About
About CFAL
CFAL, the Computational Fluids and Aerodynamics Laboratory at Embry-Riddle, develops computational and experimental tools for complex aerospace and multiphysics flow problems, with an emphasis on environments where conventional aerodynamic models become difficult to apply.
Lab Director
Michael Kinzel
Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Department of Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, Florida
Equipment & Facilities
Vega High-Performance Computing Cluster
ERAU's primary on-premise supercomputing resource for large-scale CFD, multiphysics, and parallel computing: 42 compute nodes (dual AMD EPYC 9654 96-core CPUs, 1.5 TB RAM each), 8 NVIDIA H100 GPUs across two GPU nodes, 100 Gb InfiniBand networking, and roughly 1 PB each of scratch and user storage, supporting 100+ scientific software packages.
Dedicated GPU Workstations
Two high-end workstations for local CFD, AI/ML, reduced-order modeling, and GPU code development, each with 256 GB system RAM and an NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU (96 GB GPU memory), for rapid-turnaround computing without cluster scheduling.
Microgravity and Balloon Payload Workspace
A dedicated build and integration area for microgravity experiments, high-altitude balloon payloads, sensors, electronics, and prototype hardware, supporting assembly, checkout, and preparation prior to field or flight testing.