Python "realtime" fluidsim

Based on the Jos Stam paper https://www.researchgate.net/publication/2560062_Real-Time_Fluid_Dynamics_for_Games and the mike ash vulgarization https://mikeash.com/pyblog/fluid-simulation-for-dummies.html

Install

pip install -r requirements.txt

Run

• python3 fluid_sim.py to run matplotlib animation
• python3 to_gif.py to export as an animated GIF

Issues

• For pycharm users, enable

  import matplotlib
  matplotlib.use('Qt5Agg')  # or 'TkAgg' or whatever works
  

  to disable the matplotlib view pycharm feature