Feasibility of a special-purpose computer to solve the Navier-Stokes Equations
Eugene C. Gritton, William S. King, Ivan E. Sutherland, R. Stockton Gaines, Carl Gazley, C. E. Grosch, M. L. Juncosa, H. E. Petersen · Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) · 1977
This report summarizes the feasibility of developing a special-purpose computer to solve the Navier-Stokes equations. The conclusions suggest that a special-purpose, parallel-processor machine capable of important fluid dynamics simulations might be technically and economically feasible in the early 1980 time period. The report presents a conceptual design for such a computer, an analysis of how it can be used to solve the Navier-Stokes equations, and performance estimates.