Visualization in computational fluid dynamics: a case study

Author

Haimes, Robert ; Darmofal, Dave

Author_Institution

Dept. of Aeronaut. & Astronaut, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

22-25 Oct 1991

Firstpage

392

Abstract

VISUAL 3, a highly interactive environment for the visualization of 3D volumetric scientific data, is described. The volume can be broken up in a structured or unstructured manner, and the problem can be static or unsteady in time. Because the data are volumetric and all the information can be changing, traditional CAD techniques are not appropriate. Therefore, VISUAL3 was developed using intermediate mode-rendering methods. A unique aspect of VISUAL3 is the dimensional windowing approach coupled with cursor mapping, which allows efficient pointing in 3D space. VISUAL3 is composed of a large number of visualization tools that can be generally classified into identification, scanning, and probing techniques

Keywords

computer graphics; flow visualisation; interactive systems; physics computing; software packages; 3D space; 3D volumetric scientific data; VISUAL 3; computational fluid dynamics; cursor mapping; dimensional windowing approach; highly interactive environment; identification; intermediate mode-rendering; probing; scanning; visualization; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer aided software engineering; Computer displays; Computer science education; Data visualization; Graphics; Hardware; Packaging; Space technology; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Visualization, 1991. Visualization '91, Proceedings., IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2245-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VISUAL.1991.175837

Filename

175837