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Issue ESAIM: Proc.
Volume 16, 2007
CEMRACS 2005 - Computational Aeroacoustics and Computational Fluid Dynamics in Turbulent Flows
Page(s) 224 - 241
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/proc:2007004
Published online 02 March 2007

ESAIM: Proc., 2007, Vol. 16, pp. 224-241
DOI: 10.1051/proc:2007004

Numerical Simulation of Instationary Magnetoplasmadynamic Thrusters

D. D'Andrea1, M. Quandt2, D. Petkow3, T. Stindl3, M. Fertig3, M. Auweter-Kurtz3, C.-D. Munz2, S. Roller4, P. Adamidis4 and R. Schneider1

1  Institute for Pulsed Power and Microwave Technology (IHM), Research Center Karlsruhe, D-76133 Karlsruhe, Germany.
2  Institute for Aerodynamics and Gas dynamics (IAG), University of Stuttgart, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany.
3  Institute for Space Systems (IRS), University of Stuttgart, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany.
4  High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), Nobelstr. 19, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany.


(Published online: 2 March 2007)

Abstract
In order to model rarefied plasma flows under conditions where continuum assumptions fail, a cooperation between IRS (Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart), IAG (Institute for Aerodynamics and Gas Dynamics, University of Stuttgart), HLRS (High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart) and IHM (Institute for Pulsed Power and Microwave Technology, Research Center Karlsruhe) has been formed. Within the project "Modeling and Simulation on High Performance Computers", which is funded by the Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg, a scheme for solving the Boltzmann equation for rarefied, non-continuum plasma flows is under development, making use of well known approaches from PIC (Particle in Cell) and DSMC (Direct Simulation Monte Carlo). The modeling will be explained in some detail and required computational resources will be estimated.


Mathematics Subject Classification. 60H10, 60H35, 65C05, 65C35, 65Y05, 65Y10, 74S10, 76M28, 76P05, 78A35, 82C31

Key words: Rarefoed gas flows, Boltzmann equation, PIC, DSMC, Fokker-Planck


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