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Title: A Parallel Multigrid Method for Neutronics Applications

Conference ·
OSTI ID:975278

The multigrid method has been shown to be the most effective general method for solving the multi-dimensional diffusion equation encountered in neutronics. This being the method of choice, we develop a strategy for implementing the multigrid method on computers of massively parallel architecture. This leads us to strategies for parallelizing the relaxation, contraction (interpolation), and prolongation operators involved in the method. We then compare the efficiency of our parallel multigrid with other parallel methods for solving the diffusion equation on selected problems encountered in reactor physics.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
975278
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-01-1804; TRN: US1002420
Resource Relation:
Conference: "Submitted to: "International Meeting on Mathematical Methods for Nuclear Applications, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 9-13, 2001".
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English