PSACI FWP TALK

 PLASMA SCIENCE ADVANCED COMPUTING INITIATIVEBUDGET PLANNING MEETINGW. M. TANG  • Status Report • Future Opportunities  • Timetable : 

PLASMA SCIENCE ADVANCED COMPUTING INITIATIVE BUDGET PLANNING MEETING W. M. TANG • Status Report • Future Opportunities • Timetable Germantown, Maryland 6 APRIL 2000

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ADVANCED COMPUTING GOALS Create and imbed scientific knowledge in new simulation tools needed to help achieve fusion as a viable energy source Enable effective integration of experiment, theory and modeling to advance scientific understanding and innovation leads to improved plasma performance and promising new designs Help attract, train, & assimilate young talent essential for the future

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PSACI RESEARCH PROGRAM Enhance physics capabilities in most scientifically advanced simulation codes Research, development, & deployment of better mathematical models & computational methods for optimal utilization of modern supercomputing resources Parallel programming for scalability of modern MPP’s Advanced visualization for higher-dimensionality data Object-oriented architecture for community access Build advanced, shared diagnostics to provide better bridge between simulation, theory & experimental communities

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IT / ADVANCED COMPUTING ENABLES: Realistic 3D Modeling and Simulation Rapid and Complete Data Interpretation Greatly Enhanced Cycle of Understanding And Innovation for All Scientific Programs

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PRESENT STATUS • OFES established the Plasma Science Advanced Computing Initiative (PSACI) during FY’00: -- Builds on groundwork from Fusion SSI (Scientific Simulation Initiative) in ‘99 (FES White Paper, strong PAC, ….) -- Pilot Programs in Turbulent Transport and MHD Simulations received excellent Peer Reviews & were launched ($800K) in March, ‘00 -- $3M designated for FY’01 to support these and possible new research areas such as IFE, Boundary Physics, Integrated Modeling, …. -- OFES investment complements new DOE Office of Science Initiative for “Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing” (SDAC) which has replaced SSI -- Connection to outside community: FES now in good position to be solid member of broader DOE scientific portfolio with access to new funding in SDAC Program

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FY00 PSACI COMPONENTS Fusion Energy Science Applications Microscopic Turbulence and Transport Simulation [W. Nevins, PI -- $500K + transition of NTTP (B. Cohen)] Team includes LLNL, PPPL, U. Maryland, GA, UCLA, U. Colorado Macroscopic Simulation of Fusion Plasmas [S. Jardin, PI -- $300K + tie-in to OFES investments in NIMROD & M3D] Team includes PPPL, SAIC, LANL, GA, U. Wisconsin, NYU, MIT, U. Colorado, SNL

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TURBULENCE SIMULATIONS: TARGETED DELIVERABLES Mutually benchmarked, well diagnosed, microturbulence codes -- Global and Flux-Tube Fully-kinetic Physics Advanced data analysis and visualization capability Prototype national database for storing code output Better understanding of turbulent transport to aid interpretation & planning of experiments Firm base for further expansion with possible support from new DoE Advanced Scientific Computing Program funding (“SDAC”)

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Geometric Representation Global Flux Tube

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MACROSCOPIC SIMULATION OF FUSION PLASMAS: Elements of Proposed Workscope Improved Physics models Improved Computational Methods Increased Number of Processors Critical Test Problems Scientific Applications Programmatic Applications Scalable 3D Nonlinear MHD Simulation Capability Data Management and Visualization self-organization magnetic reconnection wave-particle resonance tokamak disruptive limits feedback of MHD modes stellarator MHD/surfaces ion-orbit stabilization comprehensive physics model accurate solutions efficient scales to large processor number wide user base

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Neoclassical Tearing Mode (NTM) Analysis Capability Self-consistent closure for Neo-classical Fluid Eq.’s being developed & applied to NIMROD and M3D Results to be cross-benchmarked & validated against experimental results Enable assessment of NTM impact on beta limit for long-pulse, high-performance tokamaks

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MPS plus WOULD SIMPLIFY COMMUNITY DATA ACCESS • Each code needs its own interface • Must know data format and file location • Each code has its own graphics tool • Hard to share results • One interface to many data types • Only need location of data in tree • Utilize existing visualization tools • Easy to share results with both the theoretical and experimental communities Conventional Storage MDS plus Theory Code Analysis Code Facility 1 Facility 2 Output Storage Comments Facility 1 Facility 2 Analysis Code Output Storage Comments Theory Codes Viz Tools

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How to Deal with Highly Dimensional Data  Advanced Visualization Computer Simulation Data: 3-D + time (configuration space) 5-D + time (phase space) Experimental Data: 2-D + time (turbulence imaging) Analysis often increases dimensions (e.g., wavelet or bispectral analysis) Goal: Move from -- “Expert makes visualization” to -- Modern visualization as routine part of data analysis by users

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PSACI Program Advisory Committee William Kruer, PAC Chairman, Distinguished Laboratory Fellow, LLNL James Callen, Professor of Engineering Physics, U. of Wisconsin Ronald Cohen, Head, MFE Theory Program, LLNL Ronald Davidson, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton U. John Dawson, Professor of Physics, UCLA Patrick Diamond, Professor of Physics, UCSD James Drake, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, U. of Maryland Richard Hazeltine, Director of IFS, U. of Texas at Austin Russell Hulse, Nobel Laureatte and Distinguished Laboratory Fellow, PPPL *Kenneth Kliewer, Director, Center for Computer Sciences, ORNL *Kai Li, Professor of Computer Sciences, Princeton U. *William McCurdy, Assoc. Lab. Director for Computing Sciences, LBNL *Steven Orszag, Professor of Mathematics, Yale U. Marshall Rosenbluth, Professor of Physics, UCSD *Bruce Ross, Dep. Director and Head of Computing, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

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SAMPLE FEEDBACK FROM PAC “Strong Support for PSACI” (1) central to future of this field in the US including key role in making case for future experimental facilities -- cost-effective assessment of new ideas (2) present PSACI effort vital for future access to advanced computing resources -- with or without programs such as SSI and successors (3) continue to build on recently-established positive image in the scientific community that this field is ready for terascale computing

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PROPOSED TIMETABLE • Announce opportunites for coming year & encourage teaming within community (Sherwood Meeting, March 2000) • Call (in April) and collect (in May) short (1 or 2 page) “intent to submit” descriptions from community • Conduct next PAC Meeting (in June) to review progress on this year’s projects; assess potential new areas of investment • With input from PAC recommendations and PSACI Management Team assessments, OFES sends out solicitations for proposals in appropriate topical areas (in July) • Peer review of proposals (in September) • Funding distributed for selected proposals (in October)

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CONCLUSIONS Plasma Science has excellent opportunity to take advantage of the exciting advances in Scientific Computing (coupled to Experiment and Theory) to accelerate scientific understanding and innovation in fusion research Positive Visibility/Stature of Plasma Science will be significantly enhanced by inclusion in the overall DOE Office of Science Advanced Computing Program