Flux-Corrected Transport Algorithms for Two-Dimensional Compressible Magnetohydrodynamics

Abstract

Flux-corrected transport (FCT) algorithms for conservatively integrating generalized continuity and hydromagnetic equations in two spatial dimensions are described. By placing the magnetic-field components at the interface locations of the finite-difference grid, the field is kept divergence- free to within machine roundoff error. The new algorithms are particularly well suited for magnetohydrodynamical problems involving shocks and other discontinuities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 07, 1989
Accession Number
ADA212757

Entities

People

  • C. R. Devore

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Classification
  • Continuity
  • Convection
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Current Density
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Geometry
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Military Research
  • Transport Ships
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics