The process of making three, large, independent software systems operate in harmony was a major step forward. With this system in place, accurate appraisals of the influence of heater placement and thermal variations on the flow and resulting crystal may be evaluated and understood. With direct access to the heater control, it is now possible to investigate strategies for process control. During the next several months, we will continue experimentation with a goal of understanding the effects that different heating configurations have on the resulting crystal. An interface to the three-dimensional finite element flow solver, described in the next section, will also be written with a goal of using this solver to simulate convective heat transfer to the crucible.
Schwartz alternation is well-suited to parallel computation.
Capabilities to allow the integrated systems software to operate in parallel will greatly enhance efficiency.