An Eulerian Vlasov-Fokker-Planck algorithm for spherical implosion simulations of inertial confinement fusion capsules
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DOI10.1016/J.CPC.2021.107861arXiv2009.07979MaRDI QIDQ6104166FDOQ6104166
Authors: William T. Taitano, B. D. Keenan, Luis Chacón, Sarah E. Anderson, H. R. Hammer, A. N. Simakov 
Publication date: 5 June 2023
Published in: Computer Physics Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: We present a numerical algorithm that enables a phase-space adaptive Eulerian Vlasov-Fokker-Planck (VFP) simulation of an inertial confinement fusion (ICF) capsule implosion. The approach relies on extending a recent mass, momentum, and energy conserving phase-space moving-mesh adaptivity strategy to spherical geometry. In configuration space, we employ a mesh motion partial differential equation (MMPDE) strategy while, in velocity space, the mesh is expanded/contracted and shifted with the plasma's evolving temperature and drift velocity. The mesh motion is dealt with by transforming the underlying VFP equations into a computational (logical) coordinate, with the resulting inertial terms carefully discretized to ensure conservation. To deal with the spatial and temporally varying dynamics in a spherically imploding system, we have developed a novel nonlinear stabilization strategy for MMPDE in the configuration space. The strategy relies on a nonlinear optimization procedure that optimizes between mesh quality and the volumetric rate change of the mesh to ensure both accuracy and stability of the solution. Implosions of ICF capsules are driven by several boundary conditions: 1) an elastic moving wall boundary; 2) a time-dependent Maxwellian Dirichlet boundary; and 3) a pressure-driven Lagrangian boundary. Of these, the pressure-driven Lagrangian boundary driver is new to our knowledge. The implementation of our strategy is verified through a set of test problems, including the Guderley and Van-Dyke implosion problems --the first-ever reported using a Vlasov-Fokker-Planck model.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.07979
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