ALCF Science 1 - Argonne National Laboratory

On the cover:
(Top) Three-dimensional Navier-Stokes first-principles direct numerical
simulation of a Mach=3 reflected shock bifurcation in a hydrogen-oxygen
mixtutre in a square channel, performed within the high-speed combustion
and detonation project (HSCD). Pseudo-schlieren image of a temperature
field. Credits: Alexei Khokhlov (UofC), Charles Bacon (ANL), Shashi Aithal
(ANL), Joanna Austin (UIUC).
(Bottom) NIF Hohlraum. This artist’s rendering shows a NIF target pellet inside
a hohlraum capsule with laser beams entering through openings on either
end. The beams compress and heat the target to the necessary conditions for
nuclear fusion to occur. Ignition experiments on NIF will be the culmination of
more than 30 years of inertial confinement fusion research and development,
opening the door to exploration of previously inaccessible physical regimes.
Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Argonne Leadership Computing Facility Vision
The ALCF strives to be the forefront computational center for extending
the frontiers of science by solving key problems for the nation that require
innovative approaches and the largest-scale systems.