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    • Data Visualization

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    • Recirculation phenomena are critical flow features.
    • Existing methods lack comprehensive analysis tools.

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    • Introduce a formal approach for visual analysis of flow recirculation.
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    • Develop an algorithm for extracting these surfaces from 3D flow data.

    Main Methods:

    • Define recirculation surfaces as loci of returning particle paths.
    • Formally define surfaces as 2-manifolds in 5D space.
    • Develop an extraction algorithm based on critical point detection in 3D vector fields.

    Main Results:

    • Present the first algorithm for comprehensive feature extraction in the 5D flow map of a 3D flow.
    • Demonstrate the method's ability to find isolated closed orbits in steady vector fields.
    • Visualize recirculation surfaces for artificial and real flow datasets.

    Conclusions:

    • Recirculation surfaces provide a robust framework for analyzing complex flows.
    • The developed algorithm enables comprehensive feature extraction.
    • This approach enhances the understanding of fluid dynamics phenomena.