Transport simulations of linear plasma generators with the B2.5-Eirene and EMC3-Eirene codes

Rapp, Juergen; Owen, Larry W.; Bonnin, X.; Caneses, J. F.; Canik, John M.; Corr, Cormac; Lore, J. D.

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.12.058

Transport simulations of linear plasma generators with the B2.5-Eirene and EMC3-Eirene codes

Journal Article · Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Journal of Nuclear Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.12.058· OSTI ID:1327630

Rapp, Juergen ^[1]; Owen, Larry W. ^[1]; Bonnin, X. ^[2]; Caneses, J. F. ^[3]; Canik, John M. ^[1]; Corr, Cormac ^[3]; Lore, J. D. ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
LSPM-CNRS, Universite Paris, Villetaneuse (France)
Australian National Univ., Canberra, ACT (Australia). PRL, Research School of Physics and Engineering

Linear plasma generators are cost effective facilities to simulate divertor plasma conditions of present and future fusion reactors. For this research, the codes B2.5-Eirene and EMC3-Eirene were extensively used for design studies of the planned Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX). Effects on the target plasma of the gas fueling and pumping locations, heating power, device length, magnetic configuration and transport model were studied with B2.5-Eirene. Effects of tilted or vertical targets were calculated with EMC3-Eirene and showed that spreading the incident flux over a larger area leads to lower density, higher temperature and off-axis profile peaking in front of the target. In conclusion, the simulations indicate that with sufficient heating power MPEX can reach target plasma conditions that are similar to those expected in the ITER divertor. B2.5-Eirene simulations of the MAGPIE experiment have been carried out in order to establish an additional benchmark with experimental data from a linear device with helicon wave heating.

Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1327630

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 22460663

Journal Information:: Journal of Nuclear Materials, Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Materials Vol. 463; ISSN 0022-3115

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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