Predictions of the near edge transport shortfall in DIII-D L-mode plasmas using the trapped gyro-Landau-fluid model [Predictions of the near edge transport shortfall in DIII-D L-mode plasmas using the TGLF model]
Abstract
Previous studies of DIII-D L-mode plasmas have shown that a transport shortfall exists in that our current models of turbulent transport can significantly underestimate the energy transport in the near edge region. In this paper, the Trapped Gyro-Landau-Fluid (TGLF) drift wave transport model is used to simulate the near edge transport in a DIII-D L-mode experiment designed to explore the impact of varying the safety factor on the shortfall. We find that the shortfall systematically increases with increasing safety factor and is more pronounced for the electrons than for the ions. Within the shortfall dataset, a single high current case has been found where no transport shortfall is predicted. Reduced neutral beam injection power has been identified as the key parameter separating this discharge from other discharges exhibiting a shortfall. Further analysis shows that the energy transport in the L-mode near edge region is not stiff according to TGLF. Unlike the H-mode core region, the predicted temperature profiles are relatively more responsive to changes in auxiliary heating power. In testing the fidelity of TGLF for the near edge region, we find that a recalibration of the collision model is warranted. A recalibration improves agreement between TGLF and nonlinear gyrokinetic simulationsmore »
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- CompX, Del Mar, CA (United States)
- General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
- Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1356311
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1228494
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FC02-04ER54698; AC02-09CH11466; FG02-02ER54141; FG02-95ER54309
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics of Plasmas
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 22; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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Kinsey, Jon E., Staebler, Gary M., Candy, Jefferey M., Petty, Craig C., Rhodes, Terry L., and Waltz, Ronald E. Predictions of the near edge transport shortfall in DIII-D L-mode plasmas using the trapped gyro-Landau-fluid model [Predictions of the near edge transport shortfall in DIII-D L-mode plasmas using the TGLF model]. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4905630.
Kinsey, Jon E., Staebler, Gary M., Candy, Jefferey M., Petty, Craig C., Rhodes, Terry L., & Waltz, Ronald E. Predictions of the near edge transport shortfall in DIII-D L-mode plasmas using the trapped gyro-Landau-fluid model [Predictions of the near edge transport shortfall in DIII-D L-mode plasmas using the TGLF model]. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905630
Kinsey, Jon E., Staebler, Gary M., Candy, Jefferey M., Petty, Craig C., Rhodes, Terry L., and Waltz, Ronald E. Wed .
"Predictions of the near edge transport shortfall in DIII-D L-mode plasmas using the trapped gyro-Landau-fluid model [Predictions of the near edge transport shortfall in DIII-D L-mode plasmas using the TGLF model]". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905630. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1356311.
@article{osti_1356311,
title = {Predictions of the near edge transport shortfall in DIII-D L-mode plasmas using the trapped gyro-Landau-fluid model [Predictions of the near edge transport shortfall in DIII-D L-mode plasmas using the TGLF model]},
author = {Kinsey, Jon E. and Staebler, Gary M. and Candy, Jefferey M. and Petty, Craig C. and Rhodes, Terry L. and Waltz, Ronald E.},
abstractNote = {Previous studies of DIII-D L-mode plasmas have shown that a transport shortfall exists in that our current models of turbulent transport can significantly underestimate the energy transport in the near edge region. In this paper, the Trapped Gyro-Landau-Fluid (TGLF) drift wave transport model is used to simulate the near edge transport in a DIII-D L-mode experiment designed to explore the impact of varying the safety factor on the shortfall. We find that the shortfall systematically increases with increasing safety factor and is more pronounced for the electrons than for the ions. Within the shortfall dataset, a single high current case has been found where no transport shortfall is predicted. Reduced neutral beam injection power has been identified as the key parameter separating this discharge from other discharges exhibiting a shortfall. Further analysis shows that the energy transport in the L-mode near edge region is not stiff according to TGLF. Unlike the H-mode core region, the predicted temperature profiles are relatively more responsive to changes in auxiliary heating power. In testing the fidelity of TGLF for the near edge region, we find that a recalibration of the collision model is warranted. A recalibration improves agreement between TGLF and nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations performed using the GYRO code with electron-ion collisions. As a result, the recalibration only slightly impacts the predicted shortfall.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4905630},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
number = 1,
volume = 22,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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