J. Hobirk C. D. Challis A. Kappatou E. Lerche D. Keeling D. King S. Aleiferis E. Alessi F. Auriemma M. Baruzzo E. Belonohy I. S. Carvalho P. Carvalho F. J. Casson A. Chomiczewska J. Citrin I. H. Coffey D. Douai E. Delabie B. Eriksson J. Eriksson O. Ficker A. R. Field M. Fontana L. Frassinetti D. Frigione D. Gallart J. Garcia M. Gelfusa L. Giacomelli E. Giovannozzi C. Giroud M. Goniche C. Ham N. Hawkes R. Henriques J. Hillesheim A. Ho I. Ivanova-Stanik P. Jacquet F. Jaulmes E. Joffrin H. T. Kim V. Kiptily K. Kirov D. Kos E. Kowalska-Strzeciwilk H. Kumpulainen K. Lawson M. Lennholm X. Litaudon P. Lomas E. de la Luna C. Maggi J. Mailloux M. Mantsinen M. Maslov G. Matthews S. Menmuir A. Milocco K. McClements I. G. Miron S. Nowak F. Orsitto L. Piron G. Pucella E. Peluso C. Perez von Thun E. Rachlew C. Reux F. Rimini A. Sahlberg S. Saarelma P. A. Schneider M. Sertoli S. Sharapov S. Silburn A. Sips P. Siren E. Solano Z. Stancar C. Stuart H. Sun D. Valcarcel M. Valisa G. Verdoolaege N. Wendler D. Weston M. Zerbini
The JET hybrid scenario has been developed from low plasma current carbon wall discharges to the record-breaking Deuterium-Tritium plasmas obtained in 2021 with the ITER-like Be/W wall. The development started in pure Deuterium with refinement of the plasma current, and toroidal magnetic field choices and succeeded in solving the heat load challeng…
PublishedHyun-Tae Kim F. Auriemma K. Kirov Z. Stancar R. Lorenzini J. Ferreira P. Huynh S. Gabriellini M. Poradzinski D. Gallart M. Nocente L. Garzotti C. Maggi M. Maslov F. Casson A. Di. Sienna J. Citrin P. Strand R. Gatto E. Tholerus E. Belli R. Sharma A. Osipov E. Fransson A. Kappatou C. D. Challis E. Lerche D. Eester J. Garcia JET contributors
2021 JET experimental campaign has produced high stationary fusion power with 50%D 50%T discharges, operated with the ITER-relevant conditions i.e. operation with the baseline or hybrid scenario in the full metallic wall. It has provided a unique opportunity to assess the DT fusion power prediction capability before ITER DT experiments. This paper …
Preprint PublishedŽ. Štancar K. Kirov F. Auriemma H.-T. Kim M. Poradzinski R. Sharma R. Lorenzini Z. Ghani M. Gorelenkova F. Poli A. Boboc S. Brezinsek P. Carvalho F. J. Casson C. Challis E. Delabie D. Van Eester M. Fitzgerald J. M. Fontdecaba J. Garcia L. Garzotti C. Giroud A. Kappatou Y. Kazakov D. King V. Kiptily D. Kos E. Lerche E. Litherland-Smith C. Maggi P. Mantica M. J. Mantsinen M. Maslov S. Menmuir M. Nocente J. Oliver S. Sharapov P. Siren E. R. Solano H. J. Sun G. Szepesi JET Contributors
In the paper we present an overview of interpretive modelling of a database of JET-ILW 2021 D-T discharges using the TRANSP code. Our main aim is to assess our capability of computationally reproducing the fusion performance of various D-T plasma scenarios using different external heating and D-T mixtures, and understand the performance driving mec…
PublishedA. Ho J. Citrin C. D. Challis C. Bourdelle F. J. Casson J. Hobirk A. Kappatou F. Koechl E. Lerche
This work applies the coupled JINTRAC and QuaLiKiz-neural-network (QLKNN) model on the ohmic current ramp-up phase of a JET D discharge. The chosen scenario exhibits a hollow Te profile attributed to core impurity accumulation, which is observed to worsen with the increasing fuel ion mass from D to T. A dynamic D simulation was validated, evolvi…
PreprintJ. Mitchell A. Parrot F. E. Eriksson F. Casson O. Bardsley M. Lennholm H. Meyer S. Aleiferis
In this paper we present optimized actuator trajectories, evolving in time and space, of non-inductive ramp-up scenarios for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). These trajectories are computed by solving a non-linear, multi-objective, constrained, finite-time optimal control problem. A method unique to STEP ramp-up studies that prov…
Preprint PublishedA R Field D Fajardo F J Casson C Angioni C D Challis J Hobirk A Kappatou Hyun-Tae Kim E Lerche A Loarte J Mailloux JET Contributors
Screening of high-Z (W) impurities from the confined plasma by the temperature gradient at the hot edge pedestal of fusion-grade H-mode plasmas has been demonstrated for the first time in the JET-ILW tokamak. Through careful optimisation of the hybrid-scenario, deuterium plasmas with sufficient heating power (≳ 32MW), high enough ion temperature …
PreprintH. G. Dudding F. J. Casson D. Dickinson B. Patel C. M. Roach E. A. Belli G. M. Staebler
A new quasilinear saturation model SAT3 has been developed for the purpose of calculating radial turbulent fluxes in the core of tokamak plasmas. The new model is shown to be able to better recreate the isotope mass dependence of nonlinear gyrokinetic fluxes compared to contemporary quasilinear models, including SAT2 [1], whilst performing at least…
Preprint PublishedHyun-Tae Kim Francis Casson Hendrik Meyer Geof Cunningham Rory Scannell Lucy Kogan James Harrison Seong-Cheol Kim Jeong-Won Lee Jin-Woo Gwak Yong-Su Na Xavier Litaudon Gloria Falchetto3 MAST team
This paper describes the development of electromagnetic plasma burn-through model. Full circuit equations describing the currents in solenoid, poloidal field coil, and toroidally conducting passive structure have been integrated into the differential equation system of the plasma energy and particle balances in DYON. This enables consistent calcula…
Preprint PublishedA. Loarte A. R. Polevoi M. Schneider S.D. Pinches E. Fable E. Militello Asp Y. Baranov F. Casson G. Corrigan L. Garzotti D. Harting P. Knight F. Koechl V. Parail D. Farina L. Figini H. Nordman P. Strand R. Sartori
The optimum conditions for access to and sustainment of H-mode plasmas and their expected plasma parameters in the Pre-Fusion Power Operation 1 (PFPO-1) phase of the ITER Research Plan, where the additional plasma heating will be provided by 20 MW of Electron Cyclotron Heating (ECH), are assessed in order to identify key open R&D issues. The as…
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