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A Lanczos algorithm for vibration, suckling and termal analysisThis paper reviews an eigensolver algorithm based on the Lanczos Method for vibration, buckling and thermal analysis. The original code was written for inclusion in the Computational Mechanics Testbed (COMET), a general purpose finite element code. A portable version of the Lanczos code that is optimized for high-performance supercomputers has been developed. Special features of the algorithm include the capability to compute rigid body modes, thermal modes and Lanczos vectors that are derived from the applied load vector. The latter is necessary when using the Lanczos vectors as reduced-basis vectors in transient structural response and transient heat conduction calculations. The modularity of the code allows the user the option of including the most up-to-date utilities, such as the equation solver best suited for the application. The algorithm is discussed in detail and results of several applications are presented. Timing results for a vibration application indicate that the Lanczos algorithm is twenty times faster than the subspace iteration method which has been extensively used in the past.
Document ID
19930050167
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bostic, Susan W.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: In: AIAA(ASME)ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, 34th and AIAA/ASME Adaptive Structures Forum, La Jolla, CA, Apr. 19-22, 1993, Technical Papers. Pt. 5 (A93-33876 1
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Subject Category
Structural Mechanics
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 93-1637
Accession Number
93A34164
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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