Basic Structured Grid Generation With an Introduction to Unstructured Grid Generation

The essential introduction to structured and unstructured grid generation for engineers and students. Finite element, finite volume and finite difference methods use grids to solve the numerous differential equations that arise in the modelling of physical systems in engineering. Structured grid generation forms an integral part of the solution of these procedures. Basic Structured Grid Generation provides the necessary mathematical foundation required for the successful generation of boundary-conforming grids and will be an important resource for postgraduate and practising engineers. The treatment of structured grid generation starts with basic geometry and tensor analysis before moving on to identify the variety of approaches that can be employed in the generation of structured grids. The book then introduces unstructured grid generation by explaining the basics of Delaunay triangulation and advancing front techniques. A companion website fully supports this book by providing numerical codes in FORTRAN 77/90 for both structured and unstructured grid generation which will help the reader to develop their understanding and make progress in grid generation. Other titles by Butterworth-Heinemann Finite Element Method: Volume 1, 5e, Zienkiewicz and Taylor, 0 7506 5049 4 Finite Element Method: Volume 2, 5e, Zienkiewicz and Taylor, 0 7506 5055 9 Finite Element Method: Volume 3, 5e, Zienkiewicz and Taylor, 0 7506 5050 8 Finite Element Method in Engineering, 3e, Rao, 0 7506 7072 x Visist the companion website for Basic Structured Grid Generation, www.bh.com/companions/0750650583Miles, J. P. is the author of 'Basic Structured Grid Generation With an Introduction to Unstructured Grid Generation' with ISBN 9780750650588 and ISBN 0750650583.