Computer Graphics and Flow Visualization in Computational Fluid Dynamics

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5606739

The objective of this lecture series was to present the state of the art in computer graphics and scientific visualization as applied to CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics). An introduction was given to existing tools for graphics, including basic graphical software and hardware concepts, standards for graphical primitives and user interfaces. Two lectures emphasized the use of object oriented programming applied to scientific visualization software. A software interface and visualization language was presented allowing the user to configure or to design a field specific or even project specific environment while maintaining a core program to perform all the work of data extraction, manipulation and rendering. The status of scientific visualization of NASA's Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation facility was reviewed in some detail and some experiments on virtual environments were evaluated.

• Research Organization: Institut von Karman de Dynamique des Fluides, Rhode-St. Genese (Belgium)
• OSTI ID: 5606739
• Report Number(s): VKI-LS-1991-07; ETN--92-90462; CONF-9109362--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420400 -- Engineering-- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
665000* -- Physics of Condensed Matter-- (1992-)
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990200 -- Mathematics & Computers
ABSTRACTS
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
DOCUMENT TYPES
FLOW VISUALIZATION
FLUID MECHANICS
LEADING ABSTRACT
MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS
MECHANICS
PROGRAMMING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TEST FACILITIES