Hardware

NCACM utilizes a variety of computer resources, including hardware and software, to conduct research. All systems are directly networked to the larger UNLV network backbone. There are currently:

• Twenty high-end PCs in use throughout the facility,
• Two SGI workstations,
• 18-node PC-clustering beowulf system,
• Direct access to SGI Onyx 3800 Supercomputer located at the National Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment (NSCEE).
  
  Software
  NCACM also utilizes a multitude of software to accomplish its goals.
  
  
• NCACM has exclusively developed an in-house program called GWADAPT for groundwater contaminant modeling.
• The core programming languages used to develop programs include Visual J++, Visual C/C++, Visual Basic, Fortran, and Perl.
• Database development includes MySQL for UNIX systems and SQL Server for Windows-based systems.
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software packages include COMSOL, STAR-CD, FEFLOW, ANSYS and MODFLOW.
• Compressible fluid flow utilizes Sub2D, Sub3D, and Super3D. Plotting and calculating programs are performed through TecPlot, Array Visualizer, MATLAB, and MathCAD software.
• Image processing is handled through Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and GoLive.
• Video conferencing equipment for distance communication.
• Data acquisition from measuring instruments are read in and controlled from National Instruments LabVIEW software.
  
• Aerodynamic calculations are performed through TK Solver.