Volume rendering methods for computational fluid dynamics visualization

  • Authors:
  • David S. Ebert;Roni Yagel;Jim Scott;Yair Kurzion

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD;The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio;The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio;The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

  • Venue:
  • VIS '94 Proceedings of the conference on Visualization '94
  • Year:
  • 1994

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Abstract

This paper describes three alternative volume rendering approaches to visualizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) data. One new approach uses realistic volumetric gas rendering techniques to produce photo-realistic images and animations from scalar CFD data. The second uses ray casting that is based on a simpler illumination model and is mainly centered around a versatile new tool for the design of transfer functions. The third method employs a simple illumination model and rapid rendering mechanisms to provide efficient preview capabilities. These tools provide a large range of volume rendering capabilities to be used by the CFD explorer to render rapidly for navigation through the data, to emphasize data features (e.g., shock waves) with a specific transfer function, or to present a realistic rendition of the model.