Thermal heat flux in a plasma for arbitrary collisionality

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Phys. Fluids; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.863564· OSTI ID:6309770

Khan, S A; Rognlien, T D

The thermal heat flux along a uniform magnetic field due to a temperature gradient is calculated using a Monte Carlo solution to the Fokker--Planck equation. This numerical solution, which is computed for a particular electron temperature profile, is valid for arbitrary mean-free-path, lambda/sub mfp/. The calculated heat flux makes a smooth transition between the analytic expressions for the short and long lambda/sub mfp/ limits.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6309770
• Journal Information: Phys. Fluids; (United States), Vol. 24:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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FOKKER-PLANCK EQUATION
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEAN FREE PATH
MONTE CARLO METHOD
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
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PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
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