August 12-14,
2014, Logan, Utah
Riverwoods Conference
Center, 615 Riverwoods Parkway
Tuesday, August 12
9:00-11:30
Informal discussion of the optimal NIMROD code (join when convenient) notes; prepared contributions from JK
11:30-12:30 lunch break
Computational
topics:
12:30 Welcoming
12:30-1:00 Carl Sovinec—
Experimentation with a vector potential
formulation
1:00-1:45 Dan
Barnes—The semi-characteristic method for the Vlasov
equation
1:45-2:30 Jake
King—Results from implementing parallel I/O and interfacing NIMROD
with FFTW / Discussion of plans for integrating FLUXGRID and
NIMEQ
Physical
model development and analysis:
2:30-3:15 Eric
Held—Completion of NIMROD/NEO benchmark and plans for continuum
hot particles
3:15-3:30 break
3:30-4:15 Jeong-Young Ji—
Recent
progress on moment-based closures
4:15-4:45 Andi Becerra—Refinement of general resistive-wall
boundary conditions and
preliminary results
4:45-5:30 Peter
Norgaard—Analysis with neutral momentum and
energy equations
5:30-6:15 Jake
King—Recent progress on drift-tearing analysis and verification
6:15-6:45 Discussion
of computational and physical model development
team dinner
Wednesday, August 13
Applications:
8:00-8:45 Eric
Howell—Parametric study of interchange modes in spheromak
equilibria
8:45-9:30 Josh
Sauppe—NIMROD extended MHD simulations of
plasma relaxation
dynamics
9:30-10:15 Ping
Zhu—QSL structures of ballooning induced plasmoids
in the magnetotail
and RMP update
10:15-10:30 break
10:30-11:15 Tom Jenkins—Progress on modeling giant sawtooth
modes with NIMROD
11:15-12:00 Jonathan
Hebert—Simulation of magnetic islands in CTH current rise
12:00-12:30 Nick Roberds—VMEC import functionality
12:30-1:00 Torrin Bechtel—High-beta extended MHD simulations of toroidal stellarators
1:00+ lunch break and team-building activity
Thursday, August 14
9:00-9:30 Charlson Kim—Magnetic compression simulations
of CTs
9:30-10:15 Val Izzo—Multi-valve massive gas
injection
10:15-10:30 break
10:30-11:15 Carl
Sovinec and Kyle Bunkers—Update on numerical
external vacuum and first
VDE
results
11:15-11:45 Sovinec and Izzo—Discussion
of the Theory and Simulation of Disruptions
Workshop
11:45-12:00 Dan
Barnes—Symmetric implicit formulation of Hall advance
12:00-12:15 discussion of application needs
12:15-1:45 lunch break
1:45-5:00 Working
meeting/discussion on giant sawtooth modeling