Abstract
The Navier-Stokes equations are central to applied scientific research. The complete set of three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations is very complex and thus requires a substantial amount of computer time as well as memory in order to obtain an accurate solution. The scalability in both processing power and memory space of distributed-memory parallel computers give promise of solving large scale three-dimensional scientific problems based on these equations. In this paper, we describe the implementation and performance of a distributed three-dimensional Navier-Stokes solver in Parasoft's Express. We have run the solver on both the IBM Victor Computer (a 256-node transputer based system) and a token ring networked IBM RS/6000-520 workstation. Our test results demonstrate that distributed multiprocessing allows researchers to solve large scale computational fluid dynamics problems and can improve their productivity with reducing turnaround time.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 897-901 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Energy and Fuels |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology