M Marin J Citrin C Bourdelle Y Camenen F J Casson A Ho F Koechl M Maslov JET Contributors
Core turbulent particle transport with multiple isotopes can display observable differences in behaviour between the electron and ion particle channels. Experimental observations at JET with mixed H-D plasmas and varying NBI and gas-puff sources [M. Maslov et al., Nucl. Fusion 7 076022 (2018)] inferred source dominated electr…
Preprint PublishedB. Patel C. Challis D. Dickinson L. Garzotti F. Koechl C. Roach G. Staebler H. Wilson
Spherical Tokamaks (STs) could provide a route towards a compact fusion reactor due to advantageous properties such as high plasma beta. A GW-scale ST plasma is explored where Q=10 and R=2.5m. In this design 110 MW of NBI is needed to provide 9 MA of noninductive current, where the remaining 12 MA is pressure driven. To penetrate into the core a 1 …
Preprint PublishedF. Koechl S.D. Pinches F.J. Casson G. Corrigan Y. Gribov D. Harting A.A. Kavin R.R. Khayrutdinov S.-H. Kim P.J. Knight S.V. Konovalov A. Loarte V.E. Lukash S. Medvedev A.R. Polevoi
The ability to describe the essential physics and technology elements needed to robustly simulate the operation of ITER is critical to being able to model the plasma scenarios that will run in ITER. In this paper, the Integrated Modelling & Analysis Suite (IMAS) is used to simulate the 15 MA DT baseline scenario operation, including a descripti…
Preprint PublishedF.J. Casson H. Patten C. Bourdelle S. Breton J. Citrin F. Koechl C. Angioni Y. Baranov R. Bilato E.A. Belli C.D. Challis G. Corrigan A. Czarnecka O. Ficker L. Frassinetti L. Garzotti M. Goniche J.P. Graves T. Johnson K. Kirov P. Knight E. Lerche M. Mantsinen J. Mylnar M. Sertoli M. Valisa
The evolution of the JET high performance hybrid scenario, including central accumulation of the tungsten (W) impurity, is reproduced with predictive multi-channel integrated modelling over multiple confinement times using first-principle based models. 8 transport channels are modelled predictively, with self-consistent sources, radiation and magne…
Preprint PublishedF.J. Casson H. Patten C. Bourdelle S. Breton J. Citrin F. Koechl C. Angioni Y. Baranov R. Bilato E. Belli C.D. Challis G. Corrigan A. Czarnecka O. Ficker L. Garzotti M. Goniche J.P. Graves T. Johnson K. Kirov P. Knight E. Lerche M. Mantsinen J. Mylnar M. Sertoli M. Valisa JET contributors
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F. Koechl A.R. Polevoi C.S. Byun D.H. Na J.M. Seo F.A.A. Felici A. Fukuyama J. Garcia N. Hayashi C.E. Kessel T. Luce J.M. Park F. Poli O. Sauter A.C.C. Sips P. Strand A. Teplukhina I. Voitsekhovitch A. Wisitsorasak X. Yuan
We report results of the benchmarking of core particle transport simulations by the codes widely used in the interpretative transport analyses and predictive modelling of tokamak plasmas. Our analysis includes formulation of transport equations, difference between electron and ion particle solvers, comparison of simulations of particle sinks and so…
Preprint PublishedO. Linder J. Citrin G.M.D. Hogeweij C. Angioni C. Bourdelle F.J. Casson E. Fable A. Ho F. Koechl M. Sertoli the EUROfusion MST1 Team the ASDEX Upgrade Team
Neoclassical and turbulent heavy impurity transport in tokamak core plasmas are determined by main ion temperature, density and toroidal rotation profiles. Thus, in order to reproduce experimental behaviour of W accumulation, integrated modelling of main ion heat and particle transport is a vital prerequisite. For the first time, the quasilinear …
Preprint PublishedS. Breton F.J. Casson C. Bourdelle J. Citrin Y. Baranov Y. Camenen C. Challis J. Garcia G. Corrigan L. Garzotti S. Henderson F. Koechl M. OMullane T. Puetterich M. Sertoli M. Valisa JET contributors
For the first time, over five confinement times, the self-consistent flux driven time evolution of heat, momentum transport and particle fluxes of electrons and multiple ions including Tungsten (W) is modeled within the integrated modeling platform JETTO [Romanelli M et al PFR 2014], using first principle-based codes : namely, QuaLiKiz [Bourd…
Preprint PublishedC. Bourdelle Y. Camenen J. Citrin M. Marin F.J. Casson F. Koechl M. Maslov
In Ion-Temperature-Gradient (ITG) driven turbulence, the resonance condition leads to ion particle turbulent transport coefficients significantly larger than electron particle turbulent transport coefficients. This is shown in non-linear gyrokinetic simulations and explained by an analytical quasilinear model. It is then illustrated by JETTO-QuaLi…
Preprint PublishedL. Horvath C.F. Maggi F.J. Casson V. Parail L. Frassinetti F. Koechl S. Saarelma M.G. Dunne K.J. Gibson JET Contributors
Recent studies have shown that on JET with the Be/W ITER-like wall (JET-ILW) in high beta discharges with high D2 gas rates the inter-ELM temperature pedestal growth is saturated half way through the ELM cycle, leading to plasmas with reduced confinement, and that the linear MHD stability of these pedestals is inconsistent with the Peeling-Ballooni…
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