Flash-X, a Multiphysics Simulation Software
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Category: Software/Services
Developers: Argonne National Laboratory
Co-Developers: Oak Ridge National Laborator; Michigan State University; University of Chicago; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Riken Center for Computational Science, Japan
United States
Product Description:Flash-X is a multiphysics scientific software system that can be used to simulate many different types of physical phenomena including in astrophysics, computational fluid dynamics, and cosmology. The software is actively being used for astrophysics simulations on the largest supercomputers in the US and can also run on personal computers.
Developers: Argonne National Laboratory
Co-Developers: Oak Ridge National Laborator; Michigan State University; University of Chicago; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Riken Center for Computational Science, Japan
United States
Product Description:Flash-X is a multiphysics scientific software system that can be used to simulate many different types of physical phenomena including in astrophysics, computational fluid dynamics, and cosmology. The software is actively being used for astrophysics simulations on the largest supercomputers in the US and can also run on personal computers.

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