Parallel implementation of field solution algorithms

The application of a parallel computer for the solution of field problems is described. The initial implementation includes a parallel solver as well as parallelization of all other stages of finite-element codes for 2-D and 3-D magnetostatic and eddy-current problems. The equation solver is described in detail, as it is the part that benefits most from parallelization. A massively parallel processor (MPP) was used, and solution times almost three orders of magnitude faster than for sequential computers were obtained for dense matrices, with little explicit parallelization