FEM Simulation Hardware Setup

Hello everyone,

I am currently in the process of putting together a new simulation computer for our laboratory and would be very grateful for tips on the selection of components. The maximum number of elements/nodes is approximately 20 to 50 million. Mainly linear static, frequency response (500 steps) and normal mode (first 100 modes) analysis are carried out. In addition, the calculation time for topology optimizations, taking into account several linear static load cases and natural frequencies, must also keep within reasonable limits with this number of elements/nodes.

 

Which CPU, which graphics card (or/and HPC card such as Nvidia Tesla) and how many RAM would you suggest for this type of model? I assume, since it probably has to be calculated on a GPU, the operating system must be linux 64bit.

 

Thanks.

 

Jonas