Overset grid technology development at NASA Ames Research Center

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 496-503

  Chan, William M ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA VISUALIZATION; NASA; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

COMPONENT SYSTEMS; DATA FORMATS; DO-MAINS; FLOW SOLUTIONS; FUTURE WORKS; GRID GENERATIONS; GRID TECHNOLOGIES; MODEL COMPLEXES; OVERSET GRIDS; RELATIVE MOTIONS; SOFTWARE TOOLS; SURFACE GRIDS; VISUALIZATION SOFTWARES;

MESH GENERATION;

EID: 57649219749     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2008.06.009     Document Type: Review

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