Review of 3D Flow Visualization

Abstract

Abstract: 3D flow visualization describes the complex flow structure by computer graphics methods, reveals the internal laws and physical characteristics of the fluid, and has an important role in the aviation, atmosphere, and medicine and so on. There are many problems to be solved in the 3D flow visualization because of the dimension and the data scale of the 3D space. The classification of the 3D flow visualization was showed by the research status and methods, which could be divided the line-based visualization, surface-based visualization, volume rendering and texture-based visualization. The progress and problems in the above aspects were analyzed. Some main problems in 3D flow visualization were showed and some advice for future work was provided.

Key words: flow visualization, streamline visualization, surface visualization, volume rendering, texture-based visualization

CLC Number:

TP391.9

Song Hange, Liu Shiguang. Review of 3D Flow Visualization[J]. Journal of System Simulation, 2016, 28(9): 1929-1936.

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