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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A hybrid direct-iterative linear solver for chemical process simulation

Abstract

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This dissertation presents the results of developing a hybrid direct-iterative linear solver to solve the sparse linear equation systems arising in chemical process simulation. The motivation for this work is to enable simulations of large, complex, and realistic models requiring the computing power of high performance machines. The objective is carried out by combining the reliability of direct sparse linear methods (e.g., Gaussian elimination) with the efficiency of iterative sparse linear methods (e.g., Krylov subspace methods). The new hybrid solver is implemented in the SEQUEL-II, ASPEN PLUS$\sp{\rm TM}$, and SPEEDUP$\sp{\rm TM}$ programs and evaluated in terms of its overall effectiveness in reducing the total simulation time.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Chemical Engineering
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Cofer, Haruna Nakamura
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Stadtherr, Mark A.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • Copyright 1995 Cofer, Haruna Nakamura
Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
AAI9624321
(UMI)AAI9624321
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19452

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citation

Cofer, Haruna Nakamura. A hybrid direct-iterative linear solver for chemical process simulation. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/19452