Center for Simulation of Dynamic Response of Materials
Research Topics
The following is a list of research topics covered at the Caltech ASC Center.
Topic |
Abstract |
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Compressible Turbulence |
An important component of the research carried out in the VTF facility is the study of the interaction of strong shocks with material interfaces in fluid phases. The modeling and simulation of the resulting inhomogeneous anisotropic turbulence and mix has been a major thrust of the Center’s research program. In the past five years the Center has made important progress in this area via a unique structure-based multiscale approach to turbulence modeling. (more) |
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Computational and Computer Science |
The mission of the Computational Science group is to conduct research in both the algorithms and the computational infrastructure required in order to achieve integrated simulation capabilities of the level of sophistication and fidelity required by the multiscale research program discussed below and to investigate the broader issues associated with conducting high-fidelity credible scientific investigations using diverse, distributed computing environments. (more) |
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Materials Properties |
A major goal of the center is to determine all input data to be used in the VTF from first principles theory and computation. Thus the Materials Properties (MP) team, led by William A. Goddard, III, will develop and enhance methods for the accurate prediction of materials properties from First Principles and will integrate both the methods and the results into the VTF. (more) |
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Solid Dynamics |
The Solid Dynamics effort is structured in accordance to a multiscale modeling paradigm, with activities ranging in scale from the quantum-mechanical realm to full-scale engineering systems and components. The main target areas of the effort are shock-induced dynamic fracture, spallation and fragmentation in metals, including model systems such as Al and Li, and other materials; and the dynamics of shocked BCC metals, with particular focus on materials such as Fe exhibiting coupled martensitic transformations and plasticity. (more) |
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Validation |
Validation plays a very integral role in the proposed scientific program. We have designed as part of our ASC program a set of experiments in the areas of compressible turbulence, detonation, and solid dynamics that examine key phenomena of interest to the larger DP lab ASC program. In addition, each of our end-to-end integrated simulations is tied to an experiment aimed at validating the entire simulation. At the end of FY07 it is our plan to have a validated simulation capability for each of the experiments described below. (more) |
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The ASC Center for Simulation of Dynamic Response of
Materials is based at the California Institute of Technology
under
U.
S. Department of Energy contract
W-7405-ENG-48.
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