Experience with the Vectorisation of Some Fluid Flow Prediction Codes on the Harwell CRAY-1

  • I. P. Jones
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Part of the Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics book series (NNFM, volume 12)

Summary

This paper describes the experience obtained at Harwell on the exploitation of the CRAY-1 for the prediction of fluid flows. The topics covered include the use of direct methods and iterative methods for the solution of linear systems of equations, and some other relevant issues such as the use of library kernels and efficient input/output.

Keywords

Conjugate Gradient Method Vector Computer Frontal Method Piso Algorithm Conjugate Gradient Square 
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© Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 1986

Authors and Affiliations

  • I. P. Jones
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  1. 1.Computer Science and Systems DivisionAERE HarwellOxonUK

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