Scientific visualization in computational aerodynamics at NASA Ames Research Center

Author

Bancroft, Gordon V. ; Plessel, Todd ; Merritt, Fergus ; Walataka, P.P. ; Watson, Val

Author_Institution

NASA Ames Res. Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA

Volume

22

Issue

8

fYear

1989

Firstpage

89

Lastpage

95

Abstract

Tools specifically oriented toward flow analysis problems are described. The approach is oriented toward performing graphics calculations on the supercomputer and using high-end workstations as rendering engines to display flow fields generated by aircraft flight. A suite of software provides both display and interactive analysis capability. Also described is animation hardware featuring Winchester disk technology, which allows the storage of more than one gigabyte of data and supports editing, special effects, and video output.<>

Keywords

aerodynamics; aerospace computing; computer animation; computerised picture processing; flow simulation; NASA Ames Research Center; Winchester disk technology; aircraft flight; animation hardware; computational aerodynamics; editing; flow analysis problems; flow fields; graphics calculations; interactive analysis; scientific visualization; software; special effects; supercomputer; video output; Aerodynamics; Aircraft; Displays; Engines; Graphics; NASA; Rendering (computer graphics); Supercomputers; Visualization; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2.35206

Filename

35206