Example: Radjet

Setting up the Materials

Click on the Materials button or on the Next button on the Plasma page.

Add the four materials in the sample:

1) Aluminum.

• Click on the New material... button.
  • Change the name to Aluminum.
• Select VOLFRC1 from the HydroVariable combo box.
• Enter the Mean atomic weight of 27.
• Material Type:
  • Leave the default of DCA.
  • Click on the Add button and click on Al on the periodic table.
  • Leave the default number fraction of 1.0.

2) Polystyrene. This is treated as a 50/50 mixture of Carbon and Hydrogen

• Click on the New material... button.
  • Change the name to CH.
  • Select VOLFRC3 from the HydroVariable combo box.
  • Enter the Mean atomic weight of 6.5.
• Material Type:
  • Leave the default of DCA.
  • Click on the Add button and click on H in the periodic table.
  • Select the H row in the table and click on the Set Fraction... button.
  • Enter 0.5 in the number of fraction field and press Enter.
  • Click on the Add button and click on C in the periodic table.
  • Select the C row in the table and click on the Set Fraction... button.
  • Enter 0.5 in the number of fraction field and press Enter.

  

3) Titanium.

• Click on the New material... button.
  • Change the name to Titanium.
  • Select VOLFRC4 from the HydroVariable combo box.
  • Enter the Mean atomic weight of 47.9.
• Material Type:
  • Select Non-DCA.
  • Click on Custom, click Browse and look for the Ti.prp file in the Examples -> Spect3D_data directory.

4) Void. The low density gas fill. This is treated as Hydrogen.

• Click on the New material... button.
  • Change the name to Void.
  • Select VOLFRC2 from the HydroVariable combo box.
  • Enter the Mean atomic weight of 1.
• Material Type:
  • Leave the default of DCA.
  • Click on the Add button and click on H in the periodic table.
  • Leave the default number fraction of 1.0.

  

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