Plasma drift-kinetic equation calculations in three-dimensional magnetic geometries

Journal Article · Thu Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3454362· OSTI ID:21389112

Reynolds, J M ^[1]; Lopez-Bruna, D ^[2]

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1. Instituto de Biocomputacion y Fisica de Sistemas Complejos, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza (Spain)
2. Laboratorio Nacional de Fusion, CIEMAT, 28040 Madrid (Spain)

A new code to simulate three-dimensional plasmas in complex toroidal geometries is presented. It solves drift-kinetic equations for the one-particle distribution function f based on their projection onto a functional basis consisting of an arbitrary number of Legendre-Laguerre polynomials. In this paper, these theoretical aspects of the code are exposed together with their relation with the standard formalism. Comparisons with neoclassical theory for the large aspect ratio case and first calculations in the geometry of the TJ-II Heliac are also presented.

• OSTI ID: 21389112
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 17, Issue 7; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3454362; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ASPECT RATIO
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
LAGUERRE POLYNOMIALS
LEGENDRE POLYNOMIALS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
NEOCLASSICAL TRANSPORT THEORY
PLASMA
PLASMA DRIFT
PLASMA SIMULATION
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
TJ-II HELIAC
CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT THEORY
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS
FLUID MECHANICS
FUNCTIONS
HELIAC STELLARATORS
HYDRODYNAMICS
MECHANICS
POLYNOMIALS
SIMULATION
STELLARATORS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TRANSPORT THEORY