A computational model for viscous fluid flow, heat transfer, and melting in in situ vitrification melt pools

Technical Report · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10140275· OSTI ID:10140275

McHugh, P R; Ramshaw, J D

MAGMA is a FORTRAN computer code designed to viscous flow in in situ vitrification melt pools. It models three-dimensional, incompressible, viscous flow and heat transfer. The momentum equation is coupled to the temperature field through the buoyancy force terms arising from the Boussinesq approximation. All fluid properties, except density, are assumed variable. Density is assumed constant except in the buoyancy force terms in the momentum equation. A simple melting model based on the enthalpy method allows the study of the melt front progression and latent heat effects. An indirect addressing scheme used in the numerical solution of the momentum equation voids unnecessary calculations in cells devoid of liquid. Two-dimensional calculations can be performed using either rectangular or cylindrical coordinates, while three-dimensional calculations use rectangular coordinates. All derivatives are approximated by finite differences. The incompressible Navier-Stokes equations are solved using a new fully implicit iterative technique, while the energy equation is differenced explicitly in time. Spatial derivatives are written in conservative form using a uniform, rectangular, staggered mesh based on the marker and cell placement of variables. Convective terms are differenced using a weighted average of centered and donor cell differencing to ensure numerical stability. Complete descriptions of MAGMA governing equations, numerics, code structure, and code verification are provided. 14 refs.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 10140275
• Report Number(s): EGG-WTD--9845; ON: DE92012215
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
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BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD
HEAT TRANSFER
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M CODES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
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NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS
PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER
VISCOUS FLOW
VITRIFICATION