[FLASH-USERS] success with thermal evaporation

[Slavin, Jonathan]

Hi all,

Just thought that, since I've been posting several questions related to
thermal conduction, diffusion, etc. I'd tell this list that I have had
success in simulating a thermally evaporating cloud including the effects
of flux limitation (a.k.a. saturation of conduction).  The resulting mass
loss rate of the cloud is within a few percent of that predicted by the
analytical formula given a fit to the temperature profile using results
from Dalton & Balbus (1993, ApJ 404, 625).  This required setting
diff_eleFlCoef (the flux limitation parameter) carefully to be consistent
with the assumptions in that paper.  Anyone who would like to know more
details can feel free to e-mail me.

Regards,
Jon

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