Scalability of Finite Element Applications on Distributed-memory Parallel Computers Scalability of Finite Element Applications on Distributed-memory Parallel Computers
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This paper demonstrates that scalability and competitive eeciency can be achieved for unstructured grid nite element applications on distributed memory machines, such as the Connection Machine CM-5 system. The eeciency of nite element solvers is analyzed through two applications: an implicit computational aerodynamics application and an explicit solid mechanics application. Scalability of mesh decomposition and data mapping strategies are also discussed. Numerical examples that support the claims for problems with an excess of fourteen million variables are presented.
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