The Particle-In-Cell Method for Hydrodynamic Calculations

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Subject Categories: FLUID MECHANICS
Corporate Author: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB NM
Title: The Particle-In-Cell Method for Hydrodynamic Calculations
Personal Authors: Evans, Martha W.; Harlow, Francis H.; Bromberg, Eleazer
Report Date: 08 NOV 1957
Pages: 75 PAGES
Report Number: LA-2139
Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
Monitor Acronym: XJ
Monitor Series: XD
Supplementary Note: Supersedes rept. no. LAMS-1956 and LAMS-2082.
Descriptors: *HYDRODYNAMICS, COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS, FINITE DIFFERENCE THEORY, COMPRESSIBLE FLOW, APPROXIMATION(MATHEMATICS).
Identifiers: PARTICLE IN CELL CODES
Abstract: A method is presented for solving hydrodynamic problems involving large distortions and compressions of the fluid in several space dimensions. The calculation procedure introduces finite difference approximations to the differential equations; the solution in practice is carried out by means of high-speed electronic computers. The paper discusses a number of characteristics of the method and illustrates these by presenting results of representative calculations.
Limitation Code: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Source Code: 211350
Citation Creation Date: 20 DEC 2000