High-order curvilinear finite element methods for Lagrangian hydrodynamics

VA Dobrev, TV Kolev, RN Rieben - SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 2012 - SIAM
The numerical approximation of the Euler equations of gas dynamics in a
movingLagrangian frame is at the heart of many multiphysics simulation algorithms. In this …

The magnetized indirect drive project on the National Ignition Facility

JD Moody, BB Pollock, H Sio, DJ Strozzi… - Journal of Fusion …, 2022 - Springer
A new project is underway at the National Ignition Facility with the goal of applying a seed
magnetic field to the fusion fuel in an indirect drive hohlraum implosion and quantifying the …

Parallel auxiliary space AMG for H (curl) problems

TV Kolev, PS Vassilevski - Journal of Computational Mathematics, 2009 - JSTOR
In this paper we review a number of auxiliary space based preconditioners for the second
order definite and semi-definite Maxwell problems discretized with the lowest order Nedelec …

Ultrafast probing of magnetic field growth inside a laser-driven solenoid

C Goyon, BB Pollock, DP Turnbull, A Hazi, L Divol… - Physical Review E, 2017 - APS
We report on the detection of the time-dependent B-field amplitude and topology in a laser-
driven solenoid. The B-field inferred from both proton deflectometry and Faraday rotation …

Transient magnetic field diffusion considerations relevant to magnetically assisted indirect drive inertial confinement fusion

JD Moody, A Johnson, J Javedani, E Carroll, J Fry… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Application of a magnetic field to an indirect drive inertial confinement fusion target requires
diffusion of the field through the high-Z and electrically conducting Hohlraum. The onset of …

Low-order preconditioning for the high-order finite element de Rham complex

W Pazner, T Kolev, CR Dohrmann - SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 2023 - SIAM
In this paper we present a unified framework for constructing spectrally equivalent low-order-
refined discretizations for the high-order finite element de Rham complex. This theory covers …

Monotonicity in high‐order curvilinear finite element arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian remap

RW Anderson, VA Dobrev, TV Kolev… - … Journal for Numerical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The remap phase in arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian (ALE) hydrodynamics involves the
transfer of field quantities defined on a post‐Lagrangian mesh to some new mesh, usually …

The virtual element method for the 3D resistive magnetohydrodynamic model

L Beirao da Veiga, F Dassi, G Manzini… - … Models and Methods in …, 2023 - World Scientific
We present a four-field virtual element discretization for the time-dependent resistive
magnetohydrodynamics equations in three space dimensions, focusing on the semi-discrete …

Unconditionally stable operator splitting algorithms for the incompressible magnetohydrodynamics system discretized by a stabilized finite element formulation based …

S Badia, R Planas… - International journal for …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we propose different splitting procedures for the transient incompressible
magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) system that are unconditionally stable. We consider two …

High-order curvilinear finite element magneto-hydrodynamics I: A conservative Lagrangian scheme

J Nikl, M Kuchařík, S Weber - Journal of Computational Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Magneto-hydrodynamics is one of the foremost models in plasma physics with applications
in inertial confinement fusion, astrophysics and elsewhere. Advanced numerical methods …