Multi-scale gas discharge simulations using asynchronous adaptive mesh refinement

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-258

  Unfer, Thomas ^a,b,c   Boeuf, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Rogier, François ^c   Thivet, Frédéric ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c ONERA   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptive mesh refinement; Asynchronous; CFL condition; Gas discharges; Local time stepping; Multi scale; Transport problem

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MESH REFINEMENT; CFL CONDITION; GAS DISCHARGE; LOCAL TIME STEPPING; MULTISCALES; TRANSPORT PROBLEMS;

AERODYNAMICS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FLOW CONTROL; GAS DISCHARGE TUBES; GASES; GLOW DISCHARGES; MESH GENERATION; WATER POLLUTION;

SURFACE DISCHARGES;

EID: 70450225055     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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