| Author | Fan Zhang, Robert Hager, Seung-Hoe Ku, Choong-Seock Chang, Stephen C. Jardin, Nathaniel M. Ferraro, E. Seegyoung Seol, Eisung Yoon, Mark S. Shephard |
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| Title | Mesh Generation for Confined Fusion Plasma Simulation |
| Year | 2015 |
| Journal | Engineering with Computers |
| Abstract | XGC1 and M3D-C1 are two fusion plasma simulation codes being developed at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. XGC1 uses the particle-in-cell (PIC) method to simulate gyrokinetic neoclassical physics and turbulence. M3D-C1 solves the two-fluid resistive magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations with the C1 finite elements. This paper presents the software tools and libraries that were combined to form the geometry and automatic meshing procedures for these codes. Specific consideration has been given to satisfy the mesh configuration and element shape quality constraints of XGC1 and M3D-C1. |
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