Methods for reduction of time averaged power fluxes in presence of RMP field on ITER.

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angličtina

Original language name

Methods for reduction of time averaged power fluxes in presence of RMP field on ITER.

Original language description

The presence of Edge Localized Modes (ELMs) in large tokamak devices like ITER can lead to exposure of plasma facing components (PFCs) to extremely high power fluxes and consequential melting of PFCs. A very promising method for ELM mitigation and/or suppression is the application of non-axisymmetric magnetic fields, which cause Resonant Magnetic Perturbations (RMPs). However, the application of RMPs can lead to splitting of the strike points into multiple lobes and thus to a non-uniform distribution of the power loads on the divertor. While the ITER plasma in the proximity of a strike-point should be detached, the plasma far from the strike-point remains attached and the increase of the localized power loads in that area can damage the divertor. In this poster, we will present methods that are expected to decrease the time-averaged value of the power load on the divertor. The methods are based on temporal variations of the currents in RMP coils during the discharge. Such a study requires calculations of broad range of target power flux distribution, which is a very demanding process for classical kinetic codes. As a prerequisite for these kinetic simulations we are using the Tangle Distance method [1], which is, due to its analytical nature, capable of efficiently computing a wide range of scenarios. We propose optimized RMP coil currents waveforms with lower ITER LM coils loads than the previously suggested rigid current rotation. [1] Cahyna, P., Peterka, M. et al. Nucl. Fusion (2014), 54(6), 064002.

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Type

O - Miscellaneous

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10305 - Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA16-24724S" target="_blank" >GA16-24724S: Physics of edge-localized mode control in tokamaks</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů