IAEA Fusion Energy Conference 2010Proceedings of the 23rd IAEA Fusion Energy ConferenceDaejeon, 11-16 October 2010 Organized by the
International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA-CN-180 (THC/P4-29) Integrated Transport Simulation of LHD Plasmas using TASK3DA. Wakasa1), A. Fukuyama1), S. Murakami1), M. Miki1), M. Yokoyama2), M. Sato2), S. Toda2), H. Funaba2), K. Tanaka2), K. Ida2), H. Yamada2), M. Honda3), N. Nakajima2)1) Department of Nuclear Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan 2) National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, 509-5292, Japan 3) Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
Abstract. An integrated transport simulation code for the helical
plasma, TASK3D, is developed and applied to the LHD plasma. The
neoclassical transport in the helical plasma is evaluated by the
neoclassical transport database, DGN/LHD, which is constructed using a
neural network technique. In addition to the neoclassical transport,
five anomalous transport models (the Bohm and edge Bohm models,
Gyro-Bohm and Gyro-Bohm like models, and Alcator model) are included
and compared the temperature profiles with experimentally observed
plasmas. We also take into account the differential equation for the
radial electric field into TASK3D. The obtained electron and ion
thermal diffusivities with the Alcator, Bohm, and gyro-Bohm models
indicate the anomalous transport dominates in the electron thermal
transport, while the neoclassical transport plays a crucial role in
the ion thermal transport. The TASK/TX module, which solves the
flux-surface averaged multi-fluid equation, is also applied to the LHD
plasma to describe the time evolution of the radial electric field and
the plasma rotation as well as the density and the temperature. The
transition between the electron and ion roots, and the radial
structure of the electric field have been demonstrated
self-consistently.
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