Parallelization of a multi-blocked CFD code via three strategies for fluid flow and heat transfer analysis

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-80

  Jia, Rongguang ^a   Sundén, Bengt ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cluster; Heat transfer; Mpi; Multi block; Multi thread; Parallel

Indexed keywords

BLOCK CODES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HEAT TRANSFER; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

MULTI-BLOCK CODES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PARALLEL COMPUTING;

EID: 0041340564     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7930(03)00029-X     Document Type: Article

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