Abstract
A new method is presented for numerically generating boundary-fitted coordinate systems for arbitrarily shaped three-dimensional regions. In the method, the three-dimensional region of interest is decomposed into several hexahedrons, each of which has two grid surfaces overlapped with each of the neighboring hexahedrons. Based on this method, a new computer program GRID-3D has been developed, which allows the generation of an unlimitted number of different types of coordinate systems. Application to a variety of geometries confirms that GRID-3D is a convenient and efficient tool in the generation of boundary-fitted coordinate systems even for a considerably complicated configuration consisting of many different components.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 319-330 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Computational Physics |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1984 Feb |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Numerical Analysis
- Modelling and Simulation
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Computer Science Applications
- Computational Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics