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height="120" alt="NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division" border="0"> <br><img border="0" alt="" height="10" width="175" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nasa.gov/templateimages/common/spacer.gif"></td> <td valign="middle" height="120"><img src="/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Images/Background/worldpic2.jpg" height="120"></td> <td height="120" width="175" background="/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Images/Background/columbiapic.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" height="15" width="175" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nasa.gov/templateimages/common/spacer.gif"><img border="0" alt="" align="left" height="105" width="10" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nasa.gov/templateimages/common/spacer.gif"><br> <b class="introHead">COLUMBIA <br>SUPERCOMPUTER</b> <br> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Projects/Columbia/columbia.html" class="sectionLnk" target="">+ Highlights</a> <br> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Images/images.html" class="sectionLnk" target="">+ Images</a> <br> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Releases/releases.html" class="sectionLnk" target="">+ Press Releases</a> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="730" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" width="175" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="160"> <tr> <td width="10"> <p></p> </td> <td> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="175"> <tr> <td width="10"> <p></p> </td> <td> <br> <br><span class="homepageTitle">NAS FACT</span><hr><span class="homepageQuote"> By boosting its computing capacity ten-fold through the Columbia supercomputer, the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility will be able to more effectively handle such critical projects as simulating space shuttle launches for future space missions, projecting the impact of human activity on weather patterns, by designing safe, efficient space exploration vehicles and aircraft. <br> <br><span style="font-size:10px"></span></span><hr> </td> <td width="10"> <p></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="10"> <p></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="5"> <p><img border="0" alt="" height="10" width="5" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nasa.gov/templateimages/common/spacer.gif"></p> </td> <td width="535" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="555"> <tr> <td> <br><span class="homepageQuote"> The NAS Division is dedicated to providing scientists and engineers with the supercomputing resources and simulation tools needed to carry out critical NASA missions and make new scientific discoveries for the benefit of humankind. </span><br> <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="430" valign="top"> <br><span class="homepageTitle">SCIENTIFIC RESULTS</span><br> <hr size="1"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Science/2004/11-01-04_solar.html"><img src="/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Science/Images/run3_vr_240k_sm.jpg" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a> </td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> <td> <b>Simulations Help Analyze, Prepare for Solar Events</b> <br> NAS and Stanford scientists are collaborating to create three-dimensional simulations of the entire sun's outer regions. <br> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Science/2004/11-01-04_solar.html">+ Read More</a> </td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Techreports/2004/2004.html#nas04011"><img src="/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Images/Homepage/hp_IP_Telephony.jpg" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a> </td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> <td> <b>IP Telephony for Interplanetary Exploration</b> <br> This paper provides an overview of IP telephony and wireless LAN concepts and examines Voice over IP applicability for planetary exploration. <br> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Techreports/2004/2004.html#nas04011">+ Read More</a> </td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> <p></p> </td> </tr> </table> <br><span class="homepageTitle">LATEST NEWS</span><br> <hr size="1"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Archive/2005/01-31-05.html"><img src="/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Images/Homepage/sally_ride_thumb.jpg" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a> </td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> <td> <b>Former Astronaut Sally Ride Visits NAS Facility</b> <br> Dr. Sally Ride toured the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Facility to see Columbia, the world's largest operational supercomputer. <br> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Archive/2005/01-31-05.html">+ Read More</a> </td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Users/Accounts/accounts.html"><img src="/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Images/Homepage/accounts_columbia_sm.jpg" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a> </td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> <td> <b>New Opportunity for Getting Accounts on Columbia</b> <br> Account requests to access the 10,240-processor Columbia system must be received by February 21, with prior approval from principal investigators. The NAS New Operational Period begins March 1, 2005. <br> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Users/Accounts/accounts.html">+ Read More</a> </td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Archive/2004/12-08-04.html"><img src="/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Images/Homepage/t_nanotube_news.jpg" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a> </td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> <td> <b>NASA Research a Hit at SC2004 </b> <br> Exciting new research and technology from five NASA centers drew crowds at SC2004, the 16th annual supercomputing conference held in Pittsburgh, PA, November 6-12, 2004. <br> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Archive/2004/12-08-04.html">+ Read More</a> </td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> <p></p> </td> </tr> </table> <br><span class="homepageTitle">RECENT PUBLICATIONS</span><br> <hr size="1"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"></td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> <td> <b>An Investigation of Plasma Chemistry for dc Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers</b> <br> The role of plasma in plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers is investigated with both experimental and computational diagnostic techniques. A residual gas analysis (RGA) of a 12 mbar direct current (dc) discharge with a C2H2/NH3 gas mixture is conducted near the Ni catalyst surface employed for carbon nanofiber growth. <br> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Techreports/2005/PDF/nas-05-002.pdf">+ Get Technical Report NAS-05-002 (PDF-1.6MB)</a> </td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"></td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> <td> <b>Validation of Inlet and Exhaust Boundary Conditions for a Cartesian Method</b> <br> Inlets and exhaust nozzles are often omitted in aerodynamic simulations of aircraft due to the complexities involved in the modeling of engine details and flow physics. However, the omission is often improper since inlet or plume flows may have a substantial effect on vehicle aerodynamics. <br> <a href="/web/20050406084036/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/News/Techreports/2005/PDF/nas-05-001.pdf">+ Get Technical Report NAS-05-001 (PDF-3MB)</a> </td> <td width="5"> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"> <p></p> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> <td bgcolor="#cccccc" width="1"> <p></p> </td> <td width="175" valign="top"> <br><img border="0" alt="" height="5" width="5" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nasa.gov/templateimages/common/spacer.gif"><span class="homepageTitle">SYSTEM STATUS</span><br> <hr size="1"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="10%"> <p></p> </td> <td> <b>Columbia Status</b> <table border="0" bgcolor="ffffff" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><font face="helvetica" size="1"> <img border="1" src="/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/nas/gifs/grn16.gif" width="6" height="6"> up <img border="1" src="/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/nas/gifs/yel16.gif" width="6" height="6"> test <img border="1" src="/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/nas/gifs/red16.gif" width="6" height="6"> down </font> </td> </tr></table>  <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"><tr> <td valign="top" background="/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/nas/gifs/a-orb.gif">  <table border="0" bgcolor="000000" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1"><tr> <td background="/web/20050406084036im_/http://www.nas.nasa.gov/nas/gifs/grn84.gif" align="center" valign="middle" width="84" height="16" colspan="5"> <font face="helvetica" size="1"> <a href="" onclick="popCGI('sysUtil',650,275,'host=columbia'); 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