Analysis of the unbalanced NBI rotation experiments in the ISX-B, PLT and PDX tokamaks

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5142112

Stacey, Jr, W M; Ryu, C M; Malik, M A

The recently developed Stacey-Sigmar theory for toroidal momentum confinement, which is based upon neoclassical gyroviscosity, has been applied to the analysis of the unbalanced NBI rotation experiments in ISX-B, PLT and PDX. Measured steady-state rotation velocities, momentum confinement times inferred therefrom and momentum confinement times inferred from rotation decay after termination of NBI were compared with theoretical predictions. Good agreement between theory and experiment was obtained over a wide range of the parameters which enter the theory (R,Z,T,B).

• Research Organization: Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta (USA). Fusion Research Center
• DOE Contract Number: AS05-78ET52025
• OSTI ID: 5142112
• Report Number(s): GTFR-59; ON: DE85017616
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ROTATION
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CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
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