Mesh reduction methods such as the boundary element methods, method of fundamental solutions or the so-called meshless methods all lead to fully populated matrices. This poses serious challenges for large-scale three-dimensional problems due to storage requirements and iterative solution of a large set of non-symmetric equations. Researchers have developed several approaches to address this issue including the class of fast-multipole techniques, use of wavelet transforms, and matrix decomposition. In this paper, we develop a domain-decomposition, or the artificial sub-sectioning technique, along with a region-by-region iteration algorithm particularly tailored for parallel computation to address the coefficient matrix issue. The meshless method we employ is based on expansions using radial basis functions (RBFs). An efficient physically-based procedure provides an effective initial guess of the temperatures along the sub-domain interfaces. The iteration process converges very efficiently, offers substantial savings in memory, and features superior computational efficiency. The meshless iterative domain decomposition technique is ideally suited for parallel computation. We discuss its implementation under MPI standards on a small Windows XP PC cluster. Numerical results reveal the domain decomposition meshless methods produce accurate temperature predictions while requiring a much-reduced effort in problem preparation in comparison to other traditional numerical methods.
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ASME 2004 Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference
July 11–15, 2004
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Heat Transfer Division and Fluids Engineering Division
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Eduardo Divo,
Eduardo Divo
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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Alain J. Kassab,
Alain J. Kassab
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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Eric Mitteff,
Eric Mitteff
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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Luis Quintana
Luis Quintana
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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Eduardo Divo
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Alain J. Kassab
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Eric Mitteff
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Luis Quintana
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
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HT-FED2004-56004, pp. 9-19; 11 pages
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February 24, 2009
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Divo, E, Kassab, AJ, Mitteff, E, & Quintana, L. "A Parallel Domain Decomposition Technique for Meshless Methods Applications to Large-Scale Heat Transfer Problems." Proceedings of the ASME 2004 Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference. Volume 2, Parts A and B. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. July 11–15, 2004. pp. 9-19. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/HT-FED2004-56004
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