Transport simulations of linear plasma generators with the B2.5-Eirene and EMC3-Eirene codes
Abstract
Linear plasma generators are cost effective facilities to simulate divertor plasma conditions of present and future fusion reactors. For this research, the codes B2.5-Eirene and EMC3-Eirene were extensively used for design studies of the planned Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX). Effects on the target plasma of the gas fueling and pumping locations, heating power, device length, magnetic configuration and transport model were studied with B2.5-Eirene. Effects of tilted or vertical targets were calculated with EMC3-Eirene and showed that spreading the incident flux over a larger area leads to lower density, higher temperature and off-axis profile peaking in front of the target. In conclusion, the simulations indicate that with sufficient heating power MPEX can reach target plasma conditions that are similar to those expected in the ITER divertor. B2.5-Eirene simulations of the MAGPIE experiment have been carried out in order to establish an additional benchmark with experimental data from a linear device with helicon wave heating.
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- LSPM-CNRS, Universite Paris, Villetaneuse (France)
- Australian National Univ., Canberra, ACT (Australia). PRL, Research School of Physics and Engineering
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1327630
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Nuclear Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 463; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Rapp, Juergen, Owen, Larry W., Bonnin, X., Caneses, J. F., Canik, John M., Corr, Cormac, and Lore, J. D. Transport simulations of linear plasma generators with the B2.5-Eirene and EMC3-Eirene codes. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.12.058.
Rapp, Juergen, Owen, Larry W., Bonnin, X., Caneses, J. F., Canik, John M., Corr, Cormac, & Lore, J. D. Transport simulations of linear plasma generators with the B2.5-Eirene and EMC3-Eirene codes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.12.058
Rapp, Juergen, Owen, Larry W., Bonnin, X., Caneses, J. F., Canik, John M., Corr, Cormac, and Lore, J. D. Sat .
"Transport simulations of linear plasma generators with the B2.5-Eirene and EMC3-Eirene codes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.12.058. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1327630.
@article{osti_1327630,
title = {Transport simulations of linear plasma generators with the B2.5-Eirene and EMC3-Eirene codes},
author = {Rapp, Juergen and Owen, Larry W. and Bonnin, X. and Caneses, J. F. and Canik, John M. and Corr, Cormac and Lore, J. D.},
abstractNote = {Linear plasma generators are cost effective facilities to simulate divertor plasma conditions of present and future fusion reactors. For this research, the codes B2.5-Eirene and EMC3-Eirene were extensively used for design studies of the planned Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX). Effects on the target plasma of the gas fueling and pumping locations, heating power, device length, magnetic configuration and transport model were studied with B2.5-Eirene. Effects of tilted or vertical targets were calculated with EMC3-Eirene and showed that spreading the incident flux over a larger area leads to lower density, higher temperature and off-axis profile peaking in front of the target. In conclusion, the simulations indicate that with sufficient heating power MPEX can reach target plasma conditions that are similar to those expected in the ITER divertor. B2.5-Eirene simulations of the MAGPIE experiment have been carried out in order to establish an additional benchmark with experimental data from a linear device with helicon wave heating.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.12.058},
journal = {Journal of Nuclear Materials},
number = ,
volume = 463,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}
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