Feasibility of a Special-Purpose Computer to Solve the Navier-Stokes Equations.

Abstract

This report summarizes the feasibility of developing a special-purpose computer to solve the Navier-Stokes equations. The conclusions suggest that a special-purpose, parallel-processor machine capable of important fluid dynamics simulations might be technically and economically feasible in the early 1980 time period. The report presents a conceptual design for such a computer, an analysis of how it can be used to solve the Navier-Stokes equations, and performance estimates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA047243

Entities

People

  • C. Gazley Jr.
  • E. C. Gritton
  • I. Sutherland
  • R. S. Gaines
  • W. S. King

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Difference Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Electronics Industry
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Numerical Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Software Engineering