The purpose of this paper is to discuss grid generation issues and to challenge the grid generation community to develop tools suitable for automated multidisciplinary analysis and design optimization of aerospace vehicles. Special attention is given to the grid generation issues of computational fluid dynamics and computational structural mechanics disciplines.

This paper deals with structured grid generation using Floater’s parametrization algorithm for surface triangulation. It gives an outline of the algorithm in the context of structured grid generation. Then it explains how the algorithm can be used to generate a structured grid over a singular NURBS surface patch. This is an alternate method to the known carpeting method of reparametrization for...

Abstract. This paper gives an interpretation of the concept of equidistribution in the context of adaptive grid generation for multidimensional problems. It is shown that the equidistribution principle cannotbe satisfied throughout the domain of the problem and, based on this recognition, a local equidistribution principle is developed. A discrete formulation is described for grid generation in...

Topological representations are being used to define geometric models suitable for grid generation and grid generation tools are being developed that work directly on topological entities. While there are standards for topological representation, there is no standard for Application Programming Interface (API) for grid generation over topological models. This paper describes one such API. It di...

Next-generation grid systems where the emphasis shifts to distributed global collaboration, a service-oriented approach, and information layer issues exhibit a strong sense of automation. Requirements for these systems resemble the self-organizing and the self-healing properties of natural ecosystems. Inspired by this resemblance, we introduce some key ecological concepts and mechanisms into th...

in this paper, we investigated the necessity and effects of optimal control methods in the stability and performance of a micro-grid that operates in islanded mode. the micro-gird is consisted of a combine heat and power (chp), a capacitor bank (cb), photovoltaic panel (pv) as power generation sources. in addition, battery and the building electricity and thermal load are placed on the load sid...