Flux-surface shaping effects on tokamak edge turbulence and flows

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作者
Kendl, A [1 ]
Scott, BD
机构
[1] Univ Innsbruck, Inst Theoret Phys, Assoc EURATOM, OAW, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
[2] EURATOM, Max Planck Inst Plasmaphys, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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10.1063/1.2158695
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Shaping of magnetic flux surfaces is found to have a strong impact on turbulence and transport in tokamak edge plasmas. A series of axisymmetric equilibria, with varying elongation and triangularity, and a divertor configuration are implemented into a computational gyrofluid turbulence model. The mechanisms of shaping effects on turbulence and flows are identified. Transport is mainly reduced by local magnetic shearing and an enhancement of zonal shear flows induced by elongation and X-point shaping. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
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