FINITE PRESSURE EQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS ON HELICAL RIPPLE TRANSPORT IN TORSATRONS

被引:3
作者
BYKOV, VE [1 ]
GREKOV, DL [1 ]
SHISHKIN, AA [1 ]
GARCIA, L [1 ]
HARRIS, JH [1 ]
ROME, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] OAK RIDGE NATL LAB,OAK RIDGE,TN 37830
关键词
PLASMAS;
D O I
10.1088/0029-5515/28/5/011
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
A three-dimensional equilibrium code (NEAR) is used to study plasma equilibrium in torsatron configurations having various winding laws. The harmonic spectra describing the variation of vertical B vertical along magnetic field lines are calculated at finite plasma pressure and then used to calculate the geometric factors that determine the magnitudes of the neoclassical transport coefficients in the helical ripple regime, where the particle and heat fluxes are inversely proportional to the collision frequency. The results show that an appropriate choice of winding law can reduce helical ripple transport by a factor of about 2 in the vacuum field and at high plasma pressure.
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页码:871 / 879
页数:9
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