3D simulation studies of tokamak plasmas using MHD and extended-MHD models

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/304170· OSTI ID:304170

Park, W; Chang, Z; Fredrickson, E; Fu, G Y; Pomphrey, N ^[1]; Strauss, H R ^[2]; Sugiyama, L E ^[3]

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1. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.
2. New York Univ., NY (United States)
3. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States)

The M3D (Multi-level 3D) tokamak simulation project aims at the simulation of tokamak plasmas using a multi-level tokamak code package. Several current applications using MHD and Extended-MHD models are presented; high-{beta} disruption studies in reversed shear plasmas using the MHD level MH3D code, {omega}{sub *i} stabilization and nonlinear island rotation studies using the two-fluid level MH3D-T code, studies of nonlinear saturation of TAE modes using the hybrid particle/MHD level MH3D-K code, and unstructured mesh MH3D{sup ++} code studies. In particular, three internal mode disruption mechanisms are identified from simulation results which agree well with experimental data.

• Research Organization: Princeton Univ., Princeton Plasma Physics Lab., NJ (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 304170
• Report Number(s): PPPL--3220; ON: DE97050561
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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