ROCKY CPU Processing Speed Tests

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ROCKY CPU Processing Speed Tests

The streamlined calculations included within ROCKY produce faster and more accurate results when compared to other DEM products. However, only ROCKY includes non-round particles, which, because of their extra corners and planes, take more processing power to calculate than spherical particles. Therefore, when comparing processing speeds among DEM products, it is important to compare apples to apples, or in this case, sphere particles with sphere particles. Also, because non-round particles are new to the DEM world, it is important to understand how using nonround particles in your simulation impacts your processing time. It is also important to understand how increasing your processing power impacts your overall simulation time. To help illustrate these points, the Comminution Technology engineers used ROCKY to process simulations using several different combinations of round and non-round particle groups on several different computers with different processors. The resulting data gives you a basic guideline for processing simulations on your own machines.

Test Results
The following data was collected by setting up similar ROCKY simulations using the same chute geometries and particle size and distribution settings (see Particle Shape and Size Distributions). The simulations were then processed for 20 seconds of real flow time on the machines described below. The clock time it took to complete the simulations was then recorded. Based on this data, you can come to your own conclusions about how different parameters affect simulation time, and can use those conclusions to determine what processing options work best for your needs. For example: Increasing the particle size ratio will cause time penalties. A group of mono-sized particles will process 12 times faster than equivalently sized, non-round,15faceted particles. (And so on.) Comminution Technology will continue to update this data as information becomes available. If you would like to share the data you have collected running ROCKY on your own machines, please contact CT. Important: This information is provided as a guideline only. Actual results may vary.

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Table 1: Processing Time on Dual-Core AMD Opteron 8222

Number of Processors Type Non-Round Particles 400-50 mm Continuous Size Range Processor: Dual-Core AMD Opteron 8222 Clock Speed: 3.0 GHz # of CPUs: 8 # of Cores: 2 Memory: 24 GB # particles 100000 16 22:33:00

Table 2: Processing Time on AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor

Number of Processors Type Non-Round Particles 400-50 mm Continuous Size Range # particles 50000 100000 200000 Processor: AMD Opteron 6100 Series Processor, Model 6176 SE Clock Speed: 2.3 GHz # of CPUs: 4 # of Cores: 12 Memory: 32 GB 48 9:16:22 23:41:57 31:14:39

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Table 3: Processing Time on Intel Xeon Processor X7560

Number of Processors Type # particles 2500 10000 Non-Round Particles 400-50 mm Size Range 25000 50000 100000 200000 Non-Round Particles 50 mm (Monospheres) 100000 200000 2500 10000 Round Particles 50 mm (Monospheres) 25000 50000 100000 200000 * 32 processors with hyper-threading 0:14:40 0:34:18 1:12:16 2:07:06 4:33:31 12:16:19 0:10:53 0:20:55 0:40:39 1:09:17 2:27:05 6:45:57 0:09:21 0:14:34 0:25:07 0:41:16 1:18:12 3:30:20 0:12:31 0:15:24 0:22:40 0:33:45 0:59:04 2:05:41 2 1:20:23 8:02:12 25:10:06 58:01:31 133:27:06 4 0:43:27 4:08:12 12:48:04 29:45:17 68:59:05 125:13:14 8 0:25:22 2:11:38 6:34:15 15:36:39 36:28:59 46:44:04 16 0:18:41 1:17:06 3:25:25 7:41:10 17:00:15 26:28:46 32 0:15:36 0:49:03 2:09:03 4:48:42 10:26:46 21:41:35 10:08:49 24:46:20 0:10:51 0:16:21 0:21:04 0:30:04 0:50:52 1:42:05 2:41:26 8:34:12 15:32:11 64*

Data not collected

Processor: Intel Xeon Processor X7560 Clock Speed: 2.27 GHz # of CPUs: 4 # of Cores: 8 Memory: 16 GB

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Particle Shape and Size Distributions

Described below are the various parameters used to set up the Rounds (R) and Non-Round (NR) particles in the ROCKY simulations referenced above.

Round Particle Parameters Type = Size Dist= Rolling Resistance = Density = Spherical 100% @ 50 mm 0 1000

Tonnage =

49.09 196.35 490.87 981.74 1963.48 3926.96

(for 2,500 particles) (for 10,000 particles) (for 25,000 particles) (for 50,000 particles) (for 100,000 particles) (for 200,000 particles)

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Non-Round Particle Parameters Type = Vertical Aspect Ratio = Horizontal Aspect Ratio = Smoothness = Number of Corners = Superquadric Degree = Rolling Resistance = Density = Size (for 50 mm runs) = Size (for 400-50 mm runs) = Tonnage (for 50 mm runs) = Rounded Polyhedron 1.5 0.8 0.307 15 2 0 1000 100% @ 50 mm (for 50 mm runs) (Continuous size distribution) 40.69 162.77 406.91 813.83 1627.66 3255.31 Tonnage (for 400-50 mm runs) = 153.00 612.00 1530.00 3060.00 6120.00 12239.90 (for 2,500 particles) (for 10,000 particles) (for 25,000 particles) (for 50,000 particles) (for 100,000 particles) (for 200,000 particles) (for 2,500 particles) (for 10,000 particles) (for 25,000 particles) (for 50,000 particles) (for 100,000 particles) (for 200,000 particles)

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