A post-processing method to simulate the generalized RF sheath boundary condition

Myra, James R.; Kohno, Haruhiko

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201715703037

A post-processing method to simulate the generalized RF sheath boundary condition

Journal Article · Mon Oct 23 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · EPJ Web of Conferences (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715703037· OSTI ID:1406115

Myra, James R. ^[1]; Kohno, Haruhiko ^[2]

Lodestar Research Corporation, Boulder, CO (United States); Lodestar Research Corporation
Kyushu Inst. of Technology, Iizuka, Fukuoka (Japan)

For applications of ICRF power in fusion devices, control of RF sheath interactions is of great importance. A sheath boundary condition (SBC) was previously developed to provide an effective surface impedance for the interaction of the RF sheath with the waves. The SBC enables the surface power flux and rectified potential energy available for sputtering to be calculated. For legacy codes which cannot easily implement the SBC, or to speed convergence in codes which do implement it, we consider here an approximate method to simulate SBCs by post-processing results obtained using other, e.g. conducting wall, boundary conditions. The basic approximation is that the modifications resulting from the generalized SBC are driven by a fixed incoming wave which could be either a fast wave or a slow wave. Finally, the method is illustrated in slab geometry and compared with exact numerical solutions; it is shown to work very well.

Research Organization:: Lodestar Research Corporation, Boulder, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) (SC-24)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-97ER54392

OSTI ID:: 1406115

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 22839106

Report Number(s):: DOE-ER/--54392-87; DOE-ER/--54823-20; LRC--17-171; PII: epjconf_rfppc2017_03037

Journal Information:: EPJ Web of Conferences (Online), Journal Name: EPJ Web of Conferences (Online) Vol. 157; ISSN 2100-014X

Publisher:: EDP SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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