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Title: Unstructured Polyhedral Mesh Thermal Radiation Diffusion

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OSTI ID:790578

Unstructured mesh particle transport and diffusion methods are gaining wider acceptance as mesh generation, scientific visualization and linear solvers improve. This paper describes an algorithm that is currently being used in the KULL code at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to solve the radiative transfer equations. The algorithm employs a point-centered diffusion discretization on arbitrary polyhedral meshes in 3D. We present the results of a few test problems to illustrate the capabilities of the radiation diffusion module.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-Eng-48
OSTI ID:
790578
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-139518; TRN: US0200821
Resource Relation:
Conference: American Nuclear Society European Nuclear Society International Meeting and Nuclear Technology Exhibit, Winter Meeting, Washington, DC (US), 11/12/2000--11/16/2000; Other Information: PBD: 27 Jul 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English