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Plasma Simulations by Example

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Plasma Simulations by Example

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Plasma Simulations by Example book

Plasma Simulations by Example

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Plasma Simulations by Example book

ByLubos Brieda
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2019
eBook Published 20 December 2019
Pub. Location Boca Raton
Imprint CRC Press
DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429439780
Pages 368
eBook ISBN 9780429439780
Subjects Computer Science, Physical Sciences
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Brieda, L. (2019). Plasma Simulations by Example (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429439780

ABSTRACT

The study of plasmas is crucial in improving our understanding of the universe, and they are being increasingly utilised in key technologies such as spacecraft thrusters, plasma medicine, and fusion energy. Providing readers with an easy to follow set of examples that clearly illustrate how simulation codes are written, this book guides readers through how to develop C++ computer codes for simulating plasmas primarily with the kinetic Particle in Cell (PIC) method. This text will be invaluable to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in physics and engineering looking to learn how to put the theory to the test.

Features:

  • Provides a step-by-step introduction to plasma simulations with easy to follow examples
  • Discusses the electrostatic and electromagnetic Particle in Cell (PIC) method on structured and unstructured meshes, magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), and Vlasov solvers
  • Covered topics include Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) collisions, surface interactions, axisymmetry, and parallelization strategies.

Lubos Brieda has over 15 years of experience developing plasma and gas simulation codes for electric propulsion, contamination transport, and plasma-surface interactions. As part of his master’s research work, he developed a 3D ES-PIC electric propulsion plume code, Draco, which is to this date utilized by government labs and private aerospace firms to study plasma thruster plumes. His Ph.D, obtained in 2012 from George Washington University, USA, focused on a multi-scale model for Hall thrusters utilizing fluid-kinetic hybrid PIC codes. He has since then been involved in numerous projects involving development and the use of plasma simulation tools. Since 2014 he has been teaching online courses on plasma simulations through his website: particleincell.com.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter Chapter 1|43 pages

Fundamentals

chapter Chapter 2|58 pages

Grounded Box

chapter Chapter 3|33 pages

Flow Around a Sphere

chapter Chapter 4|45 pages

Material Interactions

chapter Chapter 5|21 pages

Symmetry

chapter Chapter 6|43 pages

Unstructured Meshes

chapter Chapter 7|23 pages

Electromagnetics

chapter Chapter 8|31 pages

Eulerian Methods

chapter Chapter 9|33 pages

Parallel Programming

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