Scientific Visualization 210: ParaView Flow Visualization
Date
- Monday, April 13, 2026
- 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Venue
- Building 1, Level 2, Room 2418
Organizer
Thomas Theussl
Visualization Core Laboratory
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Workshop Materials
- Materials will be added prior to the workshop.
How to Prepare?
- Prior Knowledge: This is an intermediate workshop. Familiarity with the ParaView interface is required. We recommend reviewing:
- Hardware: Bring a laptop with ParaView installed.
- ParaView version 5.13.1 is recommended. Download it from ParaView.org.
- Data: Sample flow datasets will be provided via the Workshop Materials link above.
Overview
Visualization expert Thomas Theussl will lead this focused session on Flow Visualization using ParaView. Understanding fluid motion and vector fields is a cornerstone of scientific analysis in many domains, from aeronautics to oceanography.
This workshop moves beyond simple scalar slicing to explore advanced techniques for visualizing 2D and 3D vector data. Attendees will learn how to extract meaningful physical insights from complex flow fields using streamlines, pathlines, and surface integration techniques.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Vector Field Processing: Learn how to manage and transform vector data within the ParaView pipeline.
- Steady vs. Unsteady Flow: Practical techniques for Streamlines (static) and Pathlines (time-varying).
- Surface Flow: Visualizing flow patterns on complex geometries using Surface LIC (Line Integral Convolution).
- Vortex Identification: Using specialized filters to identify and visualize coherent structures in flow data.
Who Should Attend?
Researchers and students working with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), ocean modeling, or any scientific data involving vector fields and motion.
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30pm - 1:55pm | Vector Fundamentals: Data types, Glpyhs, and Vector Arrows | Thomas Theussl |
| 1:55pm - 2:00pm | Coffee Break | |
| 2:00pm - 2:25pm | Integration Techniques: Streamlines and Stream-Surfaces | Thomas Theussl |
| 2:25pm - 2:30pm | Coffee Break | |
| 2:30pm - 2:55pm | Flow Textures: Line Integral Convolution (LIC) on Surfaces | Thomas Theussl |
| 2:55pm - 3:00pm | Coffee Break | |
| 3:00pm - 3:20pm | Vortex Detection: Q-Criterion and Lambda-2 methods | Thomas Theussl |
| 3:20pm - 3:25pm | Coffee Break | |
| 3:25pm - 3:30pm | Final Q&A and Wrap-up | Thomas Theussl |