J-3_Attachment_1_Statement_of_Work.pdf

SOW J-3 Attachment 1

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Statement of Work

Computational Physics and High-Performance Computing

Enterprise

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Section Title Page

1 Introduction 3

1.1 Mission 3

1.2 Background 3

1.3 Scope 3

2 Requirements 4

2.1 High-Performance Scientific Computing Endeavor and Infrastructure 4

2.2 Algorithm Development 4

2.3 Software Development 5

2.4 Scientific Software 5

2.5 Scientific Computations 5

2.6 Modification and Application of LCP Software 5

2.7 FAST3D Software 5

2.8 Contract Data Requirement’s List 5

3 Acronyms 6

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Statement of Work (SOW)

Computational Physics and High-Performance Computing Enterprise

1. Introduction

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Laboratories for Computational Physics and Fluid

Dynamics (LCP&FD) perform a wide range of research in areas of high-performance computing and computational physics. Application areas vary depending on evolving Navy, Marine Corps, Department of Defense (DoD), and other needs.

1.1. Mission

The Laboratories for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics (LCP&FD) are responsible for the research leading to and the application of advanced analytical and numerical capabilities that are relevant to NRL, Navy, DoD, and other Government agencies. This research is pursued in the fields of compressible and incompressible fluid dynamics, reactive flows, fluid/structure interactions including submarine and aerospace applications, atmospheric and solar geophysics, magneto-plasma dynamics, application of parallel processing to large-scale problems such as unsteady flows of contaminants in and around cities, advanced propulsion concepts, flame dynamics for shipboard fire safety, jet noise reduction, and other disciplines of continuum computational physics as required to further the overall mission of NRL. The specific objectives of the LCP&FD are: to develop and maintain state-of-the-art analytical and computational capabilities in fluid dynamics and related fields of physics; to establish in-house expertise in parallel processing for large-scale scientific computing; to perform analyses and computational experiments on specific relevant problems using these capabilities; and to transfer this technology to new and ongoing projects through cooperative programs with the research

Divisions at NRL and elsewhere.

1.2. Background

Within LCP&FD, past and expected continuing application areas include jet noise prediction and reduction, propulsion, passive and active cooling, contaminant transport, astrophysics, blast mitigation, flows about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and targeted delivery in microfluidic and nanofluidic systems. Underlying topic areas include compressible flow, incompressible flow, hypersonic flow, turbulence, detonation, combustion, fluid-structure interaction, acoustics, multi-phase flow, micro- and nano-fluidics, thermal management and heat transfer, hybrid continuum-discreet simulations, and automated optimization.

1.3. Scope

LCP&FD Government employees complete the bulk of this research, but as specific programs and sponsor needs arise and program schedules overlap, additional work from contract personnel is required to supplement LCP&FD manpower and expertise and enable meeting project goals and timelines. LCP&FD contractors must be able to provide expert capabilities very quickly based on needs and timelines dictated by future multidisciplinary projects.

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2. Requirements

2.1. The Contractor shall conduct research and development that enables and advances the high-performance scientific computing endeavor and infrastructure.

2.1.1. The Contractor shall engage in creating, testing, managing, and troubleshooting non-standard hardware and software implementations that are often unique to

LCP&FD and its mission to perform research in computational physics and in high-performance computing including algorithm development, efficient implementation on unique systems, and hybrid combinations of established, emerging, and experimental hardware.

2.1.2. The Contractor shall assure access of LCP personnel to on-site and remote computing resources and interoperability between LCP, NRL, DOD High

Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), and other collaborative entities, within the context of LCP&FD’s research mission and the nonstandard and often unique hardware and software configurations LCP&FD pursues.

2.2. The Contractor shall conduct scientific computing research in algorithm development.

2.2.1. The Contractor shall analyze systems to ascertain governing physical processes driving system behavior.

2.2.2. The Contractor shall create mathematical models or governing equations describing the behavior or evolution of systems or processes of interest.

2.2.3. The Contractor shall convert the mathematical representation to an appropriate representation for computational solution.

2.2.4. The Contractor shall analyze algorithms developed to determine accuracy, stability, and efficiency.

2.3. The Contractor shall conduct scientific computing research in software development.

2.3.1. The Contractor shall create embodiments of numerical algorithms for solution within high-performance computing infrastructures.

2.3.2. The Contractor shall execute, test, and validate created software to demonstrate its accuracy, reliability, and its computational efficiency.

2.3.3. The Contractor shall integrate created software with existing software when necessary to expand the capabilities of the previously existing software. These new capabilities will expand the ability of the software to predict or characterize physical phenomena, enable or improve data visualization, or provide improvements to and diagnostics for software accuracy, stability, and efficiency.

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2.4. The Contractor shall conduct scientific computing and engineering research by applying scientific software to solve sponsor problems.

2.4.1. The Contractor shall create numerical models of sponsor-relevant geometries and systems necessary for applying scientific computing to predict the behavior of these systems within sponsor projects.

2.4.2. The Contractor shall execute software to model the required systems at the accuracy and fidelity required to answer the research questions raised and satisfies project goals, as dictated by the program and by LCP&FD requirements.

2.4.3. The Contractor shall demonstrate the validity of the solutions through comparisons with available benchmark results, experimental data, and parameter studies as appropriate.

2.5. The Contractor shall conduct scientific computing and engineering research by analyzing the results of scientific computations.

2.5.1. The Contractor shall analyze data generated by simulations to generate information and answer research questions raised by the project goals.

2.5.2. The Contractor shall perform auxiliary calculations based on the solution output when necessary to answer research questions and accomplish research goals.

2.5.3. The Contractor shall suggest additional computational studies that would help answer research questions and accomplish research goals, within the limits of project scope and funding.

2.6. The Contractor, through research and development applications, shall improve

LCP Software and analysis the results in those efforts.

2.6.1. The Contractor shall conduct scientific research by performing modification and application of LCP software to meet sponsor needs, increase software and LCP&FD capabilities, or generate software validation data or documentation.

2.6.2. The Contractor shall develop and apply contaminant transport software CT

Analyst including in-house pre- and post-processors for geometry creation and manipulation, nomograph generation, and analysis of results.

2.7. The Contractor shall develop and apply the compressible flow software FAST3D to program-relevant geometries and scenarios, including the use of in-house pre-and post-processors for geometry creation and manipulation and the analysis of results.

2.8. The Contractor shall submit the data and reports in accordance with the submission instructions contained in Exhibit A, Contract Data Requirements List

(CDRLs). Please reference Exhibit A for these requirements.

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3. Acronyms

CDRL CDRL: Contract Data Requirements List

DoD DoD: Department of Defense

HPCMP HPCMP: High Performance Computing Modernization Program

LCP&FD LCP&FD: Laboratories for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics

NRL NRL: Naval Research Laboratory

UAV UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles