Steven J. Owen

MESHING
RESEARCH
CORNER

Canann, Scott A. Sunil Saigal and Steven J. Owen ed.

"Special Edition on Unstructured Mesh Generation", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Wiley, Vol 1, Num 49, 2000
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overview

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"Conformal Refinement of All-Hexahedral Element Meshes Based on Multiple Twist Plane Insertion", Proceedings, 13th International Meshing Roundtable, Williamsburg, VA, Sandia National Laboratories, SAND #2004-3765C, pp.157-168, September 19-22 2004
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adaptation	conformal refinement
hexahedra	refinement
STC

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"Plume Characterization with Natural Neighbor Interpolation", Geoenvironment 2000, Proceedings of a Specialty Conference Sponsored by the Geotechnical Engineering and Environmental Engineering Divisions/ASCE Held February 24-26, 1995, New Orleans, Louisiana, ASCE, pp.331-345
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interpolation	inverse distance weighted
kriging	natural neighbor

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"Constrained Triangulation: Application to Hex-Dominant Mesh Generation", Proceedings, 8th International Meshing Roundtable, South Lake Tahoe, CA, U.S.A., pp.31-41, October 1999
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constrained triangulation	hex-dominant mesh generation
hexahedra	H-Morph
tetrahedral transformations

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"Mesh-based geometry", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Vol 58, Num 2, pp.375-395, July 2003
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automatic finite-element mesh generation	boundary representation
faceted models	geometry reconstruction
non-manifold topology

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"H-Morph: An Indirect Approach to Advancing Front Hex Meshing", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Wiley, Vol 1, Num 49, pp.289-312, 2000
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hex-dominant	H-Morph
constrained triangulation	hexahedra

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"A Survey of Unstructured Mesh Generation Technology", Proceedings, 7th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Lab, pp.239-267, October 1998
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overview	classification
software	triangle
quadrilateral	tetrahedra
hexahedra	surface meshing
refinement	clean-up
smoothing	Delaunay
advancing front	octree
plastering	paving
whisker weaving	grid-based
indirect

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"MOVIE's animation system: How has it been made more efficient and user friendly", ECGL Technical Reoprt, Brigham Young University, Nov. 1989
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animation

"Non-Simplicial Unstructured Mesh Generation", Dissertation, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, April 1999
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boundary constrained	overview
classification	hexahedra
quadrilateral	Q-Morph
H-Morph	boundary recovery
edge recovery	face recovery
element sizing	natural neighbor interpolation
data structure	pyramid
cleanup	smoothing
tetrahedral transformations

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"An Implementation of Natural Neighbor Interpolation in Three Dimensions", Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, pp.118, 1992
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Delaunay triangulation	interpolation comparison
interpolation	natural neighbor
polytope	Voronoi

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"Hex-dominant mesh generation using 3D constrained triangulation", Computer Aided Design, Elsevier, Vol 33, Num 3, pp.211-220, March 2001
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constrained triangulation	hexahedral-dominant
hexahedra	mixed elements
boundary recovery	boundary constrained

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"Mesh-Based Geometry: A Systematic Approach To Constructing Geometry From A Finite Element Mesh", Proceedings, 10th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.83-96, October 7-10 2001
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geometry reconstruction	remeshing
mesh modification	faceted models

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"H-Morph: An Indirect Approach to Advancing Front Hex Meshing", 2nd Symposium on Trends in Unstructured Mesh Generation, University of Colorado, Boulder, August 1999
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hexahedra	hex-dominant
indirect	boundary recovery
advancing front	plastering
H-Morph

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"Neighborhood-Based Element Sizing Control for Finite Element Surface Meshing", Proceedings, 6th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.143-154, October 1997
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background mesh	boundary layer
CFD	curvature
natural neighbor interpolation	size control
surface meshing

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"Surface Mesh Sizing Control", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Wiley, Vol 1, Num 47, pp.289-312, 2000
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mesh generation	surface mesh sizing
natural neighbor interpolation	surface curvature
boundary layer	anisotropy
background mesh	interpolation
size control

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"Q-Morph: An Indirect Approach to Advancing Front Quad Meshing", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Wiley, Vol 9, Num 44, pp.1317-1340, March 1999
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mesh generation	quadrilateral
advancing front	surface meshing
Q-Morph	paving

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"Advancing Front Quadrilateral Meshing Using Triangle Transformations", 7th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Labs, pp.409-428, October 1998
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Q-morph	quadrilateral
advancing front	surface meshing
edge recovery	surface meshing

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"A Comprehensive Modeling Environment for the Simulation of Groundwater Flow and Transport", Engineering With Computers, Springer-Verlag, Vol 12, pp.235-242, December 1996
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Delaunay	finite elements
GMS	groundwater
iso-surface	kriging
MODFLOW	natural neighbor interpolation
paving	relaxation
site characterization	three-dimensional
TINS	triangulation
two-dimensional

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"Pyramid Elements for Maintaining Tetrahedra to Hexahedra Conformability", AMD-Vol. 220 Trends in Unstructured Mesh Generation, ASME, pp.123-129, July 1997
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hexahedra	mixed meshes
MPC	multi-point constraint
pyramid	tetrahedra

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"H-Morph: an indirect approach to advancing front hex meshing", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Vol 49, Num 1-2, pp.289 - 312, September 2000
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advancing front	hexahedron
hex-dominant

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"Finite Element Mesh Sizing for Surfaces Using Skeleton", Proceedings, 13th International Meshing Roundtable, Williamsburg, VA, Sandia National Laboratories, SAND #2004-3765C, pp.389-400, September 19-22 2004
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surface meshing	sizing function
skeleton	medial axis transform

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"A Computational Framework For Generating Sizing Function In Assembly Meshing", Proceedings, 14th International Meshing Roundtable, Springer-Verlag, pp.55-72, September 11-14 2005
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assembly	sizing function
skeleton	pre-mesh

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"Unconstrained Paving and Plastering: Progress Update", Proceedings, 15th International Meshing Roundtable, Springer-Verlag, pp.469-486, September 17-20 2006
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unconstrained plastering	unconstrained paving
hexahedra	quadrilateral

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"BMSWEEP: Locating Interior Nodes During Sweeping", 7th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Labs, pp.7-18, October 1998
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hexahedra	sweeping
node location	BMSweep

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"Unconstrained Paving & Plastering: A New Idea for All Hexahedral Mesh Generation", Proceedings, 14th International Meshing Roundtable, Springer-Verlag, pp.399-416, September 11-14 2005
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hexahedra	plastering
sweeping	paving

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"Advancing Front Surface Mesh Generation in Parametric Space Using a RiemannianSurface Definition", 7th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Labs, pp.429-445, October 1998
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triangle	surface meshing
Rieman space	advancing front

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"The Meshing Complexity of a Solid: An Introduction", Proceedings, 10th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.373-384, October 7-10 2001
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meshing complexity	geometric queries
medial axis	geometry management
topology	complexity

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"Meshing complexity of single part CAD models", Proceedings, 12th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.121-134, Sept. 2003
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time to mesh	meshing complexity
blend detection	geometry clean-up
complexity	geometry management

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"Gas Flow Visualization for Combustion Analysis", Energy and Fuels, Vol 6, Num 7, pp.891-896, Nov 1993
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fluid dynamics	vector fields
visualization