Second building of the supercomputer opened in MAI
On the 13th of February, the second building of the supercomputer was opened at Moscow Aviation Institute. The introduction of the new building will increase the overall performance of the university's computing cluster from 150 to 380 teraflops and significantly increase the volume of work in the interests of the aerospace industry using mathematical modeling methods.
MAI supercomputer cluster is being developed within the framework of the strategic project "Future Aerospace Markets-2050", the University implements it as a participant in the Priority 2030 program. The strategic project is aimed at ensuring MAI's global leadership in breakthrough technological areas of the aerospace industry, such as mathematical modeling, polymer composite materials and others.
Mikhail Pogosyan, Rector of MAI, Mikhail Strelets, First Deputy Managing Director – Director of Sukhoi Design Bureau and Fedor Klimenko, CEO of GreenMDC, spoke at the opening ceremony.
– The first supercomputer, part of the cluster, is 100% loaded. Every year at MAI, the volume of work in the field of scientific research related to mathematical modeling methods exceeds 300 million rubles. We have reached the level where development is necessary, and the "Priority-2030" program provides such an opportunity. Taking into account the introduction of the second supercomputer, the total power of the computing system will reach about 400 teraflops, and MAI will enter the top 10 Russian universities with the most powerful supercomputers," Mikhail Pogosyan noted.
The Modular Data Processing Center (MDPC) was produced, supplied and put into operation by GreenMDC. The Niagara Computers company acted as the system integrator.
– The installation of the FixedSizedMDC StandardOutdoor modular data processing center was a continuation of the project started in 2020. Then, together with our partners, we launched the first data center for Moscow Aviation Institute, which ensures the operation of the university's supercomputer. During operation, the solution has successfully proven itself, therefore, a GreenMDC data center was also chosen to expand computing power. I hope that the implementation of this project will increase the capability of the MAI supercomputer, will contribute to the development of domestic science and education and will allow university staff to conduct state-of-the-art research and solve complex tasks requiring serious calculations, – said Fedor Klimenko, CEO of GreenMDC.
One of MAI's flagship projects implemented using supercomputer technologies is a digital aircraft design platform. The goal is to develop and implement a software and information environment for solving problems of design, analysis and weight control of a product in high-tech industries to improve quality and reduce the time and cost of design, production and certification.
Also, on the basis of MAI, computational and experimental studies are conducted in the field of structural strength and noise reduction in the passenger cabin and crew cabin, thermal calculations, related tasks are solved (linking aerodynamics and structural strength and other parameters).
Among the promising tasks of the updated supercomputer are work in terms of resource provision, repair technologies, a system for monitoring the state of the structure of aviation equipment units, computational and experimental research in vibroacoustics, strength calculations in the interests of certification of promising aircraft, the creation of stands for on–board systems of the SJ-100 aircraft and much more.
