Front tracking: A parallelized approach for internal boundaries and interfaces

James Glimm, John Grove, Xiao Lin Li, Robin Young, Yanni Zeng, Qiang Zhang

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Abstract

Internal boundaries and interfaces are an important part of many fluid and solid modeling problems. Front Tracking contains a general interface framework, closely related to the non-manifold geometry used in CAD solid modeling packages, to support numerical simulation of such fluid problems. It can thus be considered to be a systematic application of the ideas of computational geometry to computational fluid dynamics. It is based on the principle that finite differences behave best when applied to differentiable functions, and that weak derivatives of nondifferentiable functions can be replaced by regularized expressions such as jump conditions. Front Tracking offers superior resolution for fluid problems with important discontinuities and interfaces, and in some cases, it has provided the unique method to obtain correct answers. Here we present Computer Science issues which have contributed to the success of Front Tracking: software design and organization — modularity, data structures and data hiding. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1996
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplied Parallel Computing: Computations in Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Science
Subtitle of host publicationSecond International Workshop, PARA '95, Lyngby, Denmark, August 21-24, 1995. Proceedings
EditorsJack Dongarra, Kaj Madsen, Jerzy Wasniewśki
Place of PublicationBerlin, Heidelberg
PublisherSpringer 
Pages257-266
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-540-49670-0
ISBN (Print)9783540609025
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Workshop on Applied Parallel Computing in Computations in Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Science (PARA 1995) - Lyngby, Denmark
Duration: 21 Aug 199524 Aug 1995

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume1041
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference2nd International Workshop on Applied Parallel Computing in Computations in Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Science (PARA 1995)
PlaceDenmark
CityLyngby
Period21/08/9524/08/95

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