Locating Closed Streamlines in 3D Vector Fields

Authors

Thomas Wischgoll, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow
Gerik Scheuermann

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

5-2002

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Abstract

The analysis and visualization of flows is a central problem in visualization. Topology based methods have gained increasing interest in recent years. This article describes a method for the detection of closed streamlines in 3D flows. It is based on a special treatment of cases where a streamline reenters a cell to prevent infinite cycling during streamline calculation. The algorithm checks for possible exits of a loop of crossed faces and detects structurally stable closed streamlines. These global features are not detected by conventional topology and feature detection algorithms.

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Presented at the Symposium on Data Visualization, Barcelona, Spain, May 27-29, 2002.

Repository Citation

Wischgoll, T., & Scheuermann, G. (2002). Locating Closed Streamlines in 3D Vector Fields. Proceedings of the Symposium on Data Visualisation, 227.
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