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Chombo-Discharge
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Freely obtainable research code; requires LAPACK and BLAS
Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io
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- Adaptive grids
- It uses Cartesian embedded-boundary grids and patch-based adaptive mesh refinement.chombo-discharge.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Assessment tools
- Nochombo-discharge.github.io · read 23 Sep 2026
- Authoring tools
- Yeschombo-discharge.github.io · read 23 Sep 2026
- Build platform
- The installation guide provides a quick-start build for a Linux workstation.chombo-discharge.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Delivery mode
- desktopchombo-discharge.github.io · read 23 Sep 2026
- Development history
- The project was originally developed at SINTEF Energy Research between 2015 and 2018, with further development starting in 2021.chombo-discharge.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The documentation describes it as an evolving research code and says users should be willing to understand how it operates and learn Chombo basics.chombo-discharge.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- I/O and restart
- It supports parallel HDF5 I/O and checkpoint-restart for both fluid and particles.chombo-discharge.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Lesson library
- Nochombo-discharge.github.io · read 23 Sep 2026
- Notable limit
- The code supports only global time-step methods and does not support time subcycling.chombo-discharge.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschombo-discharge.github.io · read 23 Sep 2026
- Parallel computing
- It supports OpenMP, MPI, or MPI combined with OpenMP, and can individually load-balance particle and fluid work.chombo-discharge.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Physics capabilities
- Its features include advection-diffusion-reaction processes, electrostatics, radiative transport, particle-mesh operations, and multiphysics interfaces.chombo-discharge.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Chombo-Discharge is a modular research code for two- and three-dimensional simulations of low-temperature plasmas in complex geometries.chombo-discharge.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Python setup tools
- Python tools accompanying physics modules can help users set up applications.chombo-discharge.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The installation guide invites users to contact the project on GitHub about installation issues.chombo-discharge.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- 3D visuals
- Yeschombo-discharge.github.io · read 23 Sep 2026
- Visualization integration
- VisIt is listed as an optional package for visualization and analysis.chombo-discharge.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
