Preconditioned Solver Performance with Compressed Banded Data Format in Three-Dimensional Convective Heat Transfer Simulations

Authors: Ogedengbe, E. O. B.¹; Naterer, G. F.¹

Source: Numerical Heat Transfer Part A: Applications, Volume 48, Number 10, Number 10/December 15 2005 , pp. 965-985(21)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

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Abstract:

A new data storage format called compressed banded data (CBD) is developed for sparse banded matrices generated by hybrid finite-element/volume methods in numerical heat transfer. The platform of the new CBD structure permits dynamic switching between various solvers. The performance of various Krylov techniques, including GMRES(m) (Generalized Minimal RESidual), Bi-CGSTAB (Bi-Conjugate Gradient STABilized), Bi-CG (Bi-Conjugate Gradient), CG (Conjugate Gradient), and CGS (Conjugate Gradient Squared) with an ILU(0) preconditioner, are compared in three test problems. The performance of each preconditioned iterative solver is compared with a direct solver, particularly in terms of memory storage requirements. It is shown that the new CBD format provides useful benefits with respect to both reduction of storage requirements and CPU runtime.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/10407780500283366

Affiliations: 1: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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