At ClusterDEM, we have progressively expanded our computational and experimental capabilities through multiple research projects funded by FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) and European programs such as FP7 and H2020. Our mini-HPC system, OCTOPUS500, has evolved over the years, now featuring a 768-core cluster with 2TB of RAM, running CentOS and built on ROCKS Cluster. This system provides robust parallel computing capabilities for large-scale simulations in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), multiphysics modeling, and other advanced numerical methods.
Beyond computational resources, our Experimental Electromagnetohydrodynamic Section focuses on Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) and Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) actuators for flow control, supporting both numerical and experimental research in fluid mechanics.