METHODS FOR THE EFFICIENT CALCULATION OF THE (MHD) MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC STABILITY PROPERTIES OF MAGNETICALLY CONFINED FUSION PLASMAS

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作者
ANDERSON, DV
COOPER, WA
GRUBER, R
MERAZZI, S
SCHWENN, U
机构
[1] ECOLE POLYTECH FED LAUSANNE,CTR RECH PHYS PLASMAS,CH-1007 LAUSANNE,SWITZERLAND
[2] MAX PLANCK INST PLASMA PHYS,W-8046 GARCHING,GERMANY
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUPERCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING | 1990年 / 4卷 / 03期
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10.1177/109434209000400305
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
A magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model is applied to the problem of the stability of magnetically confined ther monuclear plasmas of interest in the pursuit of fusion power. Previous studies limited to two-dimensional con figurations are here generalized to three-dimensional toroidal plasmas. Using finite Fourier representations in the angle coordinates and finite hybrid elements in the radial direction, we solve the discretized Euler-Lagrange equations to determine the linear stability properties of the plasma. © 1990, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
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页数:14
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