Abstract:

The numerical simulation of the large scale science and engineering problem in the aerospace area relies on the support of HighPerformance Parallel Computing (HPPC) and is the engine of the development of HPPC. The paper gives a survey of recent progress of HPPC in the aerospace area and a brief introduction of the HPPC environment. The relative research areas of HPPC of aerospace, including aerodynamic, aerothermal, chemical nonequilibrium, structure, heat protection, Monte Carlo method and turbulence et al., are classified and described in detail. The dilemma of high parallel efficiency in scientific computing and low use in engineering computing, and the diversity of parallel applications and the lack of scientific parallel methods are concluded. Finally, the prospects of the future HPPC development in aerospace area are presented.

Key words: high performance;parallel computing;aerospace;recent progress