Computing

The computing facilities in the Tutorial building are linked via the Campus network to each laboratory, enabling close co-operation between theoretical analysis and experimentation as well as facilitating the School's computer-aided manufacturing. There are three main computer laboratories:

• Computer Laboratory: ME206
• Computer Laboratory: ME306
• Research Computing: ME109 / ME110

The Computing Facilities Guide tells you how to access and use the School's computing facilities.

IT Support

The IT Service Centre is the central support point for UNSW staff and students requiring assistance with IT related matters, including enquiries related to computer, password, telephone and network issues.

*Emails received outside the support hours indicated above will be addressed on the next business day.

For further details and map see www.it.unsw.edu.au/staff/support/index.html

Computer Laboratory: ME206

ME206 Timetable for S1 2013
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Student Access Hours

Monday to Friday 8:00am—6:00pm, Open Access
Monday to Friday 6:00pm—11:30pm, Cardax only
Saturday & Sunday 8:00am—11:30pm, Cardax only

Contacts

Laboratory Officer-in-Charge:   Mr David Herd
Academic-in-Charge:   A/Prof Tracie Barber

An air conditioned laboratory containing 72 quad core workstations running Windows XP. Software installed includes:

• Ansys (Computational Fluid Dynamics/Finite Element Method simulator and viewer)
• SolidWorks, CATIA, AutoCAD and Pro/ENGINEER (CAD/CAM programs)
• CGTech Vericut (numerically controlled machine simulator)
• MSC Nastran, Patran, Dytran, Marc and Mentat (Finite Element Method simulation and viewer)
• VERICUT (solid model machining simulation showing material removal)
• Naval Architecture programs
• Matlab (computation, analysis, visualisation and simulation program)
• Microsoft Office, Project and Visio
• SAS (statistical analysis)

Computer Laboratory: ME306

ME306 Timetable for June-July 2013
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Student Access Hours

Monday to Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm, Open Access
Monday to Friday 6:00pm - 11:30pm, Cardax only
Saturday & Sunday 8:00am - 11:30pm, Cardax only

Contacts

Laboratory Officer-in-Charge:  Mr David Herd
Academic-in-Charge:   A/Prof Tracie Barber

An air conditioned laboratory containing 60 quad core computers running Windows XP. Software installed includes:

• Ansys (Computational Fluid Dynamics/Finite Element Method simulator and viewer)
• SolidWorks, CATIA, AutoCAD and Pro/ENGINEER (CAD/CAM programs)
• CGTech Vericut (numerically controlled machine simulator)
• MSC Nastran, Patran, Dytran, Marc and Mentat (Finite Element Method simulation and viewer)
• VERICUT (solid model machining simulation showing material removal)
• Naval Architecture programs
• Matlab (computation, analysis, visualisation and simulation program)
• Microsoft Office, Project and Visio
• SAS (statistical analysis)

Research Computing: ME109 / ME110

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Contacts

Laboratory Officer-in-Charge:   Mr David Herd
Academic-in-Charge:   Dr Victoria Timchenko 

• 14 quad core/CPU workstations with 16GB memory
• A High-Performance Computing (HPC) research cluster with
         - 84 cores = 26 CPUs = 13 systems
         - 193GHz = 5 x 8 x 2.6GHz + 3 x 8 x 2.3GHz + 4 x 4 x 1.8GHz + 4 x 1GHz
          - 208GB memory = 13 x 16GB
          - 2.96TB storage = 8 x 250GB + 4 x (37GB + 147GB) + 1 x (73GB + 147GB)
          - Gigabit Ethernet interconnect
• A teaching cluster with
         - 36 Cores = 18 systems
         - 94.68GHz = 18 x 1.86 GHz + 18 x 3.4GHz
         - 72GB memory = 18 x 4GB
         - 5.13TB storage = 9 x 250GB + 9 x 320GB
         - Gigabit Ethernet interconnect
• A file server with 2GB memory 3.6TB storage
• Ansys, CFX and Fluent CFD packages and Tecplot graphics software