On a multi-core Desktop PC, a group-sized computer cluster, or a large-scale supercomputer, Palabos exhibits excellent scaling properties for small and large problems. This scaling includes pre- and post-processing steps and ranges over all physical ingredients, excluding any awkward performance bottlenecks. Some benchmark results of Palabos on parallel computers with up to 16'000 cores can be found here.

From simple passive scalars to complex particles with two-way coupling with the fluid, Palabos provides a powerful model for the simulation of point-like particles with extended properties. Like everything else, the representation of these particles is massively parallel, and it is not uncommon to run simulations holding billions of particles at a time -- either to achieve a continuum effect or to fully resolve a multi-scale problem.

No need to generate a grid with an external tool and import it into Palabos -- computational grids are automatically generated at a negligible fraction of the overall computation time.

Based on LES models, and in particular on eddy viscosity models, Palabos solves time dependent turbulent motion up to large Reynolds numbers.

Several models are available to model multi-phase, multi-component or free surface flow.

Temperature is solved from a linear equation and coupled through a buoyancy term.