Visualization of Three Dimensional CFD Results
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CFDL-TR-89-4.pdf
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8.16 MB
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Date Issued
May 1, 1989
Publisher
Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Series/Report no.
CFDL Technical Reports;CFDL-TR-89-4
Abstract
We have developed an interactive graphics system for the display of three dimensional
CFD solutions on unstructured hexahedral grids. This system is implemented
on a high-performance graphics supercomputer. Visualization methods employed are
shaded color surface plots, integration of particle trajectories, interpolation of volumetric
data onto a plane, interpolation of planar data onto a line segment, and extraction
of numerical quantities from a plane. We have used this graphics system to examine the
inviscid flow about the NTF delta wing, as solved by Becker, and found that it allows us
to locate flow features quickly. We were unable to find a satisfactory method to visualize
the three dimensional mesh structure. With the exception of particle path integration,
the algorithms we have implemented can be used to visualize any volumetric data.
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