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Charge-dependent convective impurity transport is observed in the central core of PBX H-mode discharges by measuring radial profiles for both low- and high-Z intrinsic impurities in the presence of strong sawtooth activity. Transport coefficients are derived by simulating the data with a diffusive/convective transport model which includes an internal disruption model. The time evolving Z/sub eff/ profile and central metallic densities are fitted during the quiescent phase between internal disruptions to yield a diffusion coefficient of D = 1 x 103 cm2/s for all species and an inward convective speed of v = 2.2 x 102 (r/a) cm/s for oxygen and carbon and v = 1.1 x 103 (r/a) cm/s for metals. These transport coefficients are in quantitative agreement with simple cylindrical neoclassical estimates for the region within q less than or equal to 1. 17 refs., 4 figs.
Observation of Neoclassical-like Impurity Transport in the Q Less Than Or Equal to 1 Region of the PBX Tokamak
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Charge-dependent convective impurity transport is observed in the central core of PBX H-mode discharges by measuring radial profiles for both low- and high-Z intrinsic impurities in the presence of strong sawtooth activity. Transport coefficients are derived by simulating the data with a diffusive/convective transport model which includes an internal disruption model. The time evolving Z/sub eff/ profile and central metallic densities are fitted during the quiescent phase between internal disruptions to yield a diffusion coefficient of D = 1 x 103 cm2/s for all species and an inward convective speed of v = 2.2 x 102 (r/a) cm/s for oxygen and carbon and v = 1.1 x 103 (r/a) cm/s for metals. These transport coefficients are in quantitative agreement with simple cylindrical neoclassical estimates for the region within q less than or equal to 1. 17 refs., 4 figs.
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Charge-dependent convective impurity transport is observed in the central core of PBX H-mode discharges by measuring radial profiles for both low- and high-Z intrinsic impurities in the presence of strong sawtooth activity. Transport coefficients are derived by simulating the data with a diffusive/convective transport model which includes an internal disruption model. The time evolving Z/sub eff/ profile and central metallic densities are fitted during the quiescent phase between internal disruptions to yield a diffusion coefficient of D = 1 x 103 cm2/s for all species and an inward convective speed of v = 2.2 x 102 (r/a) cm/s for oxygen and carbon and v = 1.1 x 103 (r/a) cm/s for metals. These transport coefficients are in quantitative agreement with simple cylindrical neoclassical estimates for the region within q less than or equal to 1. 17 refs., 4 figs.
OBSERVATION OF NEOCLASSICAL-LIKE IMPURITY TRANSPORT IN THE Q LESS THAN OREQUAL TO REGION OF THE PBX TOKAMAK.
Fusion Energy Update
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Government Reports Announcements & Index
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Pages : 1110
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Government reports annual index
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Pages : 868
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Impurity Transport in Tokamak Plasmas
Author: Peter Donnel
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Impurity transport is an issue of utmost importance for tokamaks. Indeed high-Z materials are only partially ionized in the plasma core, so that they can lead to prohibitive radiative losses even at low concentrations, and impact dramatically plasma performance and stability. On-axis accumulation of tungsten has been widely observed in tokamaks.While the very core impurity peaking is generally attributed to neoclassical effects, turbulent transport could well dominate in the gradient region at ITER relevant collisionality. Up to recently, first principles simulations of corresponding fluxes were performed with different dedicated codes, implicitly assuming that both transport channels are separable and therefore additive. The validity of this assumption is questionned. Simulations obtained with the gyrokinetic code GYSELA have shown clear evidences of a neoclassical-turbulence synergy for impurity transport and allowed the identification of a mechanism that underly this synergy.An analytical work allows to compute the level and the structure of the axisymmetric part of the electric potential knowing the turbulence intensity. Two mechanisms are found for the generation of poloidal asymmetries of the electric potential: flow compressibility and the ballooning of the turbulence. A new prediction for the neoclassical impurity flux in presence of large poloidal asymmetries and pressure anisotropies has been derived. A fair agreement has been found between the new theoretical prediction for neoclassical impurity flux and the results of a GYSELA simulation displaying large poloidal asymmetries and pressure anisotropies induced by the presence of turbulence.
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Impurity transport is an issue of utmost importance for tokamaks. Indeed high-Z materials are only partially ionized in the plasma core, so that they can lead to prohibitive radiative losses even at low concentrations, and impact dramatically plasma performance and stability. On-axis accumulation of tungsten has been widely observed in tokamaks.While the very core impurity peaking is generally attributed to neoclassical effects, turbulent transport could well dominate in the gradient region at ITER relevant collisionality. Up to recently, first principles simulations of corresponding fluxes were performed with different dedicated codes, implicitly assuming that both transport channels are separable and therefore additive. The validity of this assumption is questionned. Simulations obtained with the gyrokinetic code GYSELA have shown clear evidences of a neoclassical-turbulence synergy for impurity transport and allowed the identification of a mechanism that underly this synergy.An analytical work allows to compute the level and the structure of the axisymmetric part of the electric potential knowing the turbulence intensity. Two mechanisms are found for the generation of poloidal asymmetries of the electric potential: flow compressibility and the ballooning of the turbulence. A new prediction for the neoclassical impurity flux in presence of large poloidal asymmetries and pressure anisotropies has been derived. A fair agreement has been found between the new theoretical prediction for neoclassical impurity flux and the results of a GYSELA simulation displaying large poloidal asymmetries and pressure anisotropies induced by the presence of turbulence.
Impurity Transport in Tokamaks
Author: Paul Harding Rutherford
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Category : Tokamaks
Languages : en
Pages : 19
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Pages : 19
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