Iterative Solvers: Best Practices

Methods of iteration preconditioning

Apply the following methods of iteration preconditioning when NoRHS > 2 or nModes > 5.

NoRHS denotes a number of load cases in linear statics. nModes is the number of eigenmodes for modal analysis.

To Reduce the Calculation Time

To Reduce the Calculation Time with Iterative Solvers

  • Reduce the number of aggregation levels.
  • Increase the number of internal iterations.
  • Enable the Analysis of the diagonal option.
  • Implement Method 1 or preferably Method 2 in cases of more than one level of aggregation.

You can lock preconditioning for a multilevel method leading to slow convergence. If the number of iterations exceeds the bound value bv=40*lg(tol) and the desired tolerance is not obtained, it indicates slow convergence for multilevel methods. This criterion is incorrect for non-multilevel methods. To remedy such cases:

  • Increase the number of internal iterations to 8
  • Reduce the number of aggregation levels, but do not exceed the top value for the coarsest level
  • Select a ICCF or another non-multilevel method

See also:

Iterative Solver Parameter Dialog

Available Solvers