You are visiting the web site of the Center of High Performance Cluster Computing Technologies (CHPCCT) and Computer Technologies in Engineering Department of the Mechanical Machine Engineering Faculty of St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University (SPbSPU).

Center of High Performance Cluster Computing Technologies (CHPCCT) was created on the basis of Mechanical Machine Engineering Faculty of St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University (SPbSPU) on February 1, 2001 to fulfill the decision of the Advisory Committee of “Integration of Academic and University Science in Russia” Federal Program of Russian Government.

One of the aims in creation of CHPCCT at the university is scientific support of the development of high performance computations, education of highly qualified personnel, implementation of new computer technologies in education and scientific process. CHPCCT serves as a basis to create the Center of Multiple Access to computing, information and telecommunication resources.

Development of CHPCCT was financed through grants of “Integration of Academic and University Science in Russia” Federal Program and grants of the Russian Fund of Fundamental Research.

The head of CHPCCT – Professor, Dr. Nikolai Nikolaevich Shabrov is the member of Scientific Committee “High Performance Computation Systems and their Implementation” of Russian Academy of Science, professor of SPbSTU, the head of Computer Technologies in Engineering Department.

Main fields of CHPCCT scientific research

• Computational mechanics
• Computational gas dynamics
• Numerical methods and finite element method in continuum mechanics
• Continuum mechanics, fracture mechanics, composite mechanics, mechanics of rods, plates and shells
• General mechanics
• High performance computational systems and their implementation
• Computational cluster technologies
• Mathematical and numerical modeling of mechanical systems
• Simulation software
• Visualization of scientific research and virtual reality in machine engineering
• Development of algorithms and software for parallel computing
• Organization of teaching courses for students, post-graduate students and engineers of industrial companies in simulation environments FLUENT, GAMBIT, ABAQUS, ANSYS, LS-DYNA, HyperWorks, COVISE, PRO/ENGINEER, PRO/MECHANICA.

The structure of Center of High Performance Cluster Computing Technologies (CHPCCT) is similar to the structure of Computer Technologies in Machine Engineering Department and incorporates five laboratories.

“Computational mechanics ” Laboratory

Head of laboratory – Professor SPbSPU, Dr. Vladimir Vasilievich Yeliseyev, and junior Professor, PhD. Stepan Gennadievich Orlov

Activity fields. Investigation of modern problems in computational mechanics of deformable rigid body. Asymptotic methods in mechanics. Computational mechanics of composites and periodic structures. Computational fracture mechanics. Electromagnetic elasticity. Computational aspects in mechanics of rods, plates and shells.

The laboratory solves extraordinary problems in mechanics that can not be practically solved using the commercial software. To solve such problems it is necessary to develop the unique physical and mathematical models of mechanical systems, create new algorithms and numerical solution schemes for constitutive equations, develop the unique specialized software environment and carry out the integrated scientific research.

“CAD/CAE/PLM Technologies” Laboratory

Head of laboratory – assistant lecturer Kirill Valentinovich Yeliseyev

Activity fields. Development, application and technical support of advanced CAD/CAE/PLM technologies in education and scientific research. Organization of teaching courses for students, post-graduate students and engineers of industrial companies in simulation environments ABAQUS, ANSYS, LS-DYNA, HyperWorks, PRO/ENGINEER, PRO/MECHANICA.

“High Performance Computational Systems and Their Application” Laboratory

Head of laboratory – Professor SPbSPU, Dr. Nikolai Nikolaevich Shabrov and MSc. Ilia Davidovich Lopatukhin

Activity fields. Development and installation of specialized software for multi-processor computing systems with distributed and shared memory. Investigation of measures to increase the efficiency of computing cluster systems. Development and implementation of specialized programs for cluster systems. Organization of teaching courses for students, post-graduate students and engineers of industrial companies on application of CFD system FLUENT, pre-processors GAMBIT, T/GAMBIT and CAE system MPP LS-DYNA, installed on two 16-processor LINUX clusters

• 16 CPU IA-32, Dual 8-port Myrinet-SAN switch
• 16 CPU AMD x-86 64 bit Opteron.

Laboratory has a class and remote access unit, equipped with SUN RAY 1/100 terminals, SUN FIRE V-120 server and Sun Ray Enterprise server software. User access to the terminals is realized through special ‘smart-cards’. Terminal class is also the remote access unit to the pool of high performance computational clusters of Mechanic Machine Engineering Faculty and other simulation resources.

“Virtual Reality in Machine Engineering” Laboratory

Head of laboratory – senior researcher Andrey Vladimirovich Pyatlin

Activity fields. Development of software-hardware system for interactive 3D computer graphics (virtual reality). Algorithms and software for multi-user servers in Internet. Implementation and application of specialized software for modeling the virtual reality scenes in machine engineering.

"CAE Technologies in Metallurgy" Laboratory

Head of laboratory – Dr. Viktor Vasilievich Tikhomirov

Activity fields. Scientific research based on advanced CAD technologies of computer-supported design and CAE/CFD engineering technologies for mechanical, electrical and hydraulic dynamic processes that are present in metallurgy. Research is carried out at development stage of metallurgy aggregates, as well as during their industrial operation.