DRACO---A New Multidimensional Hydrocode

A program to develop a new multidimensional hydrocode is underway at LLE. DRACO is an arbitrary Lagrange-Eulerian (ALE) code designed to run in 1, 2, and 3 dimensions in planar (cartesian), cylindrical, and spherical geometries. The basic hydroportion of DRACO employs second-order rezoning and interface tracking. A mixed-material equation of state (EOS) using SESAME or Wisconsin table lookups has recently been incorporated. One of the main objectives of the program is to fully exploit the parallel capabilities of the 32-processor SGI Origin-2000. This paper will describe the basic code, present results of our parallel work, and show results of recent burnthrough calculations. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inertial Confinement Fusion under Cooperative Agreement No. DE-FC03-92SF19460, the University of Rochester, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.