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    The efficient use of vectorized direct solvers in computational fluid dynamics
    Riggins, David W. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988)
    The feasibility of using a vectorized banded direct solver for the compressible Euler and Navier-Stokes equations is examined for both single-grid and multi-grid strategies. A procedure is developed for comparing the computational effort required for the direct method with that of the vertical line Gauss-Seidel iteration scheme in order to provide a criteria for choosing between the two techniques. The direct method is shown to have a relatively wide range of application on a vector processor with large memory. Indeed, the primary limitation of the direct method at this time is machine memory. Results for both inviscid and viscous test problems over a range of Mach numbers and Reynolds numbers are examined for two dimensions.