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Plasma and Fusion Research

Volume 7, 2403108 (2012)

Regular Articles

Concept for Numerical Calculation of 3D MHD Equilibria with Flow and FLR Effects
Daniel RABURN and Atsushi FUKUYAMA
Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
(Received 12 December 2011 / Accepted 8 May 2012 / Published 26 July 2012)

Abstract

Equilibrium flows and 3D effects can significantly impact plasma stability and energy confinement. Further, in equilibria with flow, FLR effects can play an important role. Presently, there exist a number of codes which can calculate MHD equilibria with a subset of the above effects, such as: the FLOW code [L. Guazzotto, R. Betti, J. Manickam and S. Kaye, Phys. Plasmas 11(2), 604 (2004)], the PIES code [H.S. Greenside, A.H. Reiman and A. Salas, J. Comput. Phys. 81(1), 102 (1989)], and the ItoGSEQ code [D. Raburn and A. Fukuyama, Phys. Plasmas 17(12), 122504 (2010)]. Using insights gained from these codes, the concept for a new code for calculation of 3D MHD equilibria with flow and FLR effects has been developed; the code is called the Kyoto ITerative Equilibrium Solver (KITES).

Keywords

magnetohydrodynamics, equilibrium, computation, magnetic island, finite Larmor radius effect

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.7.2403108

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This paper may be cited as follows:

Daniel RABURN and Atsushi FUKUYAMA, Plasma Fusion Res. 7, 2403108 (2012).