Case Study: Pinnacle Engines achieves 80% turnaround time reduction with Rescale

Pinnacle Engines Achieves 80% Turnaround Time Reduction

Pinnacle Engines, a developer of an ultra-efficient four-stroke engine architecture, faced the challenge of running hundreds of detailed CFD simulations to achieve 30–50% fuel-efficiency gains within tight project timelines. To overcome limited internal compute and licensing constraints, Pinnacle Engines turned to Rescale’s cloud simulation platform, running CONVERGE CFD software to explore injector models, geometry simplifications, and reaction mechanisms at scale.

Rescale provided on-demand, job-tailored compute and isolated, encrypted clusters so Pinnacle Engines could launch tens to hundreds of parallel jobs without queuing, deliver results for local post-processing, and protect proprietary models. Using Rescale, Pinnacle Engines executed over 240 simulations, cut turnaround time by 80%, and reduced capital expenses while accelerating engine design iterations.

Pinnacle Engines

Monty Cleeves

CTO