A multispecies, multifluid model for laser–induced counterstreaming plasma simulations

Ghosh, D.; Chapman, T. D.; Berger, R. L.; Dimits, A.; Banks, J. W.

doi:10.1016/j.compfluid.2019.04.012

Title: A multispecies, multifluid model for laser–induced counterstreaming plasma simulations

Journal Article · Thu Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Computers and Fluids

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2019.04.012· OSTI ID:1544502

^[1]; Chapman, T. D. ^[1]; Berger, R. L. ^[1]; Dimits, A. ^[1]; Banks, J. W. ^[2]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States)

The interpenetration of counterstreaming plasmas is a critical phenomenon in several application areas, such as astrophysical flows, design of controlled fusion devices, and laser–induced plasma experiments. Multispecies “single-fluid” codes are unable to model this phenomenon due to the single velocity representation for all the species/fluids. Kinetic codes, though capable of modeling interpenetration, are computationally prohibitive for at-scale simulations. Here, we introduce a multifluid model that solves the fluid equations for each ion fluid or stream. This allows distinct flows that interact with each other through electrostatic and collisional forces. We observe and describe our code, EUCLID, that uses a conservative finite-difference formulation to discretize the governing equations in space. The 5th-order Monotonicity-Preserving WENO scheme is used for the upwind approximation of the hyperbolic flux, and the explicit 4th-order Runge–Kutta scheme is used for time integration. The code is verified for several benchmark cases and manufactured solutions. We simulate one- and two-dimensional interactions of counterstreaming plasmas in vacuum as well as in the presence of gas fill, where the setups are representative of laser-induced plasma experiments.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1544502

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1636216

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-764617; 952011

Journal Information:: Computers and Fluids, Vol. 186, Issue C; ISSN 0045-7930

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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