded by the project, on the order of thousands of computing cores. The software code used was Gerris, and the required model files were sourced from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The customer uploaded the model files securely to Rescale using their proprietary file transfer manager. Rescale’s developers then helped set up the first trial run, including selecting software, hardware, and job settings. Rescale also provided real-time visualization of analysis results, displayed directly on the user’s web browser through the Rescale platform.

Impact #1	The collaboration with Rescale allowed Bombardier Aerospace to successfully demonstrate the viability and superiority of cloud-based, industrial-scale simulation for engineering and scientific applications. The Rescale platform provided a user-friendly, browser-based interface for job setup and submission, as well as real-time visualization of analysis results. This streamlined the process and made it more efficient. Furthermore, Rescale's team of engineers and computer scientists, with their deep domain expertise, were able to meet all customer demands promptly and effectively, further enhancing the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the project.

Impact #1

The collaboration with Rescale allowed Bombardier Aerospace to successfully demonstrate the viability and superiority of cloud-based, industrial-scale simulation for engineering and scientific applications. The Rescale platform provided a user-friendly, browser-based interface for job setup and submission, as well as real-time visualization of analysis results. This streamlined the process and made it more efficient. Furthermore, Rescale's team of engineers and computer scientists, with their deep domain expertise, were able to meet all customer demands promptly and effectively, further enhancing the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the project.

Benefit #1	The computing capacity needed for the job was procured in seconds.
Benefit #2	The final analysis, which took more than 10 days (240 hours) to converge, used 16 cores and required 200GB of RAM memory.
Benefit #3	The entire simulation ran using “in-core” memory, requiring an industry-leading 15GB per compute core.

Benefit #1

The computing capacity needed for the job was procured in seconds.

Benefit #2

The final analysis, which took more than 10 days (240 hours) to converge, used 16 cores and required 200GB of RAM memory.

Benefit #3

The entire simulation ran using “in-core” memory, requiring an industry-leading 15GB per compute core.

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Cloud-Based Industrial-Scale Simulation for Aerospace: A Case Study of Bombardier Aerospace and Rescale

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