Numerical Simulations

Numerical Simulations
Author: Lutz Angermann
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2010-12-30
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9533071532

This book will interest researchers, scientists, engineers and graduate students in many disciplines, who make use of mathematical modeling and computer simulation. Although it represents only a small sample of the research activity on numerical simulations, the book will certainly serve as a valuable tool for researchers interested in getting involved in this multidisciplinary field. It will be useful to encourage further experimental and theoretical researches in the above mentioned areas of numerical simulation.

Numerical Simulation of Plasmas

Numerical Simulation of Plasmas
Author: Y.N. Dnestrovskii
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642825923

This book is devoted to mathematical modeling of tokamak plasma. Since the appearance in 1982 of the first edition (in Russian), a considerable amount of experimental and theoretical material on tokamak research has been accumu lated. The new-generation devices, viz. , TFTR, JET and JT-60 were put into operation. The first experiments on these units have confirmed the correctness of the basic physical concepts underlying their construction. Experiments on plasma heating with the help of neutral beams and high-frequency (HF) waves on previous generation devices made it possible to obtain high-P plasmas. The number of "medium-size" tokamaks in operation has increased. New experi mental results and advances in the theory have led to more complicated and perfected models of high-temperature plasma. Rapid progress in computer hardware and software has played an important role in the further development of mathematical modeling. While preparing the English edition of the book, we have revised the text considerably. Several new models which have undergone significant advance ment in recent years are described. A section devoted to models of RF (radio frequency) current drive has been added to Chap. 2. The reduced magneto hydrodynamic (MHD) equations for high-P plasma are now considered in detail in Chap. 3. Chapter 4 contains the latest results on anomalous thermal conductivity, diffusion coefficient and pinching. Two new sections are added to Chap. 5.

Space and Astrophysical Plasma Simulation

Space and Astrophysical Plasma Simulation
Author: Jörg Büchner
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2023-03-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3031118707

This book is a collection of contributions covering the major subjects in numerical simulation of space and astrophysical plasma. It introduces the different approaches and methods to model plasma, the necessary computational codes, and applications in the field. The book is rooted in the previous work Space Plasma Simulation (Springer, 2003) and includes the latest developments. It is divided into three parts and all chapters start with an introduction motivating the topic and its use in research and ends with a discussion of its applications. The chapters of the first part contain tutorials of the different basic approaches needed to perform space plasma simulations. This part is particularly useful for graduate students to master the subject. The second part presents more advanced materials for students and researchers who already work with pre-existing codes but want to implement the recent progresses made in the field. The last part of the book discusses developments in the area for researchers who are actively working on advanced simulation approaches like higher order schemes and artificial intelligence, agent-based technologies for multiscale and multi-dimensional systems, which represent the recent innovative contributions made in space plasma research.

Space Plasma Simulation

Space Plasma Simulation
Author: Jörg Büchner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2003-04-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540006982

The aim of this book is twofold: to provide an introduction for newcomers to state of the art computer simulation techniques in space plasma physics and an overview of current developments. Computer simulation has reached a stage where it can be a highly useful tool for guiding theory and for making predictions of space plasma phenomena, ranging from microscopic to global scales. The various articles are arranged, as much as possible, according to the - derlying simulation technique, starting with the technique that makes the least number of assumptions: a fully kinetic approach which solves the coupled set of Maxwell’s equations for the electromagnetic ?eld and the equations of motion for a very large number of charged particles (electrons and ions) in this ?eld. Clearly, this is also the computationally most demanding model. Therefore, even with present day high performance computers, it is the most restrictive in terms of the space and time domain and the range of particle parameters that can be covered by the simulation experiments. It still makes sense, therefore, to also use models, which due to their simp- fying assumptions, seem less realistic, although the e?ect of these assumptions on the outcome of the simulation experiments needs to be carefully assessed.

Numerical Simulation of Plasma Arc and Plasma-Substrate Interaction

Numerical Simulation of Plasma Arc and Plasma-Substrate Interaction
Author: Selvan Bellan
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2012-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9783848488810

One of the challenging problems in the plasma spray technique is reproducibility of the coating quality. This problem is mainly associated with arc behavior inside the torch, plasma-particles interaction and coating built-up that includes plasma-substrate interaction. To improve the understanding of the same, in this study, three-dimensional models are developed to simulate the plasma arc inside the torch and plasma-substrate interaction under various operating conditions. The effects of arc current and gas flow rate on characteristics of the arc and temperature and velocity distributions both inside and outside of the torch are explained. Using the nozzle exit profile predicted from the plasma arc model, the Ar-N2 plasma jet and conjugate heat transfer between the plasma and substrate are simulated by using plasma-substrate interaction model. The effects of arc current, gas flow rate, stand-off distance, substrate material and environment around the substrate on the temperature and velocity fields of the impinging plasma jet and thermal flux to the substrate are clarified. This model is validated by comparing the results of present model with previous predictions and measurements.