The M3D-C1 Approach to Simulating 3D 2-fluid Magnetohydrodynamics in Magnetic Fusion Experiments

[摘要] A new approach for solving the 3D MHD equations in a strongly magnetized toroidal plasma is presented which uses high-order 2D finite elements with C1 continuity. The vector fields use a physics-based decomposition. An efficient implicit time advance separates the velocity and field advance. ITAPS (SCOREC) adaptivity software and TOPS solvers are used.

[发布日期] 2008-06-24

[学科分类] 原子、分子光学和等离子物理

[关键词] MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;PLASMA;VECTOR FIELDS;VELOCITY Finite Element MethodNumerical Methods;Magnetohydodynamics (MHD)