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Towards Photorealistic Visualizations for Plasma Confinement Simulations

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Abstract

As the world moves away from traditional energy sources, based on fossil fuels, one promising clean alternative source is nuclear fusion. To accelerate the required breakthroughs in that community, numerical simulations and scientific visualizations over high-performance computing systems are mandatory the proper display of data resulting from the simulation is key to the design, tune-up, and dissemination of nuclear fusion reactors. We present a computer-graphics model that uses the output of numerical simulations to create visually plausible images of plasma confinement the model is based on a combination of computer graphics techniques implemented on a ray-tracing framework.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPEARC 2021 - Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing 2021
Subtitle of host publicationEvolution Across All Dimensions
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9781450382922
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Jul 2021
Event5th Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing Conference: Evolution Across All Dimensions, PEARC 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 19 Jul 202122 Jul 2021

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference5th Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing Conference: Evolution Across All Dimensions, PEARC 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period19/07/2122/07/21

Keywords

  • Photorealism
  • Plasma Fusion
  • Ray Tracing
  • Scientific Visualization
  • Simulation
  • Stellarator
  • Visual Plausibility

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