Biomechanical Simulation and Parallel Computation

Parallel computation framework for optimizing trailer routes in bulk transportation

We consider a rich tanker trailer routing problem with stochastic transit times for chemicals and liquid bulk orders. A typical route of the tanker trailer comprises of sourcing a cleaned and prepped trailer from a pre-wash location, pickup and delivery of chemical orders, cleaning the tanker trailer at a post-wash location after order delivery and prepping for the next order. Unlike traditiona...

Automatic Computation of Sensitivities for a Parallel Aerodynamic Simulation

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Parallel Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Computation Using CUDA on GPUs

In this study computations of the two-dimensional Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method using Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) are presented. An all-device (GPU) computational approach is adopted – where the entire computation is performed on the GPU device, leaving the CPU idle which includes particle moving, indexing, collisions between particles and state sampling. The subsequent appli...

Models of Parallel Computation and Parallel Complexity

This thesis reviews selected topics from the theory of parallel computation. The research begins with a survey of the proposed models of parallel computation. It examines the characteristics of each model and it discusses its use either for theoretical studies, or for practical applications. Subsequently, it employs common simulation techniques to evaluate the computational power of these model...

Parallel Finite Element Analysisof Biomechanical