SLIDE 1 The Turbulent Diffusivity of Convective Overshoot
Daniel Lecoanet Josiah Schwab, Eliot Quataert
Lars Bildsten, Frank Timmes
Geoff Vasil, Keaton Burns Jeff Oishi, Ben Brown
Supported by: NSF, Hertz Foundation, NASA, ARC
SLIDE 2 The problem
Convection Stably stratified
SLIDE 3 The problem
Convection Stably stratified
SLIDE 4 The problem
Convection Stably stratified
how much mix ixing? what kin ind?
SLIDE 5 Super Asymptotic Giant Branch stars
MS
H
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H He
RGB
Super Asymptotic Giant Branch stars
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H He CO
RGB AGB
Super Asymptotic Giant Branch stars
SLIDE 8 MS
H He CO
RGB AGB
Super Asymptotic Giant Branch stars
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H He CO
RGB AGB
Super Asymptotic Giant Branch stars
SAGB
SLIDE 10 Frank Timmes Temperature Carbon Density
Energy Generation
Flame Inner star Outer star
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Farmer+ 2015
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Does flame reach center???
Farmer+ 2015
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Does flame reach center???
Yes: ONe core e- capture SNe SNe II-P Farmer+ 2015
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Does flame reach center???
Yes: ONe core e- capture SNe SNe II-P No: ``Hybrid’’ WD SNe Ia? ??? Farmer+ 2015
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Carbon Flames
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Carbon Flames
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Carbon Flames
flame dies
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Carbon Flames
flame dies flame is fine
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Carbon Flames
flame dies flame is fine
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Carbon Flames Properties
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Carbon Flames Properties
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Carbon Flames Properties
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Carbon Flames Model
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Carbon Flames Model
negative in conv VERY positive in flame
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Carbon Flames Model
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Carbon Flames Model
BC’s: no slip, no temperature perturbation 3D domain, 4H x 4H x 2H
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Carbon Flames Model
BC’s: no slip, no temperature perturbation 3D domain, 4H x 4H x 2H
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Carbon Flames Properties
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Carbon Flames Properties
SLIDE 30 Dedalus
Pseudo-spectral Open-source Pyth ython ** **Very
ry fl flexible equations
SLIDE 31 The team so far
Daniel Lecoanet (Berkeley) Keaton Burns (MIT) Jeff Oishi (Bates College) Ben Brown (Colorado) Geoff Vasil (Sydney)
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flame
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Passive Scalar Field
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Passive Scalar Field
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Passive Scalar Field
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Passive Scalar Field
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Passive Scalar Field
Ansatz:
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Passive Scalar Field
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Turbulent Diffusivity
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Turbulent Diffusivity
Solve: Does it work?
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Turbulent Diffusivity
Solve: Does it work? fit
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Turbulent Diffusivity
Solve: Turbulent diffusivity is a good approximation!
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Do Carbon Flames Mix?
Need deep within the flame
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SLIDE 50 Conclusion
- 1. Penetrative convection mixes fluid like a turbulent
diffusivity
- 2. Very little mixing in regions which are very stable
- 3. Convective overshoot probably can’t stall flames
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