Development of a Hybrid Model for Non-Equilibrium High-Energy Plasmas

Abstract

This paper summarizes the current effort at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards AFB in developing a general hybrid model for the studies of multi-scale, non-equilibrium plasmas with high energy density. The software is being designed using Object-Oriented methods for maximal flexibility, portability and easy maintenance. The paper describes the general approach used in the model development, some of the problems to be solved, architecture and parallelization strategies, and some of the methods currently or being implemented. While still a work in progress, the software is rapidly building capabilities and will be applied in fundamental simulations of various plasma discharges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA425559

Entities

People

  • Jean Luc Cambier
  • M. Kapper
  • Marcus Carroll

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Algorithms
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Convection
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Graphical User Interface
  • High Energy
  • Ionization
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Military Research
  • Simulations

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.