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Automatic grid generation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

William D. Henshaw
William D. Henshaw
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Scientific Computing Group Computing, Information and Communications Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA E-mail: henshaw@lanl.gov
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Abstract

Current methods for the automatic generation of grids are reviewed. The approaches to grid generation that are discussed include Cartesian, multi-block-structured, overlapping and unstructured. Emphasis is placed on those methods that can create high-quality grids appropriate for the solution of equations of a hyperbolic nature, such as those that arise in fluid dynamics. Numerous figures illustrate the different grid generation techniques.

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Acta Numerica , Volume 5 , January 1996 , pp. 121 - 148
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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