Download or read book Numerical Simulations of ICRF Heated Tokamak Plasmas written by Donald Thomas Blackfield and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A model for the numerical simulations of ion cyclotron heating of tokamak plasmas written by Marco Brambilla and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Modeling of ICRF Heating of a Tokamak Plasma written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A model for wave propagation and absorption of the Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies (ICRF) has been constructed and fitted into the 1-D BALDUR transport code. The wave propagation is handled by ray tracing techniques. Wave absorption is calculated using the Fokker-Planck equation and quasilinear diffusion. The wave propagation and damping profiles are evolved in time according to the plasma evolution. A simulation of PLT hydrogen minority ICRF heating with a comparison to experimental data is given.

Download or read book Numerical Simulation of Plasmas written by Y.N. Dnestrovskii and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-12-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is devoted to mathematical modeling of tokamak plasma. Since the appearance in 1982 of the first edition (in Russian), a considerable amount of experimental and theoretical material on tokamak research has been accumu lated. The new-generation devices, viz. , TFTR, JET and JT-60 were put into operation. The first experiments on these units have confirmed the correctness of the basic physical concepts underlying their construction. Experiments on plasma heating with the help of neutral beams and high-frequency (HF) waves on previous generation devices made it possible to obtain high-P plasmas. The number of "medium-size" tokamaks in operation has increased. New experi mental results and advances in the theory have led to more complicated and perfected models of high-temperature plasma. Rapid progress in computer hardware and software has played an important role in the further development of mathematical modeling. While preparing the English edition of the book, we have revised the text considerably. Several new models which have undergone significant advance ment in recent years are described. A section devoted to models of RF (radio frequency) current drive has been added to Chap. 2. The reduced magneto hydrodynamic (MHD) equations for high-P plasma are now considered in detail in Chap. 3. Chapter 4 contains the latest results on anomalous thermal conductivity, diffusion coefficient and pinching. Two new sections are added to Chap. 5.

Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Download or read book Modelling and Simulation of Plasma Heating with ICRF Waves in JET Tokamak written by Eric Planas Parra and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the challenges that magnetic confinement fusion faces is achieving extreme temperatures inside the reactors. Absorption of electromagnetic waves in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF) has demonstrated efficient plasma heating in present-day tokamak experiments and it is one of the three auxiliary heating methods foreseen for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). Therefore, the study of different heating schemes using ICRF waves is of utmost interest to optimize the fusion performance. The present thesis is focused in the computational assessment of plasma heating using ICRF waves and neutral beam injection (NBI) using the PION code. A strong emphasis is given to the physics behind these heating mechanisms and how they affect the fusion performance. This project has been carried out in the context of the present deuterium (D) campaign that is being performed at the Joint European Torus (JET) experimental reactor in preparation for the next deuterium-tritium (D-T) campaign DTE2, which is planned to begin in 2021. The results presented in this thesis consist of two parts. In the first part we model several D plasma discharges carried out at JET and we assess the role of different heating characteristics in the fusion yield in pure D plasmas. The second part of this project is focused on the extrapolation of a high performance plasma discharge to a 50%:50% D-T scenario. A comparison of the heating characteristics with pure D plasmas is provided, and special attention is given to the resulting fusion yield.

Download or read book Numerical Simulation and Optimal Control in Plasma Physics written by Jacques Blum and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1989-04-03 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph on modelling, numerical simulation, and optimal control of equilibrium of the plasma in Tokamak fusion reactors covers new generation designs which have just entered service (JET, TFTR, and JT60), are under construction (TORE Supra), or are projected (INTOR and NET). The first five chapters deal with the stationary problem of axisymmetric equilibrium of the plasma--modelling and numerical simulation, mathematical existence of a solution for a simplified model, and identification and static control of the boundary of the plasma. Two final chapters treat the evolution of equilibrium on the time-scale of thermal diffusion in the plasma, and the stability and dynamic control of displacements of the plasma.

Download or read book Advancements in Langmuir Probe Diagnostic for Measurements in RF Sheath and in Modelling of the ICRF Slow Wave written by Mariia Usoltceva and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coupling power to the plasma with ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF) waves is a promising method for heating tokamak plasmas to fusion relevant temperatures. For high efficiency, the ICRF antenna must be placed close to the plasma, but they enhance destructive plasma-wall interactions. Plasma ions accelerated by the electric field in the radio-frequency (RF) sheath have been found to be the main cause of these interactions. The ICRF antenna design could be optimized to reduce the observed effects. The physics of these effects can be studied on a simple specially designed experiment. Aline (A LINear Experiment) is a linear low-temperature plasma device. The machine is focused on plasma characterization with the Langmuir probe diagnostic. The presence of magnetic field changes completely the particle transport in plasma, therefore conventional methods of data analysis are not applicable. Especially it is true for a small cylindrical Langmuir probe parallel to the magnetic field or at a small angle to it. In this thesis theories are presented which were developed for Langmuir probe data processing for magnetized plasma. The first results are also presented, as well as a comparison to line-averaged densities by interferometry. Presented data analysis techniques are not only important for application on Aline but can be used on any machine with magnetized plasma. IShTAR (Ion cyclotron Sheath Test Arrangement) is closer to tokamak conditions than Aline because it has an ICRF antenna which mimics tokamak antennas. In the framework of this thesis the objective is to study comprehensively the ICRF wave propagation in IShTAR configuration. Probe diagnostics were employed to quantify the relevant plasma parameters and the relevant ICRF wave fields. Numerical simulations of the ICRF slow wave were done in COMSOL. Plasma was implemented as a material with manually assigned physical properties. Field structures obtained for the slow wave differ significantly from the other mode, fast wave, and exhibit strong dependence on the density profile on the plasma edge. The results of this thesis work contribute to the studies of the RF sheath physics on dedicated linear devices, as well as the physics of ICRF waves on the tokamak plasma edge in general. In ICRF simulations for tokamak devices the slow wave propagation on the edge is avoided. Results of this thesis can be used to improve the complex tokamak ICRF simulations.

Download or read book Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fusion Energy Update written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Finite Orbit Effects in ICRF Heated Tokamak Plasmas written by M. A. Kovanen and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Physics Briefs written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 1420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book High Power ICRF Heating Experiments on the JIPP T IIU Tokamak written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Computation of ICRF Heating Fields in a Tokamak written by David N. Smithe and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kinetic Theory and Simulation of Multi species Plasmas in Tokamaks Excited with ICRF Microwaves written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents a description of a bounce-averaged Fokker-Planck quasilinear model for the kinetic description of tokamak plasmas. The non-linear collision and quasilinear resonant diffusion operators are represented in a form conducive to numerical solution with specific attention to the treatment of the boundary layer separating trapped and passing orbit regions of velocity space. The numerical techniques employed are detailed in so far as they constitute significant departure from those used in the conventional uniform magnetic field case. Examples are given to illustrate the combined effects of collisional and resonant diffusion.

Download or read book Documentation of Plasma Physics Pt 1 Experimental Plasma Physics and Theoretical Plasma Physics written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book ICRF Heating in Tokamaks written by Hironori Takahashi and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: