An evaluation of superminicomputers for thermal analysis
Abstract
The use of superminicomputers for solving a series of increasingly complex thermal analysis problems is investigated. The approach involved (1) installation and verification of the SPAR thermal analyzer software on superminicomputers at Langley Research Center and Goddard Space Flight Center, (2) solution of six increasingly complex thermal problems on this equipment, and (3) comparison of solution (accuracy, CPU time, turnaround time, and cost) with solutions on large mainframe computers.
- Publication:
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Computational Aspects of Heat Transfer in Structures
- Pub Date:
- 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982caht.nasa..437S
- Keywords:
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- Architecture (Computers);
- Computer Storage Devices;
- Heat Transfer;
- Minicomputers;
- Run Time (Computers);
- Spacecraft Structures;
- Algorithms;
- Cdc Cyber 175 Computer;
- Cdc Cyber 203 Computer;
- Central Processing Units;
- Cost Effectiveness;
- Feasibility Analysis;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer