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Predictive simulations of operation scenarios for EAST with METIS code

Part of: Focus on Fusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2017

Y. C. Li ,
M. H. Li ,
B. J. Ding ,
J. F. Artaud ,
Y. Peysson ,
A. Ekedahl ,
M. Wang ,
X. J. Wang ,
H. D. Xu  and
J. F. Shan
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Y. C. Li
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
M. H. Li
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
B. J. Ding*
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
J. F. Artaud
Affiliation:
CEA, IRFM, 13108 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
Y. Peysson
Affiliation:
CEA, IRFM, 13108 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
A. Ekedahl
Affiliation:
CEA, IRFM, 13108 St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
M. Wang
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
X. J. Wang
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
H. D. Xu
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
J. F. Shan
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
F. K. Liu
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
*
†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

Upgraded heating and current drive (H/CD) systems have been equipped on the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST). With the upgraded H/CD systems, the operation space of EAST is extended, and the ability to achieve higher performance is improved. In this paper, a 0.5 dimension transport code named Minute Embedded Tokamak Integrated Simulator (METIS) is applied to predict the EAST operation space and to assess the current drive capability of the 4.6 GHz lower hybrid current drive system. Predictive simulation of several EAST scenarios, including steady-state high confinement mode (H-mode), advanced regime, high normalized beta and high electron temperature, are also performed with the available H/CD systems. The simulation results provide a guidance for forthcoming advanced EAST experiments.

Keywords

magnetized plasmasplasma heatingplasma simulation
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 83 , Issue 4 , August 2017 , 905830404
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© Cambridge University Press 2017 

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