摘要: |
FUN3D, an unstructured grid Navier-Stokes CFD code, is capable of overset grid simu-
lations, but does not have an internal method for assembling an overset grid system from a
group of component grids. FUN3D currently relies on the third party codes Suggar++ and
DiRTlib to perform domain assembly and provide intergrid connectivity for overset simula-
tions. Rotorcraft simulations with moving, deforming blades require domain assembly and
mesh deformation at each time step. For these simulations, the three primary drivers of com-
putational cost for each time step are: deforming the mesh, performing domain assembly, and
performingsubiterationsoftheflowsolver. FUN3Dexhibitsstrongandweakscalabilityforthe
flow solver subiterations and the mesh deformation. However, FUN3D is currently hardwired
directly to the serial version of Suggar++, which has a fixed cost for a given mesh system.
Therefore, domain assembly begins to dominate the total cost of each time step as grid systems
become larger. An integrated method for parallel domain assembly is presented that addresses
scalability for large grid systems. Restructuring within FUN3D to accommodate integrated
domain assembly is also discussed, which could enable use of the parallel Suggar++ library in
the future. |