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40 Years of FCT: Status and Directions

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Flux-Corrected Transport

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A somewhat historical perspective of the use of FCT for fluid dynamics is given. The particular emphasis is on large-scale blast problems. A comparison with other high-resolution CFD solvers is included to highlight the differences between them, as well as the relative cost. Results from test runs, as well as several relevant production runs are shown. Outstanding issues that deserve further investigation are identified.

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Acknowledgements

It is our great pleasure to acknowledge the input and stimulus provided by the many colleagues with whom we had the opportunity to work over the years. In particular the teams at GMU, Swansea (Wales, UK), NRL-LCP&FD, SAIC (ATG) and NASA (LARC, GSFC). We would also like to take the opportunity to thank Cray Research, IBM and SGI for many free hours on their machines over the years. The work compiled here would not have been possible without the steady support received from such organizations as the Defense Nuclear Agency, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. This support is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Rainald Löhner

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    Joseph D. Baum

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    Dmitri Kuzmin

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Löhner, R., Baum, J.D. (2012). 40 Years of FCT: Status and Directions. In: Kuzmin, D., Löhner, R., Turek, S. (eds) Flux-Corrected Transport. Scientific Computation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4038-9_5

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