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Languages : en
Pages : 33
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A proof of principle magnetic feedback stabilization experiment has been carried out to suppress the resistive wall mode (RWM), a branch of the ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) kink mode under the influence of a stabilizing resistive wall, on the DIII-D tokamak device. The RWM was successfully suppressed and the high beta duration above the no wall limit was extended to more than 50 times the resistive wall flux diffusion time. It was observed that the mode structure was well preserved during the time of the feedback application. Several lumped parameter formulations were used to study the feedback process. The observed feedback characteristics are in good qualitative agreement with the analysis. These results provide encouragement to future efforts towards optimizing the RWM feedback methodology in parallel to what has been successfully developed for the n = 0 vertical positional control. Newly developed MHD codes have been extremely useful in guiding the experiments and in providing possible paths for the next step.
Active Feedback Stabilization of the Resistive Wall Mode on the DIII-D Device
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Languages : en
Pages : 33
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A proof of principle magnetic feedback stabilization experiment has been carried out to suppress the resistive wall mode (RWM), a branch of the ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) kink mode under the influence of a stabilizing resistive wall, on the DIII-D tokamak device. The RWM was successfully suppressed and the high beta duration above the no wall limit was extended to more than 50 times the resistive wall flux diffusion time. It was observed that the mode structure was well preserved during the time of the feedback application. Several lumped parameter formulations were used to study the feedback process. The observed feedback characteristics are in good qualitative agreement with the analysis. These results provide encouragement to future efforts towards optimizing the RWM feedback methodology in parallel to what has been successfully developed for the n = 0 vertical positional control. Newly developed MHD codes have been extremely useful in guiding the experiments and in providing possible paths for the next step.
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Languages : en
Pages : 33
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A proof of principle magnetic feedback stabilization experiment has been carried out to suppress the resistive wall mode (RWM), a branch of the ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) kink mode under the influence of a stabilizing resistive wall, on the DIII-D tokamak device. The RWM was successfully suppressed and the high beta duration above the no wall limit was extended to more than 50 times the resistive wall flux diffusion time. It was observed that the mode structure was well preserved during the time of the feedback application. Several lumped parameter formulations were used to study the feedback process. The observed feedback characteristics are in good qualitative agreement with the analysis. These results provide encouragement to future efforts towards optimizing the RWM feedback methodology in parallel to what has been successfully developed for the n = 0 vertical positional control. Newly developed MHD codes have been extremely useful in guiding the experiments and in providing possible paths for the next step.
ACTIVE FEEDBACK STABILZATION OF THE RESISTIVE WALL MODE ON THE DIII-D DEVICE.
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Languages : en
Pages : 30
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A proof of principle magnetic feedback stabilization experiment has been carried out to suppress the resistive wall mode (RWM), a branch of the ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) kink mode under the influence of a stabilizing resistive wall, on the DIII-D tokamak device [Plasma Phys. and Contr. Fusion Research (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1986), p. 159]. The RWM was successfully suppressed and the high beta duration above the no wall limit was extended to more than 50 times the resistive wall flux diffusion time. It was observed that the mode structure was well preserved during the time of the feedback application. Several lumped parameter formulations were used to study the feedback process. The observed feedback characteristics are in good qualitative agreement with the analysis. These results provide encouragement to future efforts towards optimizing the RWM feedback methodology in parallel to what has been successfully developed for the n = 0 vertical positional control. Newly developed MHD codes have been extremely useful in guiding the experiments and in providing possible paths for the next step.
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Languages : en
Pages : 30
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A proof of principle magnetic feedback stabilization experiment has been carried out to suppress the resistive wall mode (RWM), a branch of the ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) kink mode under the influence of a stabilizing resistive wall, on the DIII-D tokamak device [Plasma Phys. and Contr. Fusion Research (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1986), p. 159]. The RWM was successfully suppressed and the high beta duration above the no wall limit was extended to more than 50 times the resistive wall flux diffusion time. It was observed that the mode structure was well preserved during the time of the feedback application. Several lumped parameter formulations were used to study the feedback process. The observed feedback characteristics are in good qualitative agreement with the analysis. These results provide encouragement to future efforts towards optimizing the RWM feedback methodology in parallel to what has been successfully developed for the n = 0 vertical positional control. Newly developed MHD codes have been extremely useful in guiding the experiments and in providing possible paths for the next step.
The Resistive Wall Mode Feedback Stabilization Experiment on DIII-D.
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The feedback stabilization of the Resistive Wall Mode (RWM) has begun in the DIII-D Tokamak. The main objective of the experiment is to stabilize the RWM by effecting a ''perfectly'' conducting shell through active compensation of the n= 1 flux leaking through the resistive vacuum vessel. The preliminary results indicate that the n= 1 flux leakage from the vacuum vessel can indeed be compensated by the feedback system, and the amplitude of the magnetohydrodynamic mode can be reduced and the discharge's duration prolonged with a judicious choice of feedback parameters. We briefly describe the initial experimental results and also summarize a new feedback simulation code in toroidal geometry, which should prove useful for better understanding of the RWM feedback process.
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Book Description
The feedback stabilization of the Resistive Wall Mode (RWM) has begun in the DIII-D Tokamak. The main objective of the experiment is to stabilize the RWM by effecting a ''perfectly'' conducting shell through active compensation of the n= 1 flux leaking through the resistive vacuum vessel. The preliminary results indicate that the n= 1 flux leakage from the vacuum vessel can indeed be compensated by the feedback system, and the amplitude of the magnetohydrodynamic mode can be reduced and the discharge's duration prolonged with a judicious choice of feedback parameters. We briefly describe the initial experimental results and also summarize a new feedback simulation code in toroidal geometry, which should prove useful for better understanding of the RWM feedback process.
Closed Loop Feedback of MHD Instabilities on DIII-D.
Author: E. Fredrickson
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Category : Magnetohydrodynamics
Languages : en
Pages : 11
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Category : Magnetohydrodynamics
Languages : en
Pages : 11
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Fusion Science and Technology
Experimental Observation of Internal and External Kinks in the Resistive Wall Machine
Author: William F. Bergerson
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Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Pages : 150
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Non-Linear Differential Equations
Author: Frankie Murray &
Publisher: Scientific e-Resources
ISBN: 183947324X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Regarding the matter of differential equations a considerable number of rudimentary books have been composed. This book overcomes any issues between rudimentary courses and the examination writing. The essential ideas important to contemplate differential equations - basic focuses and balance, occasional arrangements, invariant sets and invariant manifolds - are examined. Security hypothesis is created beginning with linearisation methods backpedaling to Lyapunov and Poincare. The global direct method is then examined. To acquire more quantitative data the Poincare-Lindstedt method is acquainted with estimated occasional arrangements while in the meantime demonstrating presence by the certain capacity hypothesis. The method of averaging is presented as a general estimation standardization method. The last four sections acquaint the peruser with unwinding motions, bifurcation hypothesis, focus manifolds, disarray in mappings and differential equations, Hamiltonian frameworks (repeat, invariant tori, intermittent arrangements). The book displays the subject material from both the subjective and the quantitative perspective. There are numerous cases to delineate the hypothesis and the peruser ought to have the capacity to begin doing research in the wake of concentrate this book.
Publisher: Scientific e-Resources
ISBN: 183947324X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Regarding the matter of differential equations a considerable number of rudimentary books have been composed. This book overcomes any issues between rudimentary courses and the examination writing. The essential ideas important to contemplate differential equations - basic focuses and balance, occasional arrangements, invariant sets and invariant manifolds - are examined. Security hypothesis is created beginning with linearisation methods backpedaling to Lyapunov and Poincare. The global direct method is then examined. To acquire more quantitative data the Poincare-Lindstedt method is acquainted with estimated occasional arrangements while in the meantime demonstrating presence by the certain capacity hypothesis. The method of averaging is presented as a general estimation standardization method. The last four sections acquaint the peruser with unwinding motions, bifurcation hypothesis, focus manifolds, disarray in mappings and differential equations, Hamiltonian frameworks (repeat, invariant tori, intermittent arrangements). The book displays the subject material from both the subjective and the quantitative perspective. There are numerous cases to delineate the hypothesis and the peruser ought to have the capacity to begin doing research in the wake of concentrate this book.
Study of the Resistive Wall Mode in DIII-D.
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Languages : en
Pages : 5
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Recent MHD calculations predict that, for a plasma with sufficient rotation, a resistive wall can provide stability up to the [beta]{sub N} limit predicted assuming the wall were ideal. In the region of [beta]{sub N} between the wall-at-infinity limit and the ideal-wall limit, an MHD instability branches into two modes: a plasma mode, that is nearly stationary with respect to the plasma at the resonant surface, and a resistive wall mode (RWM), that is nearly stationary with respect to the wall. Experiments conducted in the DIII-D, PBX-M and HBT-EP tokamaks have demonstrated that plasmas with a nearby conducting wall can remain stable above the beta limit predicted with wall-at-infinity, and have reported observations of instabilities with the characteristics of a resistive wall mode. In the experiments described in this paper, improved diagnostic measurements and plasma operational techniques, giving broader current density profiles and high toroidal rotation, have provided direct identification of the resistive wall mode. These experiments were designed to ease the requirements on total beta in favor of maximizing the wall stability enhancement factor, E{sub W}, increasing the duration of the wall-stabilized phase, and ensuring shot-to-shot reproducibility with the available heating power.
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Languages : en
Pages : 5
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Recent MHD calculations predict that, for a plasma with sufficient rotation, a resistive wall can provide stability up to the [beta]{sub N} limit predicted assuming the wall were ideal. In the region of [beta]{sub N} between the wall-at-infinity limit and the ideal-wall limit, an MHD instability branches into two modes: a plasma mode, that is nearly stationary with respect to the plasma at the resonant surface, and a resistive wall mode (RWM), that is nearly stationary with respect to the wall. Experiments conducted in the DIII-D, PBX-M and HBT-EP tokamaks have demonstrated that plasmas with a nearby conducting wall can remain stable above the beta limit predicted with wall-at-infinity, and have reported observations of instabilities with the characteristics of a resistive wall mode. In the experiments described in this paper, improved diagnostic measurements and plasma operational techniques, giving broader current density profiles and high toroidal rotation, have provided direct identification of the resistive wall mode. These experiments were designed to ease the requirements on total beta in favor of maximizing the wall stability enhancement factor, E{sub W}, increasing the duration of the wall-stabilized phase, and ensuring shot-to-shot reproducibility with the available heating power.
Active Control of Magneto-hydrodynamic Instabilities in Hot Plasmas
Author: Valentin Igochine
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662442221
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
During the past century, world-wide energy consumption has risen dramatically, which leads to a quest for new energy sources. Fusion of hydrogen atoms in hot plasmas is an attractive approach to solve the energy problem, with abundant fuel, inherent safety and no long-lived radioactivity. However, one of the limits on plasma performance is due to the various classes of magneto-hydrodynamic instabilities that may occur. The physics and control of these instabilities in modern magnetic confinement fusion devices is the subject of this book. Written by foremost experts, the contributions will provide valuable reference and up-to-date research reviews for "old hands" and newcomers alike.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662442221
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
During the past century, world-wide energy consumption has risen dramatically, which leads to a quest for new energy sources. Fusion of hydrogen atoms in hot plasmas is an attractive approach to solve the energy problem, with abundant fuel, inherent safety and no long-lived radioactivity. However, one of the limits on plasma performance is due to the various classes of magneto-hydrodynamic instabilities that may occur. The physics and control of these instabilities in modern magnetic confinement fusion devices is the subject of this book. Written by foremost experts, the contributions will provide valuable reference and up-to-date research reviews for "old hands" and newcomers alike.