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Free-Lagrange advection slide lines

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6704536

We have found the treatment of interfaces in staggered-grid hydrodynamics to be inadequate for problems with large shear deformation at material interfaces. The problem is especially evident at the intersections of multiple materials, but potentially occurs at all interfaces with large shear. To address this problem, we have introduced a two-way advection slide line algorithm into our free-Lagrange (FL) method. In addition to the interface physics itself, the algorithm involves an interface stiffener, a mesh relaxation and advection scheme suitable or unstructured meshes (FLALE), the FL mesh refinement algorithms (FLAMR), and special connectivity templates. For a slide test problem, the FL results are qualitatively similar to those of a Lagrange slide line treatment, but differ significantly in one area. At this time there is no firm basis for judging which is the correct solution. 15 refs., 11 figs.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/DP
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6704536
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-104257; CONF-9006195--3; ON: DE90015043
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English