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3D point vortex methods for parallel flow computations

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OSTI ID:54376
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  1. Imperial College, London (United Kingdom)

This paper considers the use of discrete point vortices in 3-D (or {open_quotes}vortons{close_quotes}), to compute the development of unsteady incompressible flows, using a parallel distributed memory architecture. The implementation of the basic inviscid vortex algorithm is described, and it is shown that high efficiencies are readily achieved (using a 32 transputer MIMD machine as a testbed). Procedures to model the vortex stretching and tilting, to approximate the far field interactions, and to allow viscous diffusion to be modelled are discussed.

OSTI ID:
54376
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/25151--1-Vol.1; CONF-930331--Vol.1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English