Blaze-DEMGPU: Modular high performance DEM framework for the GPU architecture

Blaze-DEMGPU: Modular high performance DEM framework for the GPU architecture

Blaze-DEMGPU is a modular GPU based discrete element method (DEM) framework that supports polyhedral shaped particles. The high level performance is attributed to the light weight and Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) that the GPU architecture offers. Blaze-DEMGPU offers suitable algorithms to...

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Main Authors: Nicolin Govender, Daniel N. Wilke, Schalk Kok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:SoftwareX
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235271101630005X
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spelling doaj-c1c7301b541d4ee3adc683d8a76116ca2020-11-25T02:29:33ZengElsevierSoftwareX2352-71102016-01-0156266Blaze-DEMGPU: Modular high performance DEM framework for the GPU architectureNicolin Govender0Daniel N. Wilke1Schalk Kok2CSIR, Center for High Performance Computing, Rosebank, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa; Corresponding author.University of Pretoria, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Pretoria, 0086, South AfricaUniversity of Pretoria, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Pretoria, 0086, South AfricaBlaze-DEMGPU is a modular GPU based discrete element method (DEM) framework that supports polyhedral shaped particles. The high level performance is attributed to the light weight and Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) that the GPU architecture offers. Blaze-DEMGPU offers suitable algorithms to conduct DEM simulations on the GPU and these algorithms can be extended and modified. Since a large number of scientific simulations are particle based, many of the algorithms and strategies for GPU implementation present in Blaze-DEMGPU can be applied to other fields. Blaze-DEMGPU will make it easier for new researchers to use high performance GPU computing as well as stimulate wider GPU research efforts by the DEM community. Keywords: DEM, GPU, Polyhedra, Particle transporthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235271101630005X
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title Blaze-DEMGPU: Modular high performance DEM framework for the GPU architecture
title_short Blaze-DEMGPU: Modular high performance DEM framework for the GPU architecture
title_full Blaze-DEMGPU: Modular high performance DEM framework for the GPU architecture
title_fullStr Blaze-DEMGPU: Modular high performance DEM framework for the GPU architecture
title_full_unstemmed Blaze-DEMGPU: Modular high performance DEM framework for the GPU architecture
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publisher Elsevier
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description Blaze-DEMGPU is a modular GPU based discrete element method (DEM) framework that supports polyhedral shaped particles. The high level performance is attributed to the light weight and Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) that the GPU architecture offers. Blaze-DEMGPU offers suitable algorithms to conduct DEM simulations on the GPU and these algorithms can be extended and modified. Since a large number of scientific simulations are particle based, many of the algorithms and strategies for GPU implementation present in Blaze-DEMGPU can be applied to other fields. Blaze-DEMGPU will make it easier for new researchers to use high performance GPU computing as well as stimulate wider GPU research efforts by the DEM community. Keywords: DEM, GPU, Polyhedra, Particle transport
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