Towards exascale simulations of granular fluidization in offshore wind turbine foundations

Samuel Kemmler, Antoni Artinov, Pablo Cuéllar, Harald Köstler, for Buildings and Structures, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung , Chair for System Simulation, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Dams and Hydraulic Constructions, Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt

The International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications

Published online on June 05, 2026

Abstract

The International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications, Ahead of Print.
Fully-resolved micromechanical simulations coupling the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) with the Discrete Element Method (DEM) provide high-fidelity insights into granular fluidization. However, the substantial computational demands of such simulations ...