Abstract
We have developed a parallel software general platform for various numerical schemes such as finite element method, finite difference method, and finite volume method as well as other numerical schemes, to assist a smooth shift to parallel computational world for non-specialists in parallel computations, which only requires ordinary input data and the subroutine to construct his stiffness matrix. The source codes and the detailed manuals in both Japanese and English versions are released at the AIST website: http://www.aist.go.jp/infobase/pcp/ to general users with free of charge. A major characteristic of this software platform is that it greatly assists users to parallelize his current numerical code in non-parallel computers with a high degree of parallel efficiency regardless of any types of disc retized numerical analysis technique used, and without advanced knowledge or experience in parallel computation required. The function of next version 1.2 is introduced in the presentation.
