A prototype computational fluid dynamics case study in Java

Abstract

Java offers the benefits of portability, object orientation, graphical interface components, multithreading and distributed programming capability. However, for numerically intensive technical applications, performance of non-native code can be critical. This paper evaluates the Java platform on the basis of code development capability and performance by contrasting several implementations of a transonic small disturbance equation solver. The use of the abstract windowing toolkit, native methods and a client–server implementation are documented herein. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.