Magnetomechanical coupling: a robust approach for studying fusion machines behaviour during plasma disruptions

Author

Sakellaris, John ; Crutzen, Yves

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Aristotelian Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece

Volume

33

Issue

2

fYear

1997

fDate

3/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2191

Lastpage

2194

Abstract

The mechanical design of the back-plate component of a Tokamak type fusion machine is strongly influenced by the magnitude of the electromagnetic forces induced by plasma disruption events. The purpose of this paper is to give a methodology of interfacing two distinct codes: an electromagnetic one (CARIDDI) and a mechanical one (ABAQUS) for the solution of problems concerning back-plate modelling during plasma disruptions. Finally, the results of the transient magnetomechanical computer simulations are described

Keywords

Tokamak devices; digital simulation; electromagnetic forces; fusion reactor theory; fusion reactors; magnetomechanical effects; physics computing; plasma instability; plasma simulation; plasma toroidal confinement; ABAQUS mechanical code; CARIDDI electromagnetic code; Tokamak type fusion machine; back-plate component; electromagnetic forces; fusion machines; magnetomechanical coupling; plasma disruption events; plasma disruptions; transient magnetomechanical computer simulations; Coils; Computer interfaces; Conductivity; Eddy currents; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetic forces; Finite element methods; Plasma simulation; Robustness; Toroidal magnetic fields;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.582767

Filename

582767