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Abstract
SOLPS-ITER L-mode-like simulations with the full set of currents and drift velocities activated, and fluid neutrals have been carried out to interpret experimental results obtained in AUG. Drifts are critical to quantitatively reproduce the experimental results; however, simulations without drifts can also reproduce some trends qualitatively. The magnitude and dependence of the peak heat flux onto both targets on the upstream collisionality are, in general, in quantitative agreement within uncertainties with infrared thermography measurements in favourable field direction. The onset of power detachment is observed. In unfavourable toroidal field direction, a more symmetrical inner/outer target solution with regards to the power distribution is predicted, in agreement with experimental observations. However, also in unfavourable toroidal field direction, insufficient power is dissipated in the simulations and therefore qpeak, inn is overpredicted by up to a factor of 4 and qpeak, out by up to a factor of 1.5. The largest contribution to the sources due to radial transport in the energy balance equation is the radial divergence of the energy flux due to VE × B.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 201900166 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Contributions to Plasma Physics |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
Early online date | 1 Jan 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2020 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- ASDEX upgrade
- divertor detachment
- drifts
- scrape-off layer
- upper single null
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RADIATIVE SOLUTIONS TO POWER EXHAUST IN TOKAMAKS: Coupling of a burning plasma to a metallic wall in magnetically confined fusion reactors
Groth, M., Kumpulainen, H., Chone, L., Holm, A., Karhunen, J., Lomanowski, B., Paradela Perez, I., Mäenpää, R., Solokha, V., Stavrou, C. & Niskala, P.
01/09/2015 → 31/08/2019
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding