CARRE: A quasi-orthogonal mesh generator for 2D edge plasma modelling

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 232-246

  Marchand, R ^a,b   Dumberry, M ^a,b  

^a Cent Canadien de Fusion Magnetique   (Canada)

^b INRS EMT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Divertor modelling; Orthogonal mesh generation; Tokamak edge

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FORTRAN (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); NUMERICAL METHODS; TOKAMAK DEVICES; TOPOLOGY;

CURVILINEAR QUASIORTHOGONAL MESH GENERATOR; DIVERTOR MODELLING; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CARRE; TOKAMAK EDGE;

PLASMA SIMULATION;

EID: 0030214538     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0010-4655(96)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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