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30 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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    Rainald Löhner

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    Rainald Löhner

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Löhner, R., Baum, J.D. (2005). 30 Years of FCT: Status and Directions. In: Kuzmin, D., Löhner, R., Turek, S. (eds) Flux-Corrected Transport. Scientific Computation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27206-2_5

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