The takeup of parallel computing has been hampered by the lack of portable software. The BSP model allows the design of portable code for regular computations. This paper describes the use of the WPRAM model to support more irregular problems. A shared queue data type is described, which provides predictable and scalable performance characteristics. The queue can be used to structure the sharin...

This paper presents three different graphics tools for visualization of mesh partitioning results in the field of parallel finite element computations. The first one is developed using the X-Window library and is portable across UNIX environments supporting X-Window. The second one is built upon AutoCAD using AutoLISP and is portable across systems where AutoCAD is available. The last one is de...