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Step One: 1-Problem Statement 2-Purchasing the Hardware. Shervin Taghavi Nezhad Weekly Report July 10, 2008. Problem Statement. Two different geometries are considered: Major improvements that are sought: Reduce turbulence Changing the choking position Reducing exit velocity.
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Step One:1-Problem Statement 2-Purchasing the Hardware Shervin Taghavi Nezhad Weekly Report July 10, 2008
Problem Statement • Two different geometries are considered: • Major improvements that are sought: • Reduce turbulence • Changing the choking position • Reducing exit velocity
Numerical Experiments • 2D: FLUENT • Conditions • Axisymmetric • No Silencer • Off struts • Objective • Optimum mesh density • Flow parameters including preferred Turbulence model • Determine the physics driving the acoustics • 3D: FLUENT • 60 degree section • With and without silencer • Flow physics at both strut and non-strut locations • NASA Code: MGBK • Developed for predicting: • Mixing noise (small scale turbulence) • Shock noise
Turbulence Models • Steady • RANS • K-epsilon • Unsteady • LES (time steps ~10-4 -10-5 sec)
Hardware • Options: • Buying a system from Dell • Building up our own system
Dell Offerings • Dell: • Precision • T3400 • T5400 and T7400 use xeon CPU and are about $1000 more expensive • OptiPlex (755) • Vostro (400 and 410)
Minimum Requirements • Most Important parts • CPU Interl Core 2 Quad • RAM 4-8 GB • Hard Drive minimum: 160 GB • Operating System • Linux • Windows (price difference depends on the model; e.g. for precision it is almost negligible whereas for OptiPlex it is ~$70)
CPU • Dell offers on Precision:
CPU • Dell Offer on OptiPlex
CPU • Dell Offer on Vostro
CPU selection • What we can buy ourselves: • Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz, 2x4MB, 1066MHz) $210 • Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 (2.66GHz, 2x4MB, 1066MHz) $275 • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 (2.66GHz, 12MB, 1333MHz) $330 • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 (2.5GHz, 6MB, 1333MHz) $270 • Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 (2.83GHz, 12MB, 1333MHz) $550
Memory • Precision
Memory • OptPlex
Memory • Vostro
Memory • 4GB DDR2 SDRAM, 800MHz (2 DIMM) $80-$90 • 8GB DDR2 SDRAM, 800MHz (4 DIMM) $180 • 16GB DDR2 SDRAM, 800MHz (4 DIMM) $1050
Overall Price • Precision: ~$1900-2000
Overall Price • OptiPlex: ~$1200
Overall Price • Vostro 400: ~$710
Overall Price • Vostro 410: ~$1200
Other Components Prices • Motherboard: ~$100 • Hard Drive: ~$60 for 250GB • Video Card: ~$40 • Case: ~$70 • DVD-ROM: ~$20 • Mouse & Keyboard: ~$20 • Overall Price: • $330 (CPU)+$180 (RAM)+$300 (else)=~$800
Other Issues • We must add about %15-%20 to all the prices to account for TAX and Shipment • Delivery times would be between 3-7 working days