Coupled Particle-In-Cell and Direct Simulation Monte Carlo method for simulating reactive plasma flows - 17/09/14
, Monika Auweter-Kurtz b
, Stefanos Fasoulas c
, Asim Mirza c
, Philip Ortwein a
, Marcel Pfeiffer c
, Torsten Stindl c 
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Abstract |
Plasma flows with high Knudsen numbers cannot be treated with classic continuum methods, as represented for example by the Navier–Stokes or the magnetohydrodynamic equations. Instead, the more fundamental Boltzmann equation has to be solved, which is done here approximately by particle based methods that also allow for thermal and chemical non-equilibrium. The Particle-In-Cell method is used to treat the collisionless Vlasov–Maxwell system, while neutral reactive flows are treated by the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo method. In this article, a combined approach is presented that allows the simulation of reactive, partially or fully ionized plasma flows. Both particle methods are briefly outlined and the coupling and parallelization strategies are described. As an example, the results of a streamer discharge simulation are presented and discussed in order to demonstrate the capabilities of the coupled method.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Particle-In-Cell, Direct Simulation Monte Carlo, Discontinuous Galerkin, High-order, Plasma physics, Boltzmann equation
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Vol 342 - N° 10-11
P. 662-670 - octobre 2014 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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