COLISEUM: An Application Programming Interface for 3D Plasma Simulations

Abstract

APPROACH: A new 3D plasma simulation system (COLISEUM) is being developed: * Allows easy implementation of various plasma simulation modules for quicker code development & controllable fidelity * Using COTS extensively. CURRENT STATUS: * Low-fidelity plume (prescribed plume & ray tracing) * High-fidelity plume (AQUILA & DRACO) * Thruster modeling (HET & Colloid). FUTURE WORK: * DRACO (charging, sputtering, surface contamination) * AQUILA (parallel, generalized collisions) * Device modeling (HET extension) * Plasma diagnostics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 2004
Accession Number
ADA435314

Entities

People

  • Douglas Vangilder

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Application Programming Interface
  • Computer Programming
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Military Research
  • National Governments
  • Plasma Diagnostics
  • Ray Tracing
  • Reliability
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster