Influence of equilibrium shear flow on peeling-ballooning instability and edge localized mode crash
- Fusion Simulation Center, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing (China)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei (China)
The E Multiplication-Sign B shear flow plays a dual role on peeling-ballooning modes and their subsequently triggered edge localized mode (ELM) crashes. On one hand, the flow shear can stabilize high-n modes and twist the mode in the poloidal direction, constraining the mode's radial extent and reducing the size of the corresponding ELM. On the other hand, the shear flow also introduces the Kelvin-Helmholtz drive, which can destabilize peeling-ballooning modes. The overall effect of equilibrium shear flow on peeling-ballooning modes and ELM crashes depends on the competition between these two effects. When the flow shear is either small or very large, it can reduce ELM size. However, for moderate values of flow shear, the destabilizing effect from the Kelvin-Helmholtz term is dominant and leads to larger ELM crashes.
- OSTI ID:
- 22086134
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 19, Issue 9; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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