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NETL’s Joule 2.0 Supercomputer Helps Study Extreme Wave Threat in the Gulf of Mexico
NETL researchers successfully used the Laboratory’s Joule 2.0 supercomputer to create synthetic physics-based tropical cyclone wave simulations that help provide insights into the behavior of extreme waves in the Gulf of Mexico. Extreme waves are one of the most...
NETL’s Supercomputer Helped Researchers Assess Integrity of Subsurface CO2 Storage
NETL researchers used the Laboratory’s Joule 2.0 supercomputer to provide a clearer picture of subsurface geological formations that could be used to effectively store captured carbon dioxide (CO2) and to address any potential issues with integrity. Coupled with...
Expert in High-Performance Computing Joins NETL With Recipe To Advance Climate Change Solutions
As NETL’s new associate director for Computational Sciences & Engineering (CSE), Tammie Borders knows the clock is ticking in the battle against climate change and understands the urgent need to expand the Lab’s capabilities in high-performance computing (HPC) to...
NETL Expertise in High-Performance Computing Accelerates Production of Materials for Clean Energy
NETL expertise in high-performance computing has significantly cut the cost and research time needed to design high-strength alloys for low-carbon energy production and has been used as a valuable tool to advance the performance of solid oxide fuel cells and water...
NETL Multiphase Flow Science Projects Bolstered by High-Performance Computing
Through the development, validation and application of a suite of multiphase flow tools, NETL has established itself as a leader in applying high-performance computing (HPC) to computationally demanding multiphase flow problems — research that is critical for...
Solving Energy Device Riddles with Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
By Gerrill Griffith // Technical Contact: Dr. Madhava Syamlal Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is the use of applied mathematics, physics and computational software to describe how a gas or a liquid flows. The CFD simulations require high performance computers such...
Nodeworks Software Toolset Helps Design Optimal Energy Systems
Nodeworks inside of MFiX, being used to create and run 100 cyclone simulations. When NETL recently upgraded its supercomputer Joule, tripling its CPUs and increasing its computational powers by eight-fold, the Lab bolstered one of its most valuable research...
Top-Notch Talent and Facilities Foster Energy Discovery
by Brian Anderson, Ph.D. NETL is home to world-class talent. Our researchers, scientists and engineers have unmatched expertise that contributes to the Lab’s reputation as the nation’s premier fossil energy science and engineering resource. Facilities provide critical...
NETL Celebrates Facilities to Support Efficient, Affordable Energy Technologies
NETL celebrated new and revamped facilities that expand the Lab’s robust research capabilities to develop efficient, affordable energy technology solutions at a special ceremony Friday, June 14. NETL welcomed U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Representative...
Simulation Based Engineering at NETL
By Dr. Cynthia Powell I magine being able to design and optimize an entire fossil-fuel power plant, from fuel processing, through energy conversion, to power distribution, and to include the integration of pollution control devices to assure near-zero emissions,...