An Object-Oriented 3-D View-Factor Code for Hohlraum Modeling

Author

Fisher, M.J. ; Pasley, J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Univ. of York, York, UK

Volume

39

Issue

11

fYear

2011

Firstpage

2400

Lastpage

2401

Abstract

A new 3-D view-factor code has been developed to aid experiment design in indirect-drive inertial confinement fusion experiments. The code can model arbitrary user-defined hohlraum and beam configurations using a ray-tracing algorithm and an iterative approach to solving the radiosity equation. It is designed for ease of use, utilizing an open XML file format and GUI tools for rapid experiment design and evaluation. Results have been obtained and compared well with those obtained in experiment. Rendered images of the results of the code in modeling a Nova laser-driven hohlraum are presented.

Keywords

XML; graphical user interfaces; iterative methods; plasma inertial confinement; plasma light propagation; plasma simulation; GUI tool; Nova laser-driven hohlraum model; hohlraum model; indirect-drive inertial confinement fusion experiment; iterative approach; object-oriented 3-D view-factor code; open XML file format; radiosity equation; ray-tracing algorithm; Fuels; Geometry; Laser beams; Laser modes; Mathematical model; Numerical models; Plasma temperature; Inertial confinement; plasma confinement; plasmas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2011.2132806

Filename

5770236