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SOR Relaxation Planner
Plot omega choice, approximate optimum, convergence factor, and iteration estimate for Poisson/SOR iterations.
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Read the flow shape before trusting the number.
This page turns a CFD setup into regime, scale, and dominant-effect cues. Adjust the calculator below and compare the moving graphic with the computed result.
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omega_opt ~= 2/[1 + sqrt(1 - rho_J^2)], rho_J ~= cos(pi/N)rounded N
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omega optimum approx
1.9065
spectral radius
1.00000
iterations estimate
1.382e+7
Use as an intuition tool for elliptic pressure/Poisson smoothers. Multigrid changes the effective spectrum.