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Title: Development of harmonic balance capability for Charon

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1489869· OSTI ID:1489869
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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

We report on the development of a frequency domain method of analysis in the Panzer foundation of Charon. We first present a harmonic balance approach for calculating the frequency-domain response (in its weak form) of a non-linear system of partial differential equations (PDEs). Our approach is anemable to adaptation of Charon's transient PDE models for frequency domain analysis. We make an observation that allows us to analyze either small-signal or large-signal responses with minimal specialization of the algorithm. We conclude by confirming our small- and large-signal analyses of a transient, linear Helmholtz equation by comparing its analytic solution to our results. We include figures from a sequence of non-linear perturbations of this system, showcasing the fact that, when the non-linearities are insignificant, the small- and large-signal analyses obtain similar solutions. On the other hand, we depict the inadequacy of a small-signal analysis to accurately capture the response in the presence of a large non-linearity, and underscore the requirement to employ a large-signal analysis for modelling highly non-linear systems.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
OSTI ID:
1489869
Report Number(s):
SAND-2018-3623; 671158
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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