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A mixed spectral element, pseudospectral, and finite-difference scheme for solving the Navier-Stokes equations is implemented on a Meiko parallel supercomputer. The code for the solution of Navier-Stokes equations for jetlike flows is implemented with a spectral scheme in cross-flow directions, a spectral element scheme in the stream-wise direction, and finite-difference marching in time. Several strategies for distributing the workload onto the processors are discussed. Special attention is paid to using the flexible topology of the Meiko.
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Prestin, M., Shtilman, L. A parallel Navier-Stokes solver: The Meiko implementation. J Supercomput 9, 347–364 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01206272
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