UNIGINE Benchmarks
2009
Extreme performance and stability test for PC hardware: video card, power supply, cooling system. Check your rig in stock and overclocking modes with real-life load! Also includes interactive experience in a beautiful, detailed environment.
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- Extended stress-testing
- Command line automation support
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Key features
- Extreme hardware stability testing
- Accurate results due to 100% GPU-bound benchmarking
- Support for DirectX 9, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.0
- GPU temperature and clock monitoring
- Comprehensive use of adaptive hardware
tessellation - Dynamic sky with volumetric clouds and tweakable
day-night cycle - Real-time global illumination and screen-space ambient
occlusion - Support for stereo 3D and multi-monitor configurations
- Cinematic and interactive fly/walk-through camera
modes - Powered by UNIGINE 1 Engine
System requirements
Overview
Heaven Benchmark is a GPU-intensive benchmark that hammers graphics cards to the limits. This powerful tool can be effectively used to determine the stability of a GPU under extremely stressful conditions, as well as check the cooling system’s potential under maximum heat output.
The benchmark immerses a user into a magical steampunk world of shiny brass, wood and gears. Nested on flying islands, a tiny village with its cozy, sun-heated cobblestone streets, and a majestic dragon on the central square gives a true sense of adventure. An interactive experience with fly-by and walk-through modes allows for exploring all corners of this world powered by the cutting-edge UNIGINE Engine that leverages the most advanced capabilities of graphics APIs and turns this bench into a visual masterpiece.
Current version: 4.0 (2013)
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UNIGINE Benchmarks
2013
Extreme performance and stability test for PC hardware: video card, power supply, cooling system. Check your rig in stock and overclocking modes with real-life load! Also includes interactive experience in a beautiful, detailed environment.
There is more here:
- Extended stress-testing
- Command line automation support
- Reports in CSV format
- Commercial use licenses
Get extended editions
Key features
- Visuals powered by UNIGINE 1 Engine
- GPU temperature and clock monitoring
- 64 000 000 square meters of extremely detailed, seamless
terrain - Procedural content generation and placement
- User-controlled dynamic weather
- Support for stereo 3D and multi-monitor configurations
- The entire valley is free to be explored in interactive
fly-by or hike-through modes
System requirements
Overview
The forest-covered valley surrounded by vast mountains amazes with its scale from a bird’s-eye view and is extremely detailed down to every leaf and flower petal.
Valley Benchmark allows you to encounter a morning high up in the mountains when the snow-capped peaks are just barely glittering in the rising sun. Be it flying over the vast green expanses or hiking along rocky slopes, this journey continues as long as you wish. Unique in every corner, this open-space world provides a wonderfully relaxing experience under the tranquil music and sounds of nature.
Current version: 1.0 (2013)
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| Basic | Advanced | Professional | Enterprise | |
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| Gamer | Overclocker | Commercial Company Assembly / Repair Shop Hardware Manufacturer |
Commercial Company With Multiple Installations |
|
| Presets | ||||
| Custom Settings | ||||
| GPU Monitoring | ||||
| Interactive Mode | ||||
| Personal Use | ||||
| Benchmark Looping | ||||
| Command Line Automation | ||||
| Reports in CSV Format | ||||
| Software Rendering Mode | ||||
| Per-frame Deep Analysis | ||||
| Commercial Use | ||||
| Technical Support | ||||
| Seats | 1 | 1 | 1 | unlimited |
| Price | Free | $14. 95 |
$495 | $7500 |
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«Motor for celestial» trotters «» in the blog «Aviation»
At the Salyut Research and Production Center for Gas Turbine Engineering
experimental design work is underway to create a new
sample of a small-sized gas turbine turboprop engine
TV-500S with a capacity of 630 hp
Interest in small aircraft today is great. Projects — the sea, and
there are enough enthusiasts too. Only one thing is missing —
optimal domestic engine. Currently in Russia
turboprop engines with a capacity of 500 — 700 hp are not produced,
necessary for multifunctional aircraft. engine also
ordinary small aircraft is also needed, which is rushing to replace the An-2.
Such planes already exist, they can be seen at MAKS. These are the offspring
Vyacheslav Petrovich, Chief Designer of NKF Technoavia
Kondratiev: certified SM-92, multi-purpose «Finist»,
round-the-world SM-2000 modified by Piper and, finally,
twin-engine «Rysachok», which so far flies with Czech
engines.
But in the future, new ones will be put on it
turboprop engines of Russian production.
The heart of the future TVD-500S — the gas generator — has already beaten to
test bench of the Research and Production Center
gas turbine construction «Salyut». Leading designer Leonid Mikhailovich
Kirillov and his staff have been professionally solving problems for seven years now.
the most difficult task of creating the original engine and work,
mainly on enthusiasm, since no additional
no funding available. “The motor is created“ from scratch ”, and for this
it takes, as a rule, a good ten years, says Kirillov. —
And if funding is opened in the near future, then in a year
three TVD-500S will be ready for production. However, by
according to the lead designer, technological equipment and
modern technologies available at Salyut will not require
investments of large financial resources for the development of serial
production of the TV-500S engine. proudly showing the new
engine on a test bench, Leonid Mikhailovich shared
results of successful trials: experimental parameters
of the gas generator compressor almost coincided with the calculated ones.
On the
today the running-in of the running gear of the gas generator has been completed
on the test bench, checking starting and vibration
characteristics, functioning of new bench systems,
the operation of the oil system was studied.
TVD-500S with a capacity of 630 hp will be produced in two versions —
aircraft and helicopter. It is already planned to install such
engines with three-blade or five-blade propellers
on SM-92 and Rysachok aircraft.
And now for the details that the average reader might
boring, but for those interested in aviation and professionals — extremely
interesting, since we are talking about what the new theater of operations will be like for
small aircraft, and that he will become — no doubt.
The engine is made according to the reverse scheme (exhaust device
located in front, immediately behind the propeller gearbox), has
a free turbine, an annular countercurrent combustion chamber,
single stage centrifugal compressor, screw reducer and box
aircraft drive units.
Axial compressor turbine
single-stage with cooled nozzle blades and
uncooled workers. Free Turbine — Axial
single-stage uncooled. turbocharger rotor
two-bearing. The compressor is made of titanium, body parts
also made of titanium with abradable ceramic coating on
inner surfaces above the blades of the centrifugal wheel.
Combustion chamber — annular, countercurrent with 22 nozzles,
swirl heads and two spark plugs. exhaust
the device is an annular diffuser, turning into
expanding channel that provides minimal
hydraulic losses. Exhaust pipe mounting flange
to divert the gas flow in any desired direction.
Serial production and widespread introduction of a much-needed engine
will largely solve the problems of Russian general aviation.
celestial engine: picturehistory — LiveJournal
Introduction: a little about space
Man «originated» in space. And space was nature.
Rivers, forests, mountains, plains, steppes, seas… There was a lot in space. But man developed, and as he developed, he transformed the space, adjusting it for himself. Man-made dwellings appeared, inside which the space was divided into different zones.
“U-u-u-u r-r-r-r-r xp-xp do-do” — which in translation from the primitive means: “Honey, could you pack your hunting equipment (a spear with stone point and two hammers) to the other end of the cave?”
Subsequently, man learned to build buildings, build roads, build aqueducts, and so on. In short, cities arose. In particular, London, which by the beginning of the 19th century was home to almost a million people.
It is important to note the following: all these transformations took place on earth, because the heavenly space was under the jurisdiction of divine powers. But in the end, people began to encroach on this territory …
Exploration of the sky
Somewhere in the middle of the 19th century, a middle class emerged in England.
These were people who earned their living by mental labor. Many of them received good money, which was enough not only for food, but also for all sorts of excesses. Moreover, the excesses, thanks to the development of technology and transport, as well as the spread of factory production, were sold at a very affordable price. In other words, the era of consumption of goods and services began. In this regard, merchants, wanting to squeeze as much out of the current situation as possible, began to actively explore different ways to attract customers. So by the 1850s and 60s, London was already thickly hung with advertising posters, posters and banners.
London street, painting by Orlando Perry, 1834.
But in the 1880s, it seemed to businessmen that the possibilities on earth had been exhausted, and they rushed up. The first step into the undeveloped space was made in September 1885 by the director of the Royal Drury Lane Theatre, Augustus Harris, launching a balloon (balloon) fixed on the roof of his “institution”, on which, naturally, Drury Lane.
Augustus Harris, drawing 1889.
Other theater owners liked it so much that by May of the following year balloon maker Charles Green Spencer had sold more than 10 balloons. And soon the giants “sticking out” over British cities (the circumference is more than 14 meters, the height of the letters of the inscription is about 1.5 meters) became quite common.
Spencer Family Advertising Balloon
The variety of shapes of these flying advertising media was amazing. Here you could see everything that is suitable: from various objects and animals to human figures. In addition, they managed to somehow illuminate them with electricity. I think that a drunken man in the street, returning home at night, could be very frightened by seeing an orange, say, a cow in the sky.
By the way, politicians also resorted to this method of agitation. For example, during the 1892 election, supporters of the Conservative Party representative Vicary Gibbs launched a balloon into the sky, on which was written Vote for Vicary Gibbs.
As a result, the barbel went to parliament.
Vicary Gibbs, 1895
Then came the sky signs. These were large letters made of wood or metal. According to historian James Taylor of Lancaster University, they could be installed on huge frames up to 25 meters high. They were also illuminated. And at night, when the frames were not visible, it seemed that the words were written right in the sky.
Billboards on the Mazawattee Tea building
However, technology has not stood still. On October 19, 1901, the Brazilian balloonist Alberto Santos-Dumont (who lived most of his life in France) made an unprecedented flight around the Eiffel Tower in a controlled balloon, or airship.
Santos Dumont and the Eiffel Tower, 1901
The idea was immediately picked up by the already mentioned Charles Green Spencer, and his son Stanley (a fearless aviator) entered into an agreement with Mellin’s Food, a manufacturer of baby food, for 25 “advertising” flights.
The deal amounted to 1500 pounds. Promotions took place at 1902 year. According to the press, Londoners greeted the first flight with their mouths open in amazement.
Spencer advertising airship, 1902
However, it should be noted that during this campaign, Stanley Spencer somewhat puzzled the venerable public. Flying over the capital, at some point he began to throw balls into the crowd, demonstrating the military potential of his car: they say, imagine that these are bombs. The moment was embarrassing, and the compatriots, instantly realizing their defenselessness against this kind of attack, frowned.
In general, Stanley, in my opinion, was a completely reckless fellow. On flights, he took his wife Rose and even his little daughter Gladys with him. They say that the latter was first in the air at the age of three months…
Stanley Spencer with his wife and daughter
Well, then the planes took off into the sky.
The first biplane flight was made by the Wright brothers in 1903. And by the end of World War I, some countries already had full-fledged fighters in their arsenal. Aviation opened up unprecedented opportunities for businessmen. But how to use them? You can, of course, scatter flyers from a bird’s eye view. But then the cities will quickly turn into waste paper dumps. No, it absolutely does not fit.
However, in 1922 something incredible happened. British ace Cyril Turner, flying over Surrey, left a giant white smoke inscription in the sky — Daily Mail. The next day, the number was repeated in London, and twice: in the morning — over Hyde Park and in the evening — over St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Historical background
Daily Mail (established in 1896) was Britain’s first daily newspaper for a general audience. Its founder, Alfred Harmsworth, realized that the common people were not interested in reading the boring reports of parliamentary meetings, the boring speeches of politicians and the dull sermons of the clergy.
“If a dog has bitten a person,” Alfred said, “this is not news. But if a person has bitten a dog, this is already something interesting.” The materials consisted of reports from the scene of incidents, comments by eyewitnesses of accidents, caustic remarks about current events and lots and lots of gossip and scandals. The logic was simple: «Give the public something tasty, and tomorrow they will come for more.» It is not difficult to guess that the newspaper was wildly popular. Especially given its halfpenny price, while the rest of the dailies cost twice as much.
Alfred Humsworth, 1896
“This is the largest publicity campaign ever,” boasted the paper’s staff. “Our two words stretched for three miles. Millions of people have seen them!
The event had a powerful resonance. Suggestions poured in from all sides on how to use the conquered space. For example, The Times correspondent Ronald Carton stated that “if one plane can write two words at ten thousand feet, then a squadron of flying machines can produce large texts that the whole country will read.
You can’t think of a better field for spreading the news.»
The Daily Mail was also inventive, emphasizing the military possibilities of this discovery: «Now we can write orders for the army and navy right in the sky … In addition, thick smoke is a great way to hide our equipment from the enemy.»
This technology (skywriting) was invented by one of the first British pilots, Major Jack Savage, nicknamed «Mad Jack», a former officer of the Royal Air Force. He was an enterprising person, so by 1924 air advertising covered up to 20 cities a day. He had 17 pilots at his disposal, who worked not only on the Islands, but also in the USA, Canada, France and Sweden.
Mad Jack
What’s more, Savage invented a way to project advertisements into the sky. Such attempts were made before: interested people put a stencil on a powerful searchlight and gave light. But this did not bring the desired result. However, the major improved the system with the help of mirrors.
How it worked, I confess, I do not know, but the image turned out to be bright. Although the desired effect was not achieved immediately. In 1930-31, Savage experimented for a long time in the London area of Hendon, turning through the press to the surrounding residents with a request to inform him about the quality of the picture. In the end, he succeeded.
Everyone liked the idea and spread quickly. An interesting incident occurred in January 1933, when a whole series of projected images appeared in the sky over London’s Blackheath, including the moon, which was placed next to a real celestial body. I think the sight of two satellites of the earth was a serious shock for people who drink, and perhaps some of them even decided to stop drinking, at least for a while. Employees of the Daily Express newspaper appreciated the action and announced the onset of the era of «sky signs» (sky signs).
But the most common type of advertising of this kind in the 1930s was banners that were attached to the tail of an aircraft.
Well, cheap and cheerful, and most importantly, simple: a plane flies, and behind it, like the tail of a kite, a message, so to speak, flutters. Advertising agency J. Walter Thompson strongly recommended this method of promoting goods and services, especially for new companies that wanted to compete with the giants of the market.
Reaction
However, one should not think that these innovations were accepted by everyone with a bang. Many have been vocal in their criticism of all outdoor advertising, calling it The Horrors of the Walls. But when the merchants encroached on the sky, a real confrontation began.
Some, not hoping for help from the authorities, armed themselves with guns and, under cover of night, shot down hated balloons. So the owners, in order to avoid losses, had to lower them at night.
But prominent and respected people chose more formal methods of struggle.
In the late 1880s, a fairly well-known metropolitan clergyman named J. M. S. Brooke wrote an angry letter to The Times, expressing «in the name of all that is beautiful and beautiful, protesting against the billboards on the roofs of buildings that wrapped London in their ugly cobwebs.»
Piccadilly Circus, 1914
This set off a chain reaction, with hundreds of such letters from outraged residents pouring into the newspaper. As a result, the city council was forced to forbid the installation of new shields and decided that the old ones should be removed within six years. Subsequently, other cities followed the example of the London authorities.
Opponents of scribbling in the firmament were also found quite a few. For example, one well-born gentleman once said: “We suffer enough from the Daily Mail on earth. We still didn’t have enough to endure their attacks from the sky.”
In addition, the venerable organization under the glorious name «Society for Checking the Abuses of Public Advertising» (SCAPA), created in 1893 with the aim, of course, of suppression, intervened. In 1923, its members stubbornly pushed for an advertising law that would have banned writing in the heavens. The Lords approved the initiative, but it did not pass in the House of Commons.
However, when the well-known «Mad Jack» began to advance his searchlights, SCAPA went on the offensive. At 19In 31, these guys, realizing that nothing could be achieved through Parliament, wrote a letter to the Air Ministry, arguing that Savage’s invention posed a danger to aeronautics: they say, pilots will take the projected images for the lights of lighthouses or airfields, which will certainly lead to to tragic consequences. It is noteworthy that 10 years before this, the department opposed the ban on sky advertising, but since then, apparently, something has changed. Just at this time, the Irish brewery Guinness was about to purchase a patent for Savage’s spotlights for £50,000. However, they received a call from the ministry demanding that this outrage be stopped immediately. As a result, the deal fell through.
In general, many complained about the inscriptions. But no centralized action was taken by the authorities.
The press reacted interestingly to the advertisement. The conservative daily The Spectator (founded in 1828, the oldest English-language magazine still in existence) once reported that “advertisers have filled the streets and buses with their horrible pictures. Worse, they hung them all the walls in the subway. Let’s not let them take the sky from us.»
And the satirical magazine Punch (founded in 1841) regularly made fun of merchants eager to tell the world about their products.
Illustration from Punch, 1890.
The 1886 drawing is particularly noteworthy. It depicts a man and a woman standing on the embankment and looking at the moon. “How beautiful the moon is, how it shines on the waves,” the girl says. “The heart is so happy when you look at her!” To which the man, Mr. Blowkey, replies: “Imagine if across the sky there was an inscription in large letters — Pickles of Blowkey and son” …
Illustration from Punch magazine, 1886.
Airplanes with advertising banners also caused outrage among many. For example, in November 1937 in Manchester on Armistice Day (the signing of the Compiègne Peace Agreement on November 11, 1918, which ended hostilities in the First World War), the aircraft hired by the Batchelors (canned food) company rumbled so loudly that people who wanted to to honor the memory of the fallen warriors, probably, the desire to buy food from this company has disappeared forever. The scandal was great.
On the other hand, supporters of heavenly advertising accused its opponents of backwardness. In 1932, one of the pioneers of aviation and the founder of the Avro aircraft company, Sir Elliot Verdon Roe, noted that «the hysterical reaction to Savage’s searchlights is reminiscent of the ridiculous claims of a century ago that, they say, it is extremely dangerous to ride a train rushing at a speed of 20 miles per hour.