A chain of high performance applications is run repeatedly for different data sets |
Each application can be run on several different platforms, depending on the problem size and the load of the machines |
Input and output files must be moved between the machines, as needed |
Output files are visually inspected by the researcher; if necessary applications are rerun with modified input files |
Typically, output files must be converted to a different format before using them as input to the next application in the chain |