An Advancing Front Delaunay Triangulation Algorithm Designed for Robustness

✍ Scribed by Dimitri J. Mavriplis

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 922 KB
• Volume: 117
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9991
• DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1995.1047

✦ Synopsis

A new algorithm is described for generating an unstructured mesh about an arbitrary two-dimensional configuration. Mesh points are generated automatically by the algorithm in a manner which ensures a smooth variation of elements, and the resulting triangulation constitutes the Delaunay triangulation of these points. The algorithm combines the mathematical elegance and efficiency of Delaunay triangulation algorithms with the desirable point placement features, boundary integrity, and robustness that are traditionally associated with advancing-front-type mesh generation strategies. The method offers increased robustness over previous algorithms in that it cannot fail, regardless of the initial boundary point distribution and the prescribed cell size distribution throughout the flowfield. (a) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.