Visualization of parallel molecular dynamics simulation on a remote visualization platform

Conference · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:46693

Lee, T Y; Raghavendra, C S ^[1]; Nicholas, J B ^[2]

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1. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
2. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States). Molecular Science Research Center

Visualization requires high performance computers. In order to use these shared high performance computers located at national centers, the authors need an environment for remote visualization. Remote visualization is a special process that uses computing resources and data that are physically distributed over long distances. In their experimental environment, a parallel raytracer is designed for the rendering task. It allows one to efficiently visualize molecular dynamics simulations represented by three dimensional ball-and-stick models. Different issues encountered in creating their platform are discussed, such as I/O, load balancing, and data distribution.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 46693
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-24897; CONF-9409278-4; ON: DE95007806; TRN: AHC29513%%108
• Resource Relation: Conference: GVIS `94: graphics and visualization conference, Richland, WA (United States), 8 Sep 1994; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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