Optimization techniques for GPU programming

P Hijma, S Heldens, A Sclocco… - ACM Computing …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
In the past decade, Graphics Processing Units have played an important role in the field of
high-performance computing and they still advance new fields such as IoT, autonomous …

[HTML][HTML] Particle methods in ocean and coastal engineering

M Luo, A Khayyer, P Lin - Applied Ocean Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper aims at providing a state-of-the-art review on the applications of particle methods
in hydrodynamics-related problems in ocean and coastal engineering. The problems are …

Productivity, performance, and portability for computational fluid dynamics applications

IZ Reguly, GR Mudalige - Computers & Fluids, 2020 - Elsevier
Hardware trends over the last decade show increasing complexity and heterogeneity in high
performance computing architectures, which presents developers of CFD applications with …

Analysis of hydro-abrasive erosion in Pelton buckets using a Eulerian-Lagrangian approach

Y Xiao, B Guo, AK Rai, J Liu, Q Liang, J Zhang - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
One major concern in developing high-head water resources, which usually uses Pelton
turbines, especially in geologically young and fragile mountains, is hydro-abrasive erosion …

[HTML][HTML] A fully Lagrangian computational model for the integration of mixing and biochemical reactions in anaerobic digestion

M Rezavand, D Winkler, J Sappl, L Seiler, M Meister… - Computers & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The impact of mixing on biochemical reactions is of high importance in anaerobic digestion
(AD). In this paper, a novel 2D fully Lagrangian computational model for the integration of …

Generalized and efficient wall boundary condition treatment in GPU-accelerated smoothed particle hydrodynamics

M Rezavand, C Zhang, X Hu - Computer Physics Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a generalized and efficient wall boundary treatment in the smoothed
particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method for 3-D complex and arbitrary geometries with single …

Investigation on sediment erosion in bucket region of Pelton turbine considering cavitation

L Han, C Guo, Y Yuan, D Li, Y Liu, A Iranzo, D Qin - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In the context of constructing high-head hydro-power stations, the Pelton turbine assumes a
critical role as the primary energy converter. This study employs the Eulerian–Lagrangian …

GPU-accelerated numerical analysis of jet interference in a six-jet Pelton turbine using Finite Volume Particle Method

S Alimirzazadeh, T Kumashiro, S Leguizamón… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The Pelton turbine is an impulse turbine typically installed for high head hydroelectric power
plants. For a site with a rated head H and discharge Q, a higher specific speed turbine …

Effect and mechanism of erosion in Pelton turbine and case studies—A review

L Han, C Guo, FK Osman, D Li, H Wang, Y Liu… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Pelton turbines are widely used in hydropower stations located in mountainous regions,
especially with water head drop of more than 2000 m. Due to the complex structure and …

Multiscale simulation of erosive wear in a prototype-scale Pelton runner

S Leguizamón, S Alimirzazadeh, E Jahanbakhsh… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The technical capacity to predict the erosion process is instrumental for the optimization of
the runner designs and operation strategies of hydroelectric plants. A multiscale model of …