Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Publication Date

Spring 4-14-2025

Abstract

This thesis reviews the design, implementation, and benchmarking of commercially available, previous generation (CAPG) computer systems, and how they can be used with computational electromagnetics. The thesis focuses on their architecture, performance, and practical applications. It begins with an overview of CAPG system components, including different node types such as login/controllers, compute nodes, block storage, and object storage. The process of assembling these systems is outlined. The conjugate gradient method and direct linear solvers were benchmarked. The performance of CAPG systems is compared with modern computing architectures. A detailed analysis provides recommendations for designing CAPG systems around the performance of specialized applications of interest. Code verification and machine validation are explored to ensure that CAPG systems can be designed in such a way that is robust in handling complex scientific computations. Furthermore, CAPG applications in antennas are examined–including a test case, and a Lüneburg lens solid model inside Ansys HFSS.

Keywords

Lüneburg Lens, Antennas, Electromagnetics, CAPG, CFD

Document Type

Thesis

Language

English

Degree Name

Electrical Engineering

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Electrical and Computer Engineering

First Committee Member (Chair)

Christos Christodoulou

Second Committee Member

Manel Martínez-Ramón

Third Committee Member

Raleigh Alex Bates

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