Hinwil’s first supercomputer was christened Albert after Einstein. December 2006 saw the unveiling of Albert2. The latest stage – Albert3 – has been up and running since spring 2008. Albert3 now has a total of 4,224 processor cores at its disposal.
RAM grew to 8,448 GB and maximum computing power to 50.7 TFlops, or 50,700,000,000,000 computations per second.
Like its predecessors, this supercomputer was developed by the Swiss company Dalco and runs on CFD software by Ansys-Fluent.
The technical potential of Albert3 is harnessed for aerodynamics analysis. With the supercomputer’s help, the aero experts calculate components for the Formula One race car using use grid models frequently comprising over 100 million cells. CFD plays a particularly important role in the development of front and rear wings as well as in engine and brake cooling. Computer-aided air flow simulation does not compete with the work in the wind tunnel but complements it.
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