Creating Capabilities for Effective and Controllable Scientific and Engineering211 Computations

摘要

Examples of simulation are computational fluid and solid mechanics that are used211u001ein engineering to determine characteristics of complicated products under 211u001edevelopment such as cars and airplanes. Continuity, effectiveness and 211u001econtrollability of the application of simulation has to be safeguarded. In the 211u001epresent paper aspects of continuity, effectiveness and controllability of 211u001ecomputer simulation are discussed on management level. Attention is paid to 211u001eaccessibility of geographically distributed high performance computing systems 211u001eand to management and control of simulation related software, data and electronic 211u001edocuments. It is described that computers, software, data and electronic 211u001edocuments can be integrated in such a way that a simulation infrastructure is 211u001erealized that can serve as a central nerve system for the enterprise for 211u001egenerating and sharing the use of simulation related data, software and 211u001eelectronic documents. It is argued that for this the infrastructure has to 211u001epresent itself to each user as one single computer that can be used on the basis 211u001eof the look-and-feel principle. Continuity of simulation expertise in the 211u001eorganization is the prime concern of Management. For this reason, Management has 211u001eto be involved in set up of the infrastructure and stimulating set up and 211u001eapplication of procedures for management and control of all elements in the 211u001einfrastructure: computers, software, data and documents.