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Team for Advanced Flow Simulation and Modeling |
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Mesh Generation and Visualization Program Development
Timothy Cragin, T*AFSM
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Structural Mesh Generation for Clusters of ParachutesPrograms were developed for the purpose of generating structural meshes for clusters of parachutes. The user specifies the number of parachutes in the cluster, the coning angle of the parachutes, and whether there will be a parachute in the middle of the cluster. The user also has the option of controlling the length of the suspension lines and risers.
Figure 1: Top views of clusters of G-12 parachutes. 2D Flow VisualizationThis program was developed to visualize 2D meshes and display output data using an adjustable range of colors. For 2D incompressible flows, the program will also calculate and display velocity vectors, divergence, and curl. The user can take screenshots in postscript, jpeg, and gif formats. Adjustable settings include color schemes, line widths, vector lengths and arrowhead sizes. Camera movement and zoom functionality can be controlled by the mouse or the keyboard.
Figure 2: Flow past a cylinder: velocity vectors and horizontal component of velocity. |
