N-258 NAS Supercomputer Pleiades

N-258 NAS Supercomputer Pleiades

N-258 NAS Supercomputer Pleiades

N-258 NAS Supercomputer Pleiades

N-258 NAS Supercomputer Pleiades

N-258 NAS Supercomputer Pleiades

N-258 NAS Supercomputer Pleiades

N-258 NAS Supercomputer Pleiades

Supercomputer Pleiades as installed in the Spectra Logic room 131 of NASA Ames Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation (NAS) Facility N-258 located in Silicon Valley, CA.

Interior view of the Supercomputer Pleiades as installed in the Spectra Logic room 131 of NASA Ames Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation (NAS) Facility N-258 located in Silicon Valley, CA.

Interior view of the Supercomputer Pleiades as installed in the Spectra Logic room 131 of NASA Ames Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation (NAS) Facility N-258 located in Silicon Valley, CA.

Snapshot from a simulation run on the Pleiades supercomputer. It depicts a fluctuating pressure field on aircraft nose landing gear and fuselage surfaces. The simulation helped scientists better understand the effects of landing gear and acoustic noise. The goal of the study was to improve the current understanding of aircraft nose landing gear noise, which will lead to quieter, more efficient airframe components for future aircraft designs. The visualization was produced with help from the NAS Data Analysis & Visualization group. Investigator: Mehdi Khorrami, NASA Langley Research Center.