An efficient multiblock method for aerodynamic analysis and design on distributed memory systems

13th Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 419-445

  Reuther, J ^a   Alonso, J J ^b   Vassberg, J C ^c   Jameson, A ^b   Martinelli, L ^d  

^a Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science   (United States)

^b 496 Lomita Mall   (United States)

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^d Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS; AERODYNAMICS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DRAG; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FLUID DYNAMICS; MEMORY ARCHITECTURE; MESSAGE PASSING; OPTIMIZATION;

AERODYNAMIC DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; AERODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS; COMPLEX CONFIGURATION; DISTRIBUTED MEMORY SYSTEMS; MESSAGE PASSING INTERFACE; NETWORKS OF WORKSTATIONS; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER STOKES (RANS)EQUATIONS;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 84983119380     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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