Document Type
Article
Date
1998
Keywords
Dynamic load balancing, Granularity, Irregular applications, Particle simulations, Concurrent computing
Language
English
Disciplines
Computer Sciences
Description/Abstract
This paper demonstrates the use of automatic granularity control as part of dynamic load balancing for irregular, particle-based simulations. Performance optimization techniques are considered in the context of a concurrent Direct Simulation Monte Carlo method used to study the rarefied gas flow inside three-dimensional plasma reactors. Several computational techniques are used to reduce the overall time to deliver realistic threedimensional results. The effectiveness of dynamic load balancing and granularity control are presented for large-scale simulations on distributed-memory multicomputers.
Recommended Citation
Rieffel, Marc; Taylor, Stephen; and Watts, Jerrell, "Automatic Granularity Control For Load Balancing Of Concurrent Particle Simulations" (1998). Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Paper 162.
http://surface.syr.edu/eecs/162