Modelling the effect of divertor closure on detachment onset in DIII-D with the SOLPS code
Abstract
SOLPS modelling has shown that divertor plasma detachment occurs at a lower upstream separatrix density in the more closed DIII-D upper divertor than the open lower divertor, demonstrating the utility of the divertor closure in widening the range of acceptable densities for adequate heat handling. To achieve reduced heat flux and erosion at the plasma-facing components, future devices will need to operate in at least partially detached divertor conditions . Two-dimensional fluid plasma models coupled to Monte Carlo neutral transport simulations, such as SOLPS, have been widely used to predict the onset of detachment. In modelling the DIII-D discharges, the cross-field transport coefficients are constrained to reproduce the experimental upstream profiles. The closed divertor has been modelled with the same input parameters of the open divertor, allowing a direct comparison of the target conditions in both geometries. SOLPS simulations indicate that a higher molecular density correlates strongly with lower electron temperatures. The increased closure of the upper divertor improves the trapping of neutrals, thereby reducing the power density deposited at the target and facilitating detachment, in agreement with experimental observations.
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[1];
- Oak Ridge Associated Univ., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Dalian Univ. of Technology, Dalian (China). School of Physics
- General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1491633
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1434964
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-751782
Journal ID: ISSN 0863-1042; 936705
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; FC02‐04ER54698; DE‐FC02‐04ER54698; DE‐AC05‐06OR23100
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Contributions to Plasma Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 58; Journal Issue: 6-8; Journal ID: ISSN 0863-1042
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; closure; detachment; divertor; SOLPS
Citation Formats
Casali, L., Sang, C., Moser, A. L., Covele, B. M., Guo, H. Y., and Samuell, C. Modelling the effect of divertor closure on detachment onset in DIII-D with the SOLPS code. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1002/ctpp.201700215.
Casali, L., Sang, C., Moser, A. L., Covele, B. M., Guo, H. Y., & Samuell, C. Modelling the effect of divertor closure on detachment onset in DIII-D with the SOLPS code. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.201700215
Casali, L., Sang, C., Moser, A. L., Covele, B. M., Guo, H. Y., and Samuell, C. Thu .
"Modelling the effect of divertor closure on detachment onset in DIII-D with the SOLPS code". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.201700215. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1491633.
@article{osti_1491633,
title = {Modelling the effect of divertor closure on detachment onset in DIII-D with the SOLPS code},
author = {Casali, L. and Sang, C. and Moser, A. L. and Covele, B. M. and Guo, H. Y. and Samuell, C.},
abstractNote = {SOLPS modelling has shown that divertor plasma detachment occurs at a lower upstream separatrix density in the more closed DIII-D upper divertor than the open lower divertor, demonstrating the utility of the divertor closure in widening the range of acceptable densities for adequate heat handling. To achieve reduced heat flux and erosion at the plasma-facing components, future devices will need to operate in at least partially detached divertor conditions . Two-dimensional fluid plasma models coupled to Monte Carlo neutral transport simulations, such as SOLPS, have been widely used to predict the onset of detachment. In modelling the DIII-D discharges, the cross-field transport coefficients are constrained to reproduce the experimental upstream profiles. The closed divertor has been modelled with the same input parameters of the open divertor, allowing a direct comparison of the target conditions in both geometries. SOLPS simulations indicate that a higher molecular density correlates strongly with lower electron temperatures. The increased closure of the upper divertor improves the trapping of neutrals, thereby reducing the power density deposited at the target and facilitating detachment, in agreement with experimental observations.},
doi = {10.1002/ctpp.201700215},
journal = {Contributions to Plasma Physics},
number = 6-8,
volume = 58,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {4}
}
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Figure 1:: On the left: Open Lower Divertor (in red) and Closed Upper Divertor (in blue) magnetic equilibrium from EFIT. On the right: Peak Jsat at the target as function of ne,ped for open (red) and closed (blue) divertor. The roll over indicates the detachment onset.
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