A distributed octree structure and algorithms for parallel mesh generation
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Authors
Simone, Michelle Lee
Issue Date
1998-12
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Mechanical engineering
Alternative Title
Abstract
An octree is a hierarchical data structure which is used to recursively subdivide a cubic universe into finer resolution levels. Octrees are an effective means to control element sizes which meet apriori mesh size specifications, and facilitate the retrieval of existing mesh data in specific neighborhoods around the regions of space being meshed. In the distributed memory environment, the octree is also used to divide a geometric modeling domain across a set of processors so that the individual partitions can be meshed in parallel.
Description
December 1998
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY