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when aeronautical engineers want to know

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when aeronautical engineers want to know
 

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when aeronautical engineers want to know
how air will flow over one of their

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how air will flow over one of their
 

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how air will flow over one of their
designs they can build a model and test

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designs they can build a model and test
 

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designs they can build a model and test
it in a wind tunnel but thanks to

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it in a wind tunnel but thanks to
 

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it in a wind tunnel but thanks to
today's supercomputers like this Cray

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today's supercomputers like this Cray
 

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today's supercomputers like this Cray
XMP there's a less costly less

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XMP there's a less costly less
 

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XMP there's a less costly less
time-consuming way to evaluate their

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time-consuming way to evaluate their
 

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time-consuming way to evaluate their
ideas these ultra-fast machines with

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ideas these ultra-fast machines with
 

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ideas these ultra-fast machines with
incredibly large memories make it

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incredibly large memories make it
 

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incredibly large memories make it
possible to do timely accurate

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possible to do timely accurate
 

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possible to do timely accurate
simulations before committing to

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simulations before committing to
 

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simulations before committing to
expensive hardware and it's not just air

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expensive hardware and it's not just air
 

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expensive hardware and it's not just air
flow that can be studied here the flow

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flow that can be studied here the flow
 

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flow that can be studied here the flow
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of water around a submarine is being
 

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of water around a submarine is being
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even the flow of fuel through the

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even the flow of fuel through the
 

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even the flow of fuel through the
shuttles main engines can be examined

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shuttles main engines can be examined
 

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shuttles main engines can be examined
recently scientists producing these

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recently scientists producing these
 

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recently scientists producing these
simulations at NASA's Ames Research

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simulations at NASA's Ames Research
 

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simulations at NASA's Ames Research
Center in Mountain View California began

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Center in Mountain View California began
 

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Center in Mountain View California began
using a new supercomputer the Cray two

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using a new supercomputer the Cray two
 

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using a new supercomputer the Cray two
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though much smaller than the previous
 

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though much smaller than the previous
generation great it's faster than any

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generation great it's faster than any
 

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generation great it's faster than any
computer in the world performing 250

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computer in the world performing 250
 

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computer in the world performing 250
million calculations per second it also

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million calculations per second it also
 

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million calculations per second it also
has 10 times more memory than any

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has 10 times more memory than any
 

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has 10 times more memory than any
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existing machine in fact the cray 2 is
 

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existing machine in fact the cray 2 is
so powerful that its circuitry is

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so powerful that its circuitry is
 

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so powerful that its circuitry is
continually immersed in a cooling

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continually immersed in a cooling
 

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continually immersed in a cooling
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solution to keep it from overheating
 

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solution to keep it from overheating
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putting this new supercomputers
 

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putting this new supercomputers
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capabilities into proper perspective is
 

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capabilities into proper perspective is
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the manager of the numerical aerodynamic
 

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the manager of the numerical aerodynamic
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simulation program at Ames Ron Baker
 

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simulation program at Ames Ron Baker
what you see in this this small tank of

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what you see in this this small tank of
 

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what you see in this this small tank of
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liquid in the crate who is equivalent to
 

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liquid in the crate who is equivalent to
a warehouse a small home computer the

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a warehouse a small home computer the
 

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a warehouse a small home computer the
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crate - makes more comprehensive
 

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crate - makes more comprehensive
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simulations possible for example the
 

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simulations possible for example the
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people at Ames have been able to
 

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people at Ames have been able to
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simulate airflow around the shuttle
 

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simulate airflow around the shuttle
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orbiter itself but the orbiter attached
 

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orbiter itself but the orbiter attached
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to the solid rocket boosters large
 

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to the solid rocket boosters large
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external fuel
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as opposed to great a problem for any
 

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as opposed to great a problem for any
computer today ames research scientist

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computer today ames research scientist
 

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computer today ames research scientist
and he shows you but with the cray-2

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and he shows you but with the cray-2
 

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and he shows you but with the cray-2
becoming accessible to us that will give

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becoming accessible to us that will give
 

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becoming accessible to us that will give
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us enough storage or memory where we can
 

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us enough storage or memory where we can
actually solve the flow around this

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actually solve the flow around this
 

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actually solve the flow around this
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whole configuration and in some cases it
 

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whole configuration and in some cases it
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may be very important to see what that
 

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may be very important to see what that
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flow is in order to maybe be able to
 

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flow is in order to maybe be able to
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take safer routes when the thing is
 

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take safer routes when the thing is
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the cray-2 will also play a key role in

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the cray-2 will also play a key role in
 

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the cray-2 will also play a key role in
technology development for the NASA DoD

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technology development for the NASA DoD
 

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technology development for the NASA DoD
national aerospace plane program leading

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national aerospace plane program leading
 

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national aerospace plane program leading
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to an entire new family of aerospace
 

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to an entire new family of aerospace
vehicles in the next century

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vehicles in the next century
 

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vehicles in the next century
NASA's preto supercomputer a valuable

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NASA's preto supercomputer a valuable
 

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NASA's preto supercomputer a valuable
new tool in air and spacecraft design