Simulation of thermal oxidation and diffusion processes by parallel PDE solver L/sub i/SS

Abstract

In this paper a rigorous approach to simulate thermal oxidation and diffusion phenomena is presented. Because the numerical problems will increase in future, especially when looking towards three-dimensional process simulation, special emphasis is laid upon a parallel approach which additionally uses an optimal order solution method. Based on an environment for the parallel solution of elliptic and parabolic PDEs, L/sub i/SS, such a tool was developed.