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Fluid flow visualization: Recent developments and future directions

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Thirteenth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics

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Visualization is playing an important role in the various stages of a computational simulation. The goal in using visualization is to assist existing scientific procedures by providing new insight through visual representation. Trends in scientific visualization will depend on advancements in computer hardware as well as trends in engineering disciplines such as CFD. Current trends in visualization include application of advanced visualization techniques, data management, data compression, feature extraction, graphical user-interfaces, migration to low-end systems, network computing, portability and visual programming environments. Future directions for visualization will be in the areas of virtual reality, automated feature identification and visual languages.

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Edwards, D.E. (1993). Fluid flow visualization: Recent developments and future directions. In: Napolitano, M., Sabetta, F. (eds) Thirteenth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 414. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-56394-6_193

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