STAR-CD

Environment Setup

In order to initialize your environment for STAR-CD, you should type the following command. For more information about modules, please see this page.

module load starcd

License Setup

The .flexlmrc file in your home directory must contain the following line to before you begin using STAR-CD:

CDLMD_LICENSE_FILE=1999@sclserver2.tamu.edu

Batch System Example

The following is an example batch job for STAR-CD on hydra:

  #@ shell                = /bin/ksh
  #@ comment              = parallel starcd job
  #@ initialdir           = $(home)/starcd/
  #@ job_name             = starcd 
  #@ input                = $(initialdir)/inputfilename
  #@ error                = $(job_name).e$(schedd_host).$(jobid)
  #@ output               = $(job_name).o$(schedd_host).$(jobid)
  #@ job_type             = parallel 
  #@ environment          = MP_SINGLE_THREAD=yes
  #@ wall_clock_limit     = 1:00:00
  #@ network.MPI          = sn_single, shared, US
  #@ resources            = ConsumableCpus(1) ConsumableMemory(1gb)
  #@ node                 = 1
  #@ tasks_per_node       = 4
  #@ notification         = error
  #@ queue

  module load starcd 
  star -pario 4 

More Information

The manual pages for STAR-CD can be accessed after setting up your STAR-CD environment by typing the following command:

 man starcd