Vorcat v.Viz

v.Viz is the visualization partner to all of the Vorcat turbulence modeling software products. All of our post-processing and graphical analysis tools are written in OpenGL to achieve the highest possible performance on your affordable desktop platform.

While designed and optimized for Vorcat data, v.Viz is flexible and adaptable to most non-grid-data formats. Traditional visualization methods such as vector fields and iso surfaces are supported as well as an exciting new technique involving discrete turbulence elements.

Third party post processing tools are not equipped to handle Vorcat's high fidelity solutions comprised of millions of realistically shaded primitives. A more complete overview of v.Viz and its novel approach to CFD visualization can be found in our publications section ("Hybrid Visualization Approach for Vortex Method Simulations").

 

v.Viz Features

 

  • Lagrangian modeling of particulates

 

  • Particle trajectory and tracing capabilities

 

  • Scalar (free advection–no phase coupling), one-way, or two-way coupling between fluid and particulate phases

 

  • Multiple choices of drag laws for particulate phase

 

  • Coupling with radiation, dispersed phase

 

  • Options for additional physical modeling

 

  • Options for a variety of boundary conditions

 

  • Heat transfer between particulates and fluid

 

  • No additional turbulence modeling required. Time accurate simulation of particulates inturbulent flow is automatic

 

 

Platform Requirements

  • Mesh Plots:

    • Display 2-D and 3-D surface meshes.

    • Supports "picking"of mesh elements with vertex information including coordinates, velocities, pressure, vorticity, temperature.

  • Contour Plots:

    • On 2-and 3-D surfaces, display contour lines, color flood between contour levels, elements.

    • Interactively add and delete contour lines and levels.

    • Automatically or manually label contour lines.

    • Configure legend, line type, color map, and contour labels.

    • Use multiple contour variables to view and analyze interrelationships among several variables simultaneously.

  • Vector Plots:

    • Display 2-and 3-D vectors on planes, 3-D surfaces, and in volumes.

    • Display 3-D vector components tangent to 3-D surface.

    • Display subset of vectors. Specify length, color, line type, and head style.

    • Color by variable.

  • Orientation Filters:

    • Filter VorCat data based on orientation to x-, y-,or z-axes.

  • Animation:

    • Create AVI formatted animations of VorCat data of unlimited length.

    • Easy to use VCR-like interface for Stop/Start/Select an area to comment on

    • Pause recording of entire time sequence or just particular portions.

    • Plays in nearly all media players.

    • Specific NTSC formatting options for transfer to video.

  • Lighting Models:

    • Realistic Global and Local lights highlights depth and orientation properties.

  • Materials:

    • Choose from RGB Color Maps or 12 different metallic surfaces for geometry and VorCat data elements.

    • Flexible Data Input Formats:

    • Supports ascii formatted input data.

    • Optimized binary format from supported VorCat modeling platforms.