“Instabilities in Supersonic Flows” by Norman
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 1987 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 1987:
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Title:
- Instabilities in Supersonic Flows
Length:
- 1:04
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Description:
Results of supercomputer simulations are presented which address two long-standing problems surrounding the inter pretation of high-luminosity extragalactic jets: 1) propaga tional stability, and 2) confinement. The effects of both passive and dynamic magnetic fields on the structure and appearance of jets is illustrated. Theoretical-and computa tional challenges posed by constructing self-consistent radio source models are discussed.
Hardware:
HARDWARE:
Cray XMP, Silicon Graphics, Abekas
Software:
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: ZEUS original software by Michael Norman
Additional Contributors:
EDITOR: Donna J. Cox
CONSULTANTS: Phil E. Hardee, David A. Clarke
RESEARCH ARTIST & COLORIST: Donna J. Cox
ORIGINAL COMPUTER MUSIC: Brian Evans
PAINT SYSTEM: ICARE original software by Donna J. Cox
VIDEO PRODUCTION: Carl Hoyer, Colleen Bannon
Additional Information:
FORMAT:
3⁄4″ U-matic tranferred to 1″ NTSC