Numerical performance of incomplete factorizations for 3D transient convection-diffusion problems

  • Authors:
  • A. Rodríguez-Ferran;M. L. Sandoval

  • Affiliations:
  • Laboratori de Cílcul Numèric (LaCíN), Departament de Matemítica Aplicada III, E.T.S. d'Enginyers de Camins, Edifici C2, Campus Nord, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, ...;Laboratori de Cílcul Numèric (LaCíN), Departament de Matemítica Aplicada III, E.T.S. d'Enginyers de Camins, Edifici C2, Campus Nord, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, ...

  • Venue:
  • Advances in Engineering Software
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Many environmental processes can be modelled as transient convection-diffusion-reaction problems. This is the case, for instance, of the operation of activated-carbon filters. For industrial applications there is a growing demand for 3D simulations, so efficient linear solvers are a major concern. We have compared the numerical performance of two families of incomplete Cholesky factorizations as preconditioners of conjugate gradient iterations: drop-tolerance and prescribed-memory strategies. Numerical examples show that the former are computationally more efficient, but the latter may be preferable due to their predictable memory requirements.