Stability of ideal and resistive internal kink modes in toroidal geometry

Technical Report · Sat Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6473070· OSTI ID:6473070

Hastie, R. J.; Hender, T. C.; Carreras, B. A.; Charlton, L. A.; Holmes, J. A.

The stability of the ideal and resistive m = 1 internal modes is investigated for tokamak equilibria having a variety of different q(r) profiles, including nonmonotonic q(r) with multiple q = 1 surfaces. Detailed comparisons between analytic theory and numerical results from a linear toroidal MHD code are presented. Particular attention is paid to the study of equilibria near marginal stability.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6473070
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-10331; ON: DE87008565
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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& Computer Programs-- (1987-1989)
ASPECT RATIO
COMPUTER CODES
F CODES
INSTABILITY
KINK INSTABILITY
MAGNETIC REYNOLDS NUMBER
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES
REACTOR STABILITY
REYNOLDS NUMBER
STABILITY
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS