A highly automated parallel Chimera method for overset grids based on the implicit hole cutting technique

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 778-804

  Landmann, B ^a   Montagnac, M ^a  

^a CERFACS   (France)

Author keywords

Chimera methodology; Grid assembly; Hole cutting; Overlapping grids; Overset grids; Parallel computing

Indexed keywords

CHIMERA METHODOLOGY; GRID ASSEMBLY; HOLE CUTTING; OVERLAPPING GRIDS; OVERSET GRID; PARALLEL COMPUTING;

AUTOMATION; PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 77958159968     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.2292     Document Type: Article

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