Militzer, J. and Bell, T. A.
2001 Hukseflux Thermal Sensors, Presented at CFD 2001, Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada, May 27-29 2001
Militzer, J. and Bell, T. A., (2001), "CFDnet: Recent Developments and Future Work", Hukseflux Thermal Sensors, Presented at CFD 2001, Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada, May 27-29 2001.
Abstract:
CFDnet stands for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software accessible over the Internet. Users dynamically control the server's meshing and solving routines from a GUI (Graphical User Interface) written in Java, running in their web browser. Users can set up, solve, and visualize their own fluid flow problems. By using the platform?independent Java language to provide the user interface, student access to CFDnet is made independent of the type of client computer used. Additionally, by performing the computationally intensive meshing, solving, and visualization processes on a server?side network of powerful computers, this flow modeling tool is made available to users with relatively low speed, inexpensive computers. Classroom experience shows the usefulness in teaching sometimes very difficult Fluid Dynamics concepts. Furthermore, the availability of CFDnet greatly reduces the need for expensive and cumbersome laboratory experiments and demonstrations. CFDnet has been integrated into Fluid D ynamics courses at several universities. This contribution presents some of the main characteristics of CFDnet, some examples of class room application, as well as results student evaluation of CFDnet. Some future projects are also presented, including a joint project proposal to develop a Numerical Wind/Water Tunnel on a national GRID of supercomputers.
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