NPAC Technical Report SCCS-717
Software and Hardware Requirements for Some Applications of Parallel Computing to Industrial Problems
G.C. Fox
Submitted June 22 1995
Abstract
We discuss the hardware and software requirements that appear relevant
for a set of industrial applications of parallel computing. these are
divided into 33 separate categories, and come from a recent survey of
industry in New York State. The software discussions includes data
parallel languages, message passing, databases, and high-level
integration systems. The analysis is based on a general classification
of problem architectures originally developed for academic
applications of parallel computing. Suitable hardware architectures
are suggested for each application. The general discussion is
crystalized with three case studies: computational chemistry,
computational fluid dynamics, including manufacturing, and Monte Carlo
Methods.