Title :
MHD Simulation Studies of Z-Pinch Perturbed Equilibria in the Presence of Sheared Axial Flows
Author :
Paraschiv, Ion ; Bauer, B.S. ; Lindemuth, I.R. ; Makhin, V. ; Sotnikov, V.I.
Author_Institution :
Nevada Univ., Reno, NV
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The growth and saturation of the m=0 magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instability is numerically studied in a cylindrical Bennett equilibrium in the presence of sheared plasma flows with the aid of a 2D MHD code (MHRDR). Using Fourier analysis the amplitude of different axial modes is followed from the linear to the nonlinear regime. Their linear growth is measured and compared to the results obtained by solving the ideal MHD linearized equations and to the results obtained using a 3D hybrid simulation code
Keywords :
Fourier analysis; Z pinch; plasma instability; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma nonlinear processes; plasma simulation; shear flow; 3D hybrid simulation code; Fourier analysis; MHD simulation; Z-pinch perturbed equilibria; cylindrical Bennett equilibrium; magnetohydrodynamic instability; sheared plasma flows; Magnetic analysis; Magnetohydrodynamic power generation; Plasma density; Plasma devices; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma simulation; Plasma transport processes; Saturation magnetization; US Department of Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2005. ICOPS '05. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9300-7
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2005.359400
