Developing Performance Portable Plasma Edge Simulations: A Survey

Steven A. Wright; Christopher Paul Ridgers; Gihan R. Mudalige; Zaman Lantra; Josh Williams; Andrew Sunderland; Sue Thorne; Wayne Arter

doi:10.1016/j.cpc.2024.109123

Developing Performance Portable Plasma Edge Simulations: A Survey

Steven A. Wright, Christopher Paul Ridgers, Gihan R. Mudalige, Zaman Lantra, Josh Williams, Andrew Sunderland, Sue Thorne, Wayne Arter

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Abstract

Heterogeneous architectures are increasingly common in modern High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems. Achieving high-performance on such heterogeneous systems requires new approaches to application development that are able to achieve the three Ps: Performance, Portability, and Productivity.

In this paper, we provide an overview of the state-of-the-art for developing high-performance, portable and productive multi-physics applications with particular focus on the simulation of a plasma fusion reactor. Simulating such a complex system relies on both fluid- and particle-based simulations, and coupling interfaces between these two domains. We also review the current state-of-the-art in reasoning about the performance, portability and productivity of HPC applications.

Original language	English
Article number	109123
Number of pages	47
Journal	Computer Physics Communications
Volume	298
Early online date	12 Feb 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2024.109123
Publication status	Published - May 2024

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Keywords

High-Performance
Parallel Programming
Portability
Coupling
Plasma Simulation
Reactor Design

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