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    Area of Science:

    • Scientific Computing
    • Computational Geometry
    • Data Analysis

    Background:

    • Distance fields are crucial for data analysis and reduction in science and engineering.
    • Efficient computation of distance fields is essential for many applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a highly scalable method for computing 3D distance fields on distributed-memory machines.
    • To introduce a novel data structure for efficient surface tracking and distance calculation.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a parallel distance tree, a distributed spatial data structure.
    • Implementation of a method supporting various data types and distance metrics.
    • Demonstration on supercomputers with large-scale datasets and surface models.

    Main Results:

    • Significantly reduced computation and communication costs for distance field calculation.
    • Demonstrated efficiency and scalability on petascale combustion simulations.
    • Successful in-situ computation on dynamic turbulent flame surfaces.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed method offers a highly scalable solution for 3D distance field computation.
    • The parallel distance tree enhances data management and surface tracking.
    • This work expands the applicability of distance fields in demanding scientific and engineering domains.