Application of a calibrated tokamak transport model to ITER start-up study

Author

Qiang, J. ; Levinson, A. ; Singer, C.E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nucl. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

30 Sep-5 Oct 1995

Firstpage

288

Abstract

A calibrated theory-based tokamak transport model is applied to ITER start-up studies. The reference simulation of basic ITER EDA parameters shows that a self sustained thermonuclear burn can be achieved provided that impurity control makes radiative losses sufficiently small. The ignition probabilities of both ITER EDA and CDA parameters are investigated. These results suggest that a significantly lower auxiliary heating power should heat ITER EDA to ignition

Keywords

fusion reactor ignition; fusion reactor theory; fusion reactors; plasma heating; plasma impurities; plasma simulation; plasma toroidal confinement; plasma transport processes; ITER CDA parameters; ITER EDA parameters; ITER startup study; auxiliary heating power; calibrated tokamak transport model; fusion reactor; ignition probabilities; impurity control; radiative losses; reference simulation; self-sustained thermonuclear burn; Electronic design automation and methodology; Electrons; Equations; Heating; Ignition; Impurities; Magnetohydrodynamics; Maximum likelihood estimation; Temperature; Tokamaks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1995. SOFE '95. Seeking a New Energy Era., 16th IEEE/NPSS Symposium

Conference_Location

Champaign, IL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2969-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1995.534224

Filename

534224