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Star-P Client

Star-P client software:


Support

Optimising Waterjet Intake Performance: Total pressure distribution at the impeller face of a typical waterjet.Optimising Waterjet Intake Performance: Total pressure distribution at the impeller face of a typical waterjet.

TPAC is committed to ensuring that all current and potential users have every opportunity to make the best possible use of TPAC facilities, and to develop solutions and skills that are appropriate to their needs.

TPAC help is available by phone on (03) 6226 7518 (Pauline Mak, Program Manager) or (03) 6226 6217 (Ben Joseph, HPC Systems Administrator), or by emailing the helpdesk using our online contact form.


Access Grid

Access Grid in OperationAccess Grid in Operation

The Access Grid is a system designed to support group-to-group conferencing via high-speed networking over the web. The high-quality audio, real-time video, and shared applications provide an interactive experience for users across Australia and around the world.

TPAC houses an Access Grid node that uses a connection to AARNet to allow simultaneous connections to hundreds of other nodes around Australia and the world. A complete listing of Access Grid nodes can be obtained from the Access Grid website.


Documentation

Star-P: Client-server parallel-computing platform that’s been designed to work with multiple Very High Level Language (VHLL) client applications such as MATLAB, Python, or Mathematica, and has built-in tools to expand VHLL computing capability through addition of libraries and hardware-based accelerators.Star-P: Client-server parallel-computing platform that’s been designed to work with multiple Very High Level Language (VHLL) client applications such as MATLAB, Python, or Mathematica, and has built-in tools to expand VHLL computing capability through addition of libraries and hardware-based accelerators.

HPC Documentation

Software

Cavitation performance of single vortex generator: Experimental (top) and CFD (bottom) testing at cavitation number 2.0. Also shown are spanwise velocity vectors and static pressure contours.Cavitation performance of single vortex generator: Experimental (top) and CFD (bottom) testing at cavitation number 2.0. Also shown are spanwise velocity vectors and static pressure contours.

Quantum Chemistry: Binding energy for different metal complexes.Quantum Chemistry: Binding energy for different metal complexes.

CFX (fluid dynamics)

CFX is a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Engineering package. CFX contains:


Hardware

SGI Altix 4700SGI Altix 4700

StorageTek L700 SiloStorageTek L700 Silo

TPAC operates a state-of-the-art computing facility that provides advanced computing tools and capabilities to its partners, industry and other organisations.

SGI Altix 4700 Supercomputer

The SGI Altix 4700 blade-based supercomputer supports globally addressable memory across multiple nodes, scaling to hundreds of Intel Itanium 2 sockets. The TPAC HPC system is configured with:


Accounts

SGI Altix 4700SGI Altix 4700

University of Tasmania HPC Account

Step One - UTAS account)

  • Important Note: if you already possess a UTAS account, please proceed to Step Two. Do NOT complete Step One if you already have a UTAS email account, student ID or staff ID.
  • Download, print and complete the UTAS IT Facilities Use Agreement PDF form
  • Fax or email the completed Facilities Usage Agreement form, along with a copy of some photo ID to: fax (03) 6226 7171 OR email: helpdesk@tpac.org.au
  • Fill in the UTAS online account application - Important: please put 'helpdesk@tpac.org.au' as the Co-ordinator email address

Step Two - HPC account)

If you have any questions regarding this process, please email them to helpdesk@tpac.org.au.


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