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Evaluation of the SPAR thermal analyzer on the CYBER-203 computerThe use of the CYBER 203 vector computer for thermal analysis is investigated. Strengths of the CYBER 203 include the ability to perform, in vector mode using a 64 bit word, 50 million floating point operations per second (MFLOPS) for addition and subtraction, 25 MFLOPS for multiplication and 12.5 MFLOPS for division. The speed of scalar operation is comparable to that of a CDC 7600 and is some 2 to 3 times faster than Langley's CYBER 175s. The CYBER 203 has 1,048,576 64-bit words of real memory with an 80 nanosecond (nsec) access time. Memory is bit addressable and provides single error correction, double error detection (SECDED) capability. The virtual memory capability handles data in either 512 or 65,536 word pages. The machine has 256 registers with a 40 nsec access time. The weaknesses of the CYBER 203 include the amount of vector operation overhead and some data storage limitations. In vector operations there is a considerable amount of time before a single result is produced so that vector calculation speed is slower than scalar operation for short vectors.
Document ID
19820015622
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Robinson, J. C.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Riley, K. M.
(Kentron International Hampton, Va., United States)
Haftka, R. T.
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: Computational Aspects of Heat Transfer in Struct.
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer
Accession Number
82N23496
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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