9THINTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FLOW VISUALISATION, 2000 LARGE-SCALE VISUALIZATION AND ANIMATION OF COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS K. Gaither 1 , D. Hyams 2 , K. Sreenivas 3 , H. McDonald 4 Keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Scientific Visualization ABSTRACT Experimental studies, theoretical methods and testing have been staples in the design of equipment and vehicles involving fluid flow and heat transfer. With the advent of the computer, numerical simulations are also becoming useful in design. Due to the increase in performance of processing speed and the decrease in cost of memory, the numerical approach has developed and matured to the point of becoming a realistic alternative for complex configurations. At Mississippi State University, the Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (CFD Lab) at the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Computational Field Simulation conducts an extensive program of application-driven basic and applied research on computer-based simulation and design methodology. This laboratory has brought together individuals from many disciplines to create an environment capable of solving complex physics on complex configurations. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the capabilities of the visualization effort within the CFD Lab through the discussion of the results from a numerical simulation used to compute an unsteady maneu- ver of a notional tiltrotor configuration. This problem clearly illustrates that the cohesive multidisplinary environment that is present in the CFD Lab makes the solution of these types of problems not only possible, but high quality as well. 1 INTRODUCTION Experimental studies, theoretical methods and testing have been staples in the design of equip- ment and vehicles involvingfluid flow and heat transfer. With the advent of the computer, nu- merical simulations are also becoming useful in design. Due to the increase in performance of processing speed and the decrease in cost of memory, the numerical approach has developed and matured to the point of becoming a realistic alternative for complex configurations [1]. At Mississippi State University, the Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (CFD Lab) at the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Computational Field Simula- tion conducts an extensive program of application-driven basic and applied research on computer- based simulation and design methodology that encompasses grid generation, flow solvers and vi- sualization using both structured and unstructured grid topologies, scalable parallel computing, Author(s): 1 Engineering ResearchCenter, Mississippi State University. 2 Engineering ResearchCenter, Mississippi State University. 3 Engineering ResearchCenter, Mississippi State University. 4 NASA Ames Research Center. Corresponding author: Paper number 1 96–1