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

Abstract

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.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1544502
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1636216
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-764617
Journal ID: ISSN 0045-7930; 952011
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Computers and Fluids
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 186; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0045-7930
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; Plasma interpenetration; Multifluid plasma; Conservative finite-difference method; Laser–induced plasmas

Citation Formats

Ghosh, D., Chapman, T. D., Berger, R. L., Dimits, A., and Banks, J. W. A multispecies, multifluid model for laser–induced counterstreaming plasma simulations. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1016/j.compfluid.2019.04.012.
Ghosh, D., Chapman, T. D., Berger, R. L., Dimits, A., & Banks, J. W. A multispecies, multifluid model for laser–induced counterstreaming plasma simulations. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2019.04.012
Ghosh, D., Chapman, T. D., Berger, R. L., Dimits, A., and Banks, J. W. Thu . "A multispecies, multifluid model for laser–induced counterstreaming plasma simulations". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2019.04.012. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1544502.
@article{osti_1544502,
title = {A multispecies, multifluid model for laser–induced counterstreaming plasma simulations},
author = {Ghosh, D. and Chapman, T. D. and Berger, R. L. and Dimits, A. and Banks, J. W.},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1016/j.compfluid.2019.04.012},
journal = {Computers and Fluids},
number = C,
volume = 186,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Thu Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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