Tokamak fusion reactor start-up simulation

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · Fusion Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6004891

Ling, K M; Jardin, S C; Perkins, F W

The simulation code TSEC (time-dependent spectral equilibrium code) has been developed to model the axisymmetric evolution of a tokamak on the resistive (L/R) time scale of the external coils, conductors, or shell. The electromagnetic interaction between the plasma and the external circuit is taken into account in a self-consistent manner. The Lagrangian TSEC utilizes magnetic flux coordinates with spectral decomposition in the angle variable theta. The plasma is modeled as a finite-size, zero-inertia, finite-pressure fluid, which adjusts its position and shape to remain in free-boundary equilibrium, consistent with the currents in the external circuits. At the heart of TSEC is a fast method of calculating the self-consistent free-boundary plasma equilibrium at each time step, which is based on the minimization of a certain mean-square error.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., Los Alamos, NM 87545
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 6004891
• Journal Information: Fusion Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Vol. 12:1; ISSN FUSTE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700202* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Magnet Coils & Fields
AXIAL SYMMETRY
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COORDINATES
CURRENTS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTROMAGNETISM
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
EQUILIBRIUM PLASMA
FUNCTIONS
INCIDENCE ANGLE
LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION
MAGNETIC FLUX
MAGNETISM
OPERATION
PLASMA
REACTOR OPERATION
REACTOR START-UP
SHELLS
SIMULATION
START-UP
SUPERCONDUCTING COILS
SYMMETRY
T CODES
THERMONUCLEAR IGNITION
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TIME DEPENDENCE
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS