Title :
Finite-element analysis on a PC
Author :
Flower, Jon ; Kolawa, Adam ; Liang, Tsorng-Juu ; Weingarten, Victor
Author_Institution :
ParaSoft Corp., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors describe how they achieved mainframe performance by coding the Cosmos/M finite-element analysis system, a commercial product, for a PC enhanced with a parallel-processing board. The discussion covers design goals, algorithm design, implementation and debugging, performance optimization, and scalability. They focus on financial, algorithmic, and numerical issues, with almost no reference to the numerical principles involved in solving stress-analysis equations.<>
Keywords :
finite element analysis; microcomputer applications; parallel programming; Cosmos/M finite-element analysis system; PC; algorithm design; debugging; mainframe performance; parallel-processing board; performance optimization; scalability; Equations; Finite element methods; Hardware; Humans; Parallel processing; Performance analysis; Product design; Prototypes; Software design; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
