Issue No.08 - Aug. (2012 vol.18)
X. Tricoche , Dept. of Comput. Sci., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TVCG.2012.33
In this paper, we present a novel technique that allows for the coupled computation and visualization of salient flow structures at interactive frame rates. Our approach is built upon a hierarchical representation of the Finite-time Lyapunov Exponent (FTLE) field, which is adaptively sampled and rendered to meet the need of the current visual setting. The performance of our method allows the user to explore large and complex data sets across scales and to inspect their features at arbitrary resolution. The paper discusses an efficient implementation of this strategy on graphics hardware and provides results for an analytical flow and several CFD simulation data sets.
Lyapunov methods, computational fluid dynamics, flow visualisation, simulation data sets, interactive computation, finite time Lyapunov exponent fields, coupled computation, salient flow structures visualization, hierarchical representation, graphics hardware, Octrees, Rendering (computer graphics), Graphics processing unit, Visualization, Transient analysis, Three dimensional displays, streaming data., Flow visualization, vector field data, GPU and multicore architectures, interactive, FTLE
X. Tricoche, "Interactive Computation and Rendering of Finite-Time Lyapunov Exponent Fields", IEEE Transactions on Visualization & Computer Graphics, vol.18, no. 8, pp. 1368-1380, Aug. 2012, doi:10.1109/TVCG.2012.33