The ITU-TUSAŞ Computational Engineering and R&D Laboratory is a research infrastructure within the ITU Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, focused on computational engineering, numerical analysis, and high-performance computing. The laboratory is designed to support analysis and simulation studies that require significant computational resources, particularly for problems encountered in aeronautical and astronautical engineering.
Laboratory Type: Advanced research laboratory directly affiliated with the faculty
Purpose of Use: Faculty-internal research, computational analysis, and R&D studies
Main Field: Engineering
Laboratory Manager: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Baha Zafer
Purpose of the Laboratory
The main purpose of the laboratory is to provide the high-performance computing infrastructure required for engineering problems, especially in the fields of aeronautical and astronautical engineering, for faculty-internal research and educational activities. Within this scope, the laboratory supports computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, structural analysis, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, and parallel computing-based engineering applications.
Use and Access
The laboratory infrastructure is designed for faculty-internal use. The system is not open to external service requests or external researcher access. Therefore, the laboratory should not be considered as a service laboratory, but rather as a closed computational infrastructure that supports research, computational analysis, and R&D activities within the faculty.
Research and Application Areas
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Finite element analysis
- Solid mechanics and structural analysis
- Fluid mechanics applications
- Parallel and distributed computing systems
- High-performance computing-supported engineering analyses
- Numerical simulation studies focused on aeronautical and astronautical engineering
Computing Infrastructure
The laboratory infrastructure consists of processor-intensive computing clusters, management servers, post-processing and visualization-oriented servers, a high-speed InfiniBand network for data communication, storage components, cabinet systems, power distribution, uninterruptible power support, and cooling infrastructure.
This structure provides a high-performance computing environment that can be used for large-scale numerical analyses, parametric studies, multi-core parallel computing applications, and post-processing of computational results.
Hardware Components
| Component |
Description |
| Computing Cluster |
Configured with multi-core processor-based computing servers to run engineering analyses that require high computational power. |
| Management Servers |
Support infrastructure tasks such as system management, user access, workflow organization, and storage management. |
| Post-Process Servers |
Used for processing and evaluating analysis results and preparing data before visualization. |
| High-Speed Network |
A high-speed network switching infrastructure is used to provide low-latency and high-bandwidth data communication between computing nodes. |
| Cabinet, Power, and Cooling |
The system includes modular cabinets, power distribution, uninterruptible power support, and cooling infrastructure to ensure safe and stable operation of the HPC system. |
University-Industry Collaboration
The laboratory is part of the university-industry collaboration approach established between ITU and Turkish Aerospace in the fields of computational engineering and high-performance computing. In this respect, the laboratory aims to create a bridge between academic expertise and the advanced engineering needs of the aerospace industry.
Within the information published under TUSAŞ academic R&D programs, the ITU-TUSAŞ Computational Engineering Laboratory is listed among the R&D laboratories associated with the LIFT UP+ program. However, the laboratory infrastructure itself is designed for faculty-internal use and is not open to external use or service procurement.
Laboratory Information
| Unit |
ITU Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| Specialization Type |
Advanced Research |
| Use Type |
Research |
| Scientific Fields |
Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical-Aviation-Astronautical Engineering |
| Keywords |
Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Parallel and Distributed Systems, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis |
| External Use Status |
Closed to external use and service procurement. |
Laboratory Management
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Baha Zafer
Laboratory Manager