Chombo-Discharge

Spec sheet

Purpose

Chombo-Discharge is a modular research code for two- and three-dimensional simulations of low-temperature plasmas in complex geometries.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Intended users

The documentation describes it as an evolving research code and says users should be willing to understand how it operates and learn Chombo basics.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Free plan

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Support

The installation guide invites users to contact the project on GitHub about installation issues.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

3D visuals

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Adaptive grids

It uses Cartesian embedded-boundary grids and patch-based adaptive mesh refinement.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Assessment tools

NoRead 23 Sep 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Authoring tools

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Build platform

The installation guide provides a quick-start build for a Linux workstation.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Delivery mode

desktopRead 23 Sep 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Development history

The project was originally developed at SINTEF Energy Research between 2015 and 2018, with further development starting in 2021.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

I/O and restart

It supports parallel HDF5 I/O and checkpoint-restart for both fluid and particles.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Lesson library

NoRead 23 Sep 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Notable limit

The code supports only global time-step methods and does not support time subcycling.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Offline access

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Parallel computing

It supports OpenMP, MPI, or MPI combined with OpenMP, and can individually load-balance particle and fluid work.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Physics capabilities

Its features include advection-diffusion-reaction processes, electrostatics, radiative transport, particle-mesh operations, and multiphysics interfaces.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Python setup tools

Python tools accompanying physics modules can help users set up applications.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Visualization integration

VisIt is listed as an optional package for visualization and analysis.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chombo-discharge.github.io

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Physics Simulation Software#39 of 897.8