Fully Implicit Kinetic Modelling of Collisional Plasmas

6 downloads 71 Views 2MB Size Report
George Imel. Earl S. Marwil. Steve Penoncello. Richard T Jacobsen ...... differential operator is used in denning a preconditioner. Since the integral quantities are.
INEL-96/0149 May, 1996

OSTI Idaho National Engineering Laboratory

Fully Implicit Kinetic Modelling of Collisional Plasmas

V. A. Mousseau

DISCLAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

^^Lockheed

MASTER

Idaho Technologies Company

DiSTR'SUTlON OF THIS DOCUMENT IS IMHFD' ._

._._

._...

>*-^

INEL-96/0149

Fully Implicit Kinetic Modelling of Collisional Plasmas

Vincent A. Mousseau

Published May 1996

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415

Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through DOE Idaho Operations Office Contract DE-AC07-94ID13223

n AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT DISSERTATION This dissertation of Vincent A. Mousseau, submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and titled "Fully Implicit Kinetic Modelling of Collisional Plasmas," has been reviewed in final form, as indicated by the signatures and dates given below. Permission is now granted to submit final copies to the College of Graduate Studies for approval. Major Professor

Date David WoodaU. Date

Committee Members

'//