A performance analysis of ensemble averaging for high fidelity turbulence simulations at the strong scaling limit
Journal Article
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· Computer Physics Communications
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
We analyze the potential performance benefits of estimating expected quantities in large eddy simulations of turbulent flows using true ensembles rather than ergodic time averaging. Multiple realizations of the same flow are simulated in parallel, using slightly perturbed initial conditions to create unique instantaneous evolutions of the flow field. Each realization is then used to calculate statistical quantities. Provided each instance is sufficiently de-correlated, this approach potentially allows considerable reduction in the time to solution beyond the strong scaling limit for a given accuracy. This study focuses on the theory and implementation of the methodology in Nek5000, a massively parallel open-source spectral element code.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1393517
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1550297
- Journal Information:
- Computer Physics Communications, Journal Name: Computer Physics Communications Journal Issue: C Vol. 219; ISSN 0010-4655
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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