DIII-D plasma control simulation environment

Author

Leuer, J.A. ; Deranian, R.D. ; Perron, J.R. ; Humphreys, D.A. ; Johnson, R.D. ; Penaflor, B.G. ; Walker, M.L. ; Welander, A.S. ; Khayrutdinov, R.R. ; Dokouka, V. ; Edgell, D.H. ; Fransson, C.-M.

Author_Institution

Gen. Atomics, San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

2003

fDate

14-17 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

397

Lastpage

400

Abstract

Many advances have been made to the DIII-D plasma control simulation environment since the previously developed hardware-in-the-loop plasma shape simulation capability was reported. In the present paper we summarize the major improvements to this simulation environment, including, introduction of the non-linear plasma evolution code DINA. Comparisons with DIII-D experimental results are presented. Recent model developments in advanced neoclassical tearing mode (NTM) and resistive wall mode (RWM) control are presented.

Keywords

Tokamak devices; physical instrumentation control; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma nonlinear waves; plasma simulation; plasma toroidal confinement; tearing instability; DIII-D plasma control simulation environment; DINA; advanced neoclassical tearing mode; hardware-in-the-loop plasma shape simulation capability; nonlinear plasma evolution code; resistive wall mode control; Algorithm design and analysis; Coils; Cyclotrons; Electron beams; Heating; Mathematical model; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma simulation; Shape control; Tokamaks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 2003. 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7908-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.2003.1426668

Filename

1426668