Terra Quantum says simulator speeds up design for fluid mixing

On Tuesday, Terra Quantum, a German-Swiss quantum computer hardware and software business, announced quantum algorithms to speed up fluid mixing machine design.

Simulating quantum computers, which are yet unusable, Evonik Industries (EVKn.DE) and others devised the algorithms.

Mixing two chemicals to make a new one requires correct speed, temperature, quantities, viscosity, mixer form, and other factors. Deviations can change results.

Quantum computers may be better at solving the challenge. In an interview, Terra Quantum Chief Product Officer Florian Neukart stated quantum computers are superior at exponential optimization challenges.

“With our algorithms, we can improve the simulation and show that with less experiments of physical design you can… do this efficient fluid mixing,” Neukart said.

Terra’s simulator simulates a quantum computer using conventional processors and software. Developers may design quantum software without quantum computers, which are millions of times faster than supercomputers.

Terra said quantum computer simulator algorithms can save industrial chemical mixer development time and cost by 45%.