Transport simulations of linear plasma generators with the B2.5-Eirene and EMC3-Eirene codes
- 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
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.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1327630
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 463; ISSN 0022-3115
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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