Mesh partitioning using matrix value approximations for parallel computational fluid dynamics simulations

Computational fluid dynamics simulations for investigation of parameters affecting goaf gas distribution

It is necessary to obtain a fundamental understanding of the goaf gas flow patterns in longwall mine in order to develop optimum goaf gas drainage and spontaneous combustion (sponcom) management strategies. The best ventilation layout for a longwall underground mine should assist in goaf gas drainage and further reduce the risk of sponcom in the goaf. Further, in the longwall panel, regulators ...

Dynamic mesh partitioning & load-balancing for parallel computational mechanics codes

We discuss the load-balancing issues arising in parallel mesh based computational mechanics codes for which the processor loading changes during the run. We briefly touch on geometric repartitioning ideas and then focus on different ways of using a graph both to solve the load-balancing problem and the optimisation problem, both locally and globally. We also briefly discuss whether repartitioni...

Parallel computational magneto-fluid dynamics

In a Priority Program on Massively Parallel Computing, eight Dutch research groups (http://www.phys.uu.nl/~mpr/) cooperate since 1995 to develop new algorithms and software to simulate the non-linear dynamics of thermonuclear, geo-physical, and astrophysical plasmas. As one result of this collaboration, the general-purpose Versatile Advection Codemonstrated excellent scaling properties across a...

Parallel extrapolation methods for computational fluid dynamics

Iterative solution methods for large, sparse linear systems of equations usually require significantly less time and memory than direct methods, and so are important in solving the systems which often arise in computational fluid dynamics. There are a number of eztrapolation algorithms which have been closely studied in the past as methods of accelerating convergence of iterative processes [3]....

Parallel Unstructured Mesh Partitioning