Code optimizations for complex microprocessors applied to CFD software

SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1461-1477

  Hauser, Th ^a   Mattox, T I ^b   Lebeau, R P ^b   Dietz, H G ^b   Huang, P G ^b  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cache based microprocessors; Fluid dynamics; Performance analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CACHE MEMORY; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CACHE-BASED MICROPROCESSORS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NODE TUNING;

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

EID: 4043088395     PISSN: 10648275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S1064827502410530     Document Type: Article

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