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P: Fachverband Plasmaphysik

P 5: Poster I

P 5.27: Poster

Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 14:00–16:00, P

Reduced transport models for a Tokamak flight simulator — •Marco Muraca, Emiliano Fable, Clemente Angioni, Hartmut Zohm, and Teobaldo Luda — Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, 85748, Garching bei München, Germany

A Tokamak flight simulator is a tool to predict the plasma behavior of a scheduled discharge, such that either actuator trajectories or plasma parameters satisfy the experimental goals, and to reduce probability of plasma disruptions and crossing of operational limits. It is based on the interaction between control system, plasma equilibrium and transport. The transport models have to be physics based to be reliable, but also fast to be used as an inter-discharge prediction tool. This compromise can be reached employing analytical models which are derived from first principle theories. An integrated model including every plasma region has been developed. The confined region is modeled in 1D, while the scrape-off-layer has a 0D structure. For the core region, a normalized temperature gradient threshold model has been adopted, while for the edge an average ELM model has been used. In the SOL a 2-point model for exhaust and a particle balance for the separatrix density have been implemented. Most of the models have been validated against several stationary cases, by fixing some parameters as boundary conditions and matching experimental data, exploiting the modular structure of the integrated model. For the confined region a first experimental case has been matched by using both core and edge models. Fully integrated simulations during ramp-up, flat-top and ramp-down are planned for the future.