Effects of temperature and density evolution in MHD simulations of HIT-SI

Benedett, T. E.; Hansen, C. J.; Morgan, K. D.; Jarboe, T. R.

doi:10.1063/1.5142298

Effects of temperature and density evolution in MHD simulations of HIT-SI

Journal Article · Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5142298· OSTI ID:1608226

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Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; University of Washington
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA

The helicity injected torus-steady inductive (HIT-SI) experiment uses steady inductive helicity injection to form a spheromak equilibrium and sustain the structure against resistive decay. Helicity injection is performed using two half-tori “injectors” connected to the main plasma volume, whose fields are oscillated in an AC manner. The properties of the sustained spheromak equilibrium have been experimentally observed to vary with the frequency of the injector oscillation, producing higher current gains and more-symmetric and outwardly shifted current centroids with higher frequency. A computational scan of injector frequency using the 3D MHD code PSI-Tet, which models the entire HIT-SI plasma volume including the injectors, has been performed, including a comparison of the results using the full Hall MHD model to those obtained using a simplified “zero-beta” (constant temperature and density) model. The results of both PSI-Tet models are also compared with experimental data and with simulations using the NIMROD code, which does not model the injector regions. The results of the PSI-Tet simulations show that the average temperature and current gain increase with injector frequency, in agreement with experimental trends. The simulations also show qualitative changes in the dynamics of several quantities with increasing injector frequency, such as density oscillations and current evolution. However, the outward shift and symmetrizing of the current centroid, observed experimentally, are not observed in these MHD simulations, indicating that unresolved or excluded dynamics may be important.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-96ER54361; SC0016256

OSTI ID:: 1608226

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1608171

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 27; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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