An Educational Two-Dimensional Interactive Dynamic Grid Generator

Abstract

This paper describes IDGG, an Interactive Dynamic Grid Generator, for use as an educational tool by students studying computational fluid dynamics. The package is a Windows applications and runs on IBM PC, or compatible, computers. It is written in Pascal and built using object-oriented programming. The computer program allows the user to generate boundary-fitted curvilinear grids in any two-dimensional domain. The procedure adopted requires the user to perform the transformation step by step allowing him/her to easily grasp the concept of boundary-fitted coordinate systems. In addition, IDGG may be used by CFD researchers to display results graphically in the form of vector fields, contours, and two- and three-dimensional plots. The examples provided show the effectiveness of the package as a teaching aid.

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