Coreform LLC, a three-time Inc. 5000 award winner, announces its receipt of a competitive grant from the Department of Energy. With this grant, Coreform will combine two prior projects to allow for isogeometric analysis within the Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation Environment (MOOSE) that can run on graphics processing units, or GPUs. Coreform has used previous grants to develop IGA for use with MOOSE and to integrate the MFEM library with their IGA technology. 

The DOE’s Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation program developed MOOSE as an open-source framework for simulation, which is now used by researchers across the globe to drive innovative, safe nuclear energy designs. Coreform’s isogeometric analysis technology will significantly improve the accessibility of the MOOSE suite by radically improving the product testing and development workflow. Specifically, this project will allow engineers to use a computer-aided design (CAD) model directly in simulation. The other prong of the project will allow these IGA simulations to run on GPU, which will significantly speed up the processing time.

The work funded by this grant will dramatically increase the accessibility, effectiveness, and usability of government-funded nuclear simulation codes and promote the development of safe, clean nuclear energy. This new technology will make it much easier for nuclear energy engineers to access the advanced nuclear science embedded in MOOSE. It will also allow the developers of MOOSE to take advantage of GPU technology for more efficient computation. The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. Learn more at energy.gov.