93 research outputs found
An Ewald summation based multipole method
We present a method for evaluating Coulomb interactions in periodic molecular systems. The real space term in Ewald summation is accelerated using a tree code in which interactions between clusters and distant particles are approximated by multipole expansions. The performance is reported for water systems. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/69692/2/JCPSA6-113-9-3492-1.pd
Integral equation method for the 1D steady-state Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations
An integral equation method is presented for the 1D steady-state
Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations modeling ion transport through membrane
channels. The differential equations are recast as integral equations using
Green's 3rd identity yielding a fixed-point problem for the electric potential
gradient and ion concentrations. The integrals are discretized by a combination
of midpoint and trapezoid rules and the resulting algebraic equations are
solved by Gummel iteration. Numerical tests for electroneutral and
non-electroneutral systems demonstrate the method's 2nd order accuracy and
ability to resolve sharp boundary layers. The method is applied to a 1D model
of the K ion channel with a fixed charge density that ensures cation
selectivity. In these tests, the proposed integral equation method yields
potential and concentration profiles in good agreement with published results.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figure
Improvements to the APBS biomolecular solvation software suite
The Adaptive Poisson-Boltzmann Solver (APBS) software was developed to solve
the equations of continuum electrostatics for large biomolecular assemblages
that has provided impact in the study of a broad range of chemical, biological,
and biomedical applications. APBS addresses three key technology challenges for
understanding solvation and electrostatics in biomedical applications: accurate
and efficient models for biomolecular solvation and electrostatics, robust and
scalable software for applying those theories to biomolecular systems, and
mechanisms for sharing and analyzing biomolecular electrostatics data in the
scientific community. To address new research applications and advancing
computational capabilities, we have continually updated APBS and its suite of
accompanying software since its release in 2001. In this manuscript, we discuss
the models and capabilities that have recently been implemented within the APBS
software package including: a Poisson-Boltzmann analytical and a
semi-analytical solver, an optimized boundary element solver, a geometry-based
geometric flow solvation model, a graph theory based algorithm for determining
p values, and an improved web-based visualization tool for viewing
electrostatics
A Vortex Sheet/Point Vortex Dynamical Model For Unsteady Separated Flows
This paper presents a hybrid vortex sheet/point vortex method for modeling unsteady separated flows. We use vortex sheets to capture the dynamics of the shear layers immediately behind a wing in motion. The sheets provide a natural way of capturing vortex shedding, a feature missing from many point vortex models. We overcome the high computational cost traditionally associated with vortex sheet methods by approximating the spiraling cores of the sheets using point vortices with time-varying circulation. Circulation is continuously truncated from the tips of the vortex sheets and fed into their associated point vortices. To compensate for the discontinuous force response that results from this redistribution of vorticity, we adjust the velocity of the variable strength point vortices. We demonstrate the viability of the method by modeling the impulsive translation of a wing at a fixed angle of attack. We show that the proposed model correctly predicts the dynamics of large-scale vortical structures in the flow by comparing the distribution of vorticity from results of high-fidelity simulation, a model using only vortex sheets, and the proposed model. For the test cases attempted, the hybrid model predicts similar force responses to those of the sheet-only model, while being orders of magnitude faster
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