Wayner P
Year:
1988
Bibliographic info:
Byte, May 1988, pp253-258, 4 figs, 9 refs.

Describes a fluid flow modelling technique in which the Navier Stokes Equations are replaced by a method which follows the movement of particles. The particles interact according to the Newtonian law of Conservation of Momentum. This technique is made possible by the use of parallel central processing units to replace the normal serial computer. Two such processors are described. The first, developed at Princeton University, is capable of undertaking 20 million cell updates each second. The second is capable of 10 to the power of 9 updates each second. A source code listing for a demonstration Wind Tunnel simulation is referenced.