Fluid flow on interacting, deformable surfaces
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| Title: | Fluid flow on interacting, deformable surfaces |
| Authors: | Neill, Patrick |
| Advisors: | Zhang, Eugene |
| Committee Members: | Metoyer, Ron Bailey, Mike Zaworski, Joseph |
| Keywords: | Computational Fluid Dynamics Deformation Shape Design Parallel Transport |
| LCSH Keywords: | Fluid dynamics -- Computer simulation Surfaces, Deformation of |
| Issue Date: | 10-Jul-2008 |
| Abstract: | Fluid simulation is an interesting research problem with a wide range of applications including mechanical engineering, special effects in movies and games, and scientific simulation. Due to the complex nature of typical fluid flow equations, there are circumstances where a full volumetric fluid simulation may not be necessary to generate the desired effect. Fluid flow on surfaces, such as in the case of rain-drops or moving rivers, can be solved more effectively by using a surface simplification to the normally expensive 3D Navier-Stokes equations. We present such a system in which the user can guide fluid flow on surfaces that are not only deforming, but also colliding with other surfaces in an environment. We also describe a technique for rendering the fluid on surfaces as a height field, which allows nearly volumetric effects to be achieved through a computationally less expensive surface simulation. Such a framework, we believe, can be extended to allow interactive control and visualization of surface flows carving into surfaces. |
| Description: | Graduation date: 2009 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1957/8929 |
| Appears in Collections: | Theses, Dissertations, and Student Research Papers (EECS) Electronic Theses and Dissertations |
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