CONDUIT
CONDUIT4 is a Fortran code for computing the one-dimensional, steady, isothermal, multiphase and multicomponent flow of magma in volcanic conduits. The code solves the compressible mass balance and momentum balance equations separately for a gas phase and a dense phase constituted by liquid+crystals (below fragmentation), or by pyroclasts (above fragmentation). A user-defined fragmentation efficiency parameter describes the relative amounts of non-vesicular ash, vesicular pumice, and free crystals generated at fragmentation; while another user-defined parameter describes pumice degassing disequilibrium. The model takes either choked flow or atmospheric pressure conditions at the conduit exit, with the alternative being part of the solution thus depending on the selected conditions. The numerical algorithm searches for such an exit condition by adapting the mass flow-rate to the selected conduit diameter. Thermodynamic equilibrium phase between the gas (H2O+CO2) and the silicate melt is calculated through the SOLWCAD model (Papale et al., 2006, [Chemical Geology, 229(1-3), 78-95]), implemented within CONDUIT4. Magma fragmentation is determined based on Maxwell's theory for visco-elastic materials, as described in Papale (1999) [Nature, 397(6718), 425-428]. The viscosity of the liquid is calculated according to Giordano et al. (2008) [Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 271.1-4: 123-134], and the effect of crystals on viscosity is based on the model of Costa et al. (2009) [Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 10(3)]. The transport and constitutive equations, as well as the numerical approach, are detailed in Papale (2001) [Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 106(B6), 11043-11065].
Fortran code conduit flow
| Id | Title | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| melt_composition | Melt composition | object | Melt oxides |
| volatiles | Volatile composition | object | Volatile oxides |
| crystals | Crystals | object | Crystals |
| fragmentation | Fragmentation | object | Fragmentation parameters |
| pressure_temperature | Pressure and temperature | object | Pressure and temperature |
| geometry | Geometry | object | Geometry of the conduit |
| searching_mode | Searching mode | object | Searching for mass flow rate or diameter |
| Id | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gas | Plot gas volume fraction | Profile of gas volume fraction along the conduit. |
| velocity | Plot Velocity | Velocity profiles of liquid and gas along the conduit. |
| pressure | Plot Pressure | Pressure profile along the conduit. |
| outfile | Table of output variables | Dependent variables and physical properties along the conduit.Columns:1) conduit length [m];2) gas in pumice [volume %];3) gas before fragmentation [volume %];4) gas velocity [m/s];5) liquid velocity [m/s];6) pressure [MPa];7) dissolved H2O [mass... |
| exit | Conditions at the conduit exit | Density, velocity, pressure and mass/volumetric flow rate at the conduit exit |
Execution modes
- Synchronous
- Asynchronous
Links
- Dynamics of magma flow in volcanic conduits with variable fragmentation efficiency and nonequilibrium pumice degassing (application/pdf)
- Strain-induced magma fragmentation in explosive eruptions (application/pdf)
- Non-Newtonian flow of bubbly magma in volcanic conduits (application/pdf)
- Deep Magma Transport Control on the Size and Evolution of Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (application/pdf)
- Coupled conduit and atmospheric dispersal dynamics of the AD 79 Plinian eruption of Vesuvius (application/pdf)
- Textural heterogeneities in pumices from the climactic eruption of Mount Pinatubo, 15 June 1991, and implications for magma ascent dynamics (application/pdf)
- Origin of basalt fire-fountain eruptions on Earth versus the Moon (application/pdf)
- Rheological control on the dynamics of explosive activity in the 2000 summit eruption of Mt. Etna (application/pdf)
- Dynamics of magma ascent and fragmentation in trachytic versus rhyolitic eruptions (application/pdf)
- Vent conditions for expected eruptions at Vesuvius (application/pdf)
- The effect of H2O on the viscosity of K-trachytic melts at magmatic temperatures (application/pdf)
- The role of magma composition and water content in explosive eruptions: 1. Conduit ascent dynamics (application/pdf)
- Magma flow along the volcanic conduit during the Plinian and pyroclastic flow phases of the May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens eruption (application/pdf)
- Modeling of the ascent of magma during the plinian eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 (application/pdf)
- Role of carbon dioxide in the dynamics of magma ascent in explosive eruptions (application/pdf)
- Numerical simulations of magma ascent along volcanic conduits (application/pdf)
- The role of water content and magma composition on explosive eruption dynamics (application/pdf)
- Erosion processes in volcanic conduits and application to the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius (application/pdf)
- Process description as JSON (application/json)
- Process description as HTML (text/html)
- Jobs list as HTML (text/html)
- Jobs list as JSON (application/json)
- Execution for this process as JSON (application/json)
