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Volume 16, Issue 2
An Algebraic Multigrid-Based Physical Factorization Preconditioner for the Multi-Group Radiation Diffusion Equations in Three Dimensions

Xiaoqiang Yue, Zekai Zhang, Xiaowen Xu, Shuying Zhai & Shi Shu

Numer. Math. Theor. Meth. Appl., 16 (2023), pp. 410-432.

Published online: 2023-04

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The paper investigates the robustness and parallel scaling properties of a novel physical factorization preconditioner with algebraic multigrid subsolves in the iterative solution of a cell-centered finite volume discretization of the three-dimensional multi-group radiation diffusion equations. The key idea is to take advantage of a particular kind of block factorization of the resulting system matrix and approximate the left-hand block matrix selectively spurred by parallel processing considerations. The spectral property of the preconditioned matrix is then analyzed. The practical strategy is considered sequentially and in parallel. Finally, numerical results illustrate the numerical robustness, computational efficiency and parallel strong and weak scalabilities over the real-world structured and unstructured coupled problems, showing its competitiveness with many existing block preconditioners.

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65F08, 65N08, 65N55, 65Y05

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@Article{NMTMA-16-410, author = {Yue , XiaoqiangZhang , ZekaiXu , XiaowenZhai , Shuying and Shu , Shi}, title = {An Algebraic Multigrid-Based Physical Factorization Preconditioner for the Multi-Group Radiation Diffusion Equations in Three Dimensions}, journal = {Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications}, year = {2023}, volume = {16}, number = {2}, pages = {410--432}, abstract = {

The paper investigates the robustness and parallel scaling properties of a novel physical factorization preconditioner with algebraic multigrid subsolves in the iterative solution of a cell-centered finite volume discretization of the three-dimensional multi-group radiation diffusion equations. The key idea is to take advantage of a particular kind of block factorization of the resulting system matrix and approximate the left-hand block matrix selectively spurred by parallel processing considerations. The spectral property of the preconditioned matrix is then analyzed. The practical strategy is considered sequentially and in parallel. Finally, numerical results illustrate the numerical robustness, computational efficiency and parallel strong and weak scalabilities over the real-world structured and unstructured coupled problems, showing its competitiveness with many existing block preconditioners.

}, issn = {2079-7338}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/nmtma.OA-2022-0054 }, url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/nmtma/21583.html} }
TY - JOUR T1 - An Algebraic Multigrid-Based Physical Factorization Preconditioner for the Multi-Group Radiation Diffusion Equations in Three Dimensions AU - Yue , Xiaoqiang AU - Zhang , Zekai AU - Xu , Xiaowen AU - Zhai , Shuying AU - Shu , Shi JO - Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications VL - 2 SP - 410 EP - 432 PY - 2023 DA - 2023/04 SN - 16 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/nmtma.OA-2022-0054 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/nmtma/21583.html KW - Radiation diffusion equations, physical factorization preconditioning, algebraic multigrid, parallel and distributed computing. AB -

The paper investigates the robustness and parallel scaling properties of a novel physical factorization preconditioner with algebraic multigrid subsolves in the iterative solution of a cell-centered finite volume discretization of the three-dimensional multi-group radiation diffusion equations. The key idea is to take advantage of a particular kind of block factorization of the resulting system matrix and approximate the left-hand block matrix selectively spurred by parallel processing considerations. The spectral property of the preconditioned matrix is then analyzed. The practical strategy is considered sequentially and in parallel. Finally, numerical results illustrate the numerical robustness, computational efficiency and parallel strong and weak scalabilities over the real-world structured and unstructured coupled problems, showing its competitiveness with many existing block preconditioners.

Yue , XiaoqiangZhang , ZekaiXu , XiaowenZhai , Shuying and Shu , Shi. (2023). An Algebraic Multigrid-Based Physical Factorization Preconditioner for the Multi-Group Radiation Diffusion Equations in Three Dimensions. Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications. 16 (2). 410-432. doi:10.4208/nmtma.OA-2022-0054
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