Title
Stabilization and scalable block preconditioning for the Navier-Stokes equations
Abstract
This study compares several block-oriented preconditioners for the stabilized finite element discretization of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. This includes standard additive Schwarz domain decomposition methods, aggressive coarsening multigrid, and three preconditioners based on an approximate block LU factorization, specifically SIMPLEC, LSC, and PCD. Robustness is considered with a particular focus on the impact that different stabilization methods have on preconditioner performance. Additionally, parallel scaling studies are undertaken. The numerical results indicate that aggressive coarsening multigrid, LSC and PCD all have good algorithmic scalability. Coupling this with the fact that block methods can be applied to systems arising from stable mixed discretizations implies that these techniques are a promising direction for developing scalable methods for Navier-Stokes.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1016/j.jcp.2011.09.001
J. Comput. Physics
Keywords
Field
DocType
finite element discretization,incompressible navier-stokes equation,scalable block,aggressive coarsening multigrid,numerical result,different stabilization method,good algorithmic scalability,schwarz domain decomposition method,approximate block lu factorization,block method,block-oriented preconditioners
Discretization,Mathematical optimization,Preconditioner,Finite element method,Robustness (computer science),Multigrid method,LU decomposition,Domain decomposition methods,Mathematics,Navier–Stokes equations
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
231
2
0021-9991
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
7
0.61
16
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Eric C. Cyr1518.66
John N. Shadid225932.24
Raymond S. Tuminaro314515.07