Non-linear MHD simulations of magnetically confined plasma using OpenFOAM

Investigation of alternative energy resources for future is utmost important topic. One of the possibilities is nuclear fusion which powers the sun, being this very attractive since it is clean, safe and virtually unlimited energy. The achievement of controlled nuclear fusion will require a wide variety of fields such as plasma physics, materials physics, electrical engineering, heat transfer, etc. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) contribute to understand the behaviour of confined plasma and in guiding experiments. This project aims to assess the feasibility of open source software, OpenFOAM to study the physics of magnetically confined plasma, and to expect realistic modelling of fusion plasma as a long-term project objective. The OpenFOAM magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) solver has been applied to solve plasma dynamics