Self-consistent simulation of transport and turbulence in tokamak edge plasma by coupling SOLPS-ITER and BOUT++

Zhang, D. R.; Chen, Y. P.; Xu, X. Q.; Xia, T. Y.

doi:10.1063/1.5084093

Title: Self-consistent simulation of transport and turbulence in tokamak edge plasma by coupling SOLPS-ITER and BOUT++

Journal Article · 01 January 2019 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5084093 · OSTI ID:1545358

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Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hefei (China). Inst. of Plasma Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hefei (China). Inst. of Plasma Physics
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

The status of coupling the fluid plasma/neutral 2D transport code SOLPS-ITER and the fluid 3D turbulence code BOUT++ is reported. Both codes simulated the same region, which is from several cm inside the magnetic separatrix to the far scrape-off layer (SOL). Compared to the profile evolution time scale, the characteristic time scale of the turbulence is quite short. For the turbulence code BOUT++, the time scale is around 10^-6 s. However, for the transport code SOLPS-ITER, the time scale is around 10^-3–10^-2 s. An iterative scheme is used that each system is evolved on its own characteristic time scale. SOLPS-ITER can provide the background profiles of density, ion, and electron temperature to BOUT++. In turn, BOUT++ can provide the corresponding radial transport coefficients to SOLPS-ITER. The coupling has involved the ion density, ion temperature, and electron temperature. After several steps of iteration, the profiles of density, ion, and electron temperature show fluctuations, and the differences of the changes between two consecutive profiles are getting smaller and smaller. Finally, the self-consistent solutions of turbulence and transport can be obtained.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1545358

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1568005

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-789250

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 26, Issue 1; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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