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    • Computational fluid dynamics
    • Scientific visualization
    • Numerical methods

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    • Particle tracing in time-varying flow fields typically uses numerical integration.
    • This method is computationally intensive for scattered, particle-based flow fields.
    • Interpolation is challenging due to the lack of explicit neighborhood structures in particle-based data.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop an alternative particle tracing method using geometric interpolation.
    • To improve computational efficiency and accuracy in dynamic, particle-based flow fields.
    • To enable efficient pathline computation in complex simulations.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a modified k-d tree for dynamic partitioning of particle data.
    • Implemented geometric interpolation to substitute numerical integration.
    • Tracked and updated dynamic particle neighborhoods over time.
    • Evaluated approach in compressible and incompressible flow systems (e.g., Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics - SPH).

    Main Results:

    • The modified k-d tree efficiently handles varying particle densities and compressibility.
    • The interpolation-based approach offers a robust alternative for trajectory generation.
    • Demonstrated efficiency and accuracy in complex particle systems.
    • Pathline computation is significantly improved.

    Conclusions:

    • Interpolation-based particle tracing is a viable and efficient alternative to numerical integration.
    • The modified k-d tree is effective for managing dynamic particle neighborhoods.
    • This method enhances trajectory generation in particle-based simulations.