[petsc-users] Does ILU(15) still make sense or should just use LU?

[Zhang, Hong]

Ling,
ILU(level) is used for saving storage space with more computations. Normally, we use level=1 or 2. It does not make sense to use level 15. If you have sufficient space, LU would be the best.
Hong

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Subject: [petsc-users] Does ILU(15) still make sense or should just use LU?


Hi, I’d like to avoid using LU, but in some cases to use ILU and still converge, I have to go to ILU(15), i.e., `-pc_factor_levels 15`. Does it still make sense, or should I give it up and switch to LU?



For this particular case, ~2k DoF, and both ILU(15) and LU perform similarly in terms of wall time.



-Ling
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