Preconditioned Symmetric Linear BCG Method for Solving FEM Electromagnetism Problems

Abstract:

A new preconditioning technique for solving large linear systems arising from edge-based finite element method (FEM) analysis of three-dimensional (3-D) electromagnetic problems is presented. This method is achieved by applying a shifted-Laplace operator scheme and sparse approximate inverse to symmetric linear BCG (LBCG). The main purpose is to generate a more robust and efficient preconditioner. Numerical results on several electromagnetic problems show that, by comparing with other conventional preconditioning techniques, this technique is more efficient and robust, and can greatly reduce the simulation time.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 214)
• Pages: 610-614
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.214.610
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Yue Hui Li
• Keywords: Electromagnetism, Preconditioning Technique, Shifted-Laplace, Sparse Approximate Inverse

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