Ansys Fluent GPU Solver Features Demo: Generic Drone — Lesson 2

Advances in GPU hardware and dedicated programming languages have enabled the use of GPUs to accelerate CFD simulations. Ansys Fluent has recently developed a native multi-GPU solver in Ansys Fluent, which has proven to be a game-changer in terms of reducing solution time. By running the solver code entirely on GPUs, the full potential of the GPUs is unlocked, resulting in improved performance, reduced hardware costs, and lower power consumption in comparison to a CPU-driven solver. In this video, through a simulation example of an external airflow over a generic drone geometry, we will demonstrate the capability of the GPU solver in Ansys Fluent 2023 R1 to solve a transient external aerodynamics problem using the sliding mesh technique. Along the way, we will also highlight some of the solver features supported by the GPU solver in Ansys Fluent 2023 R1.

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