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Is COMSOL 5.5 Supported on Cray Clusters?
Solution Number: 1276 Versions: All versionsCOMSOL Multiphysics version 5.5 supports distributed memory computing on Cray clusters. We have verified that COMSOL Multiphysics version 5.5 runs in distributed mode on the Cray XC40 under CLE 7.0. We have tested that ...
Thread placement on >64 logical cores on Windows
Solution Number: 1275 Versions: All versionsOn Windows computers with more than 64 logical cores (e.g. with more than 32 physical cores and Hyperthreading enabled as recommended) thread placement for COMSOL Multiphysics or COMSOL Server can be inefficient. You ...
Resolving time-dependent waves
Solution Number: 1118 Applies to: Acoustics Module, COMSOL Multiphysics, MEMS Module, RF Module, Structural Mechanics Module, Wave Optics Module Versions: All versionsI am solving a time-dependent wave-type problem, what mesh and solver settings should I adjust for better accuracy and runtimes? The accuracy of a time-dependent model solving for electromagnetic, acoustic, ...
Solving complicated models
Solution Number: 1267 Versions: All versionsI have a large, complicated, model that is not solving, or taking a long time to solve. What should I do? There are a number of reasons why a model may not be solving, or solving very slowly. This article describes ...
Memory leak in the Fortran Runtime Libraries
Solution Number: 1264 Versions: 5.4When running running a model that uses the MUMPS solver repeatedly on my multicore processor, I notice a small gradual increase in Memory Consumption. Please make sure that your COMSOL Multiphysics 5.4 installation is ...
The MUMPS solver crashes or hangs during Cluster Simulation
Solution Number: 1263 Versions: 5.4When running large models on a cluster with COMSOL Multiphysics 5.4, the MUMPS solver hangs or crashes. This issue has been fixed in Update 4 for COMSOL Multiphysics 5.4. Please update your COMSOL installation to ...
Improving convergence of transient models
Solution Number: 1262 Versions: All versionsTransient models involve computing a solution that varies over time. To do so, the software begins with the given initial conditions and computes the evolution of the unknowns using one of several different time ...
Performing a Mesh Refinement Study
Solution Number: 1261 Versions: All versionsHow do I gain confidence in the accuracy of the solution to my problem? How do I perform a mesh refinement study? All of the numerical methods used within COMSOL Multiphysics® discretize the modeling space via a Mesh ...
What to do when a linear stationary model is not solving
Solution Number: 1260 Versions: All versionsI am solving a linear stationary finite element model but the software is not solving. Why? What can I do about this? A linear finite element model is one in which all of the material properties, loads, boundary ...
Understanding the Fully Coupled vs. Segregated approach and Direct vs. Iterative linear solvers
Solution Number: 1258 Versions: All versionsHow, and why, switch between a fully coupled and a segregated approach to solving a multiphysics model? How, and why, switch between the direct and iterative linear system solver? ## Fully Coupled versus Segregated ...