The FDS Pressure Equation: Intuitive Understanding and Solution Strategies

The pressure equation plays an important role within the entire FDS solution process. Particularly with regard to an efficient parallelization, it represents a major challenge. The following presentation is intended to provide a more intuitive understanding of the inherent properties of this equation and the associated implications regarding its efficient and accurate parallel solution. Basic design principles of currently applied and potentially alternative solution strategies will be presented and compared regarding their advantages and disadvantages.