Modeling study of divertor particle flow pattern and in–out plasma density asymmetry due to drifts with SOLPS and BOUT++
Abstract A study of the effects of drifts on the particle flow pattern and in–out divertor plasma density asymmetry for L-mode and H-mode plasmas is carried out for EAST discharges by the edge plasma transport codes SOLPS and BOUT++ . The simulation of L-mode plasmas is done by SOLPS while the simul...
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| description | Abstract A study of the effects of drifts on the particle flow pattern and in–out divertor plasma density asymmetry for L-mode and H-mode plasmas is carried out for EAST discharges by the edge plasma transport codes SOLPS and BOUT++ . The simulation of L-mode plasmas is done by SOLPS while the simulation of H-mode plasmas is done by BOUT++ . The toroidal magnetic field direction for the simulated discharge is artificially reversed in the codes to study the effects of different drift directions on the divertor particle flow pattern and the in–out asymmetry of divertor plasma density. The divertor particle flows induced by diamagnetic and E × B drifts are found to have similar directions in the divertor region for the same discharge. The directions of the flows induced by drifts would be reversed with the reverse of toroidal magnetic field direction. The diamagnetic drift seems to have no effect on the in–out asymmetry of divertor plasma density due to its divergence-free nature. However, the E × B drift could result in a pronounced asymmetry of plasma density between the inner and outer divertor targets. The density in–out asymmetry caused by E × B drift is reversed with the reverse of E × B drift flow direction. Detailed analysis shows that the radial component of the E × B drift flow is the main cause of density asymmetry. The results from the simulation of H-mode plasmas with BOUT++ are similar to those of the L-mode plasmas with SOLPS except that the drift effects seem to be slightly larger in the H-mode plasmas compared to the L-mode plasmas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a10c7959e83b480aae29f963d103d7d82023-06-18T11:13:06ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-06-0113111310.1038/s41598-023-36696-yModeling study of divertor particle flow pattern and in–out plasma density asymmetry due to drifts with SOLPS and BOUT++Guozhong Deng0Changhui Yu1Xiaomei Wang2Wei Feng3Xiaoju Liu4Haihua Yang5Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Taizhou, Radiation Oncology Institute of Enze Medical Health Academy, Department of Radiation Oncology, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical UniversityKey Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Taizhou, Radiation Oncology Institute of Enze Medical Health Academy, Department of Radiation Oncology, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical UniversityKey Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Taizhou, Radiation Oncology Institute of Enze Medical Health Academy, Department of Radiation Oncology, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical UniversityInstitute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesKey Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Taizhou, Radiation Oncology Institute of Enze Medical Health Academy, Department of Radiation Oncology, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical UniversityAbstract A study of the effects of drifts on the particle flow pattern and in–out divertor plasma density asymmetry for L-mode and H-mode plasmas is carried out for EAST discharges by the edge plasma transport codes SOLPS and BOUT++ . The simulation of L-mode plasmas is done by SOLPS while the simulation of H-mode plasmas is done by BOUT++ . The toroidal magnetic field direction for the simulated discharge is artificially reversed in the codes to study the effects of different drift directions on the divertor particle flow pattern and the in–out asymmetry of divertor plasma density. The divertor particle flows induced by diamagnetic and E × B drifts are found to have similar directions in the divertor region for the same discharge. The directions of the flows induced by drifts would be reversed with the reverse of toroidal magnetic field direction. The diamagnetic drift seems to have no effect on the in–out asymmetry of divertor plasma density due to its divergence-free nature. However, the E × B drift could result in a pronounced asymmetry of plasma density between the inner and outer divertor targets. The density in–out asymmetry caused by E × B drift is reversed with the reverse of E × B drift flow direction. Detailed analysis shows that the radial component of the E × B drift flow is the main cause of density asymmetry. The results from the simulation of H-mode plasmas with BOUT++ are similar to those of the L-mode plasmas with SOLPS except that the drift effects seem to be slightly larger in the H-mode plasmas compared to the L-mode plasmas.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36696-y |
| spellingShingle | Guozhong Deng Changhui Yu Xiaomei Wang Wei Feng Xiaoju Liu Haihua Yang Modeling study of divertor particle flow pattern and in–out plasma density asymmetry due to drifts with SOLPS and BOUT++ Scientific Reports |
| title | Modeling study of divertor particle flow pattern and in–out plasma density asymmetry due to drifts with SOLPS and BOUT++ |
| title_full | Modeling study of divertor particle flow pattern and in–out plasma density asymmetry due to drifts with SOLPS and BOUT++ |
| title_fullStr | Modeling study of divertor particle flow pattern and in–out plasma density asymmetry due to drifts with SOLPS and BOUT++ |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling study of divertor particle flow pattern and in–out plasma density asymmetry due to drifts with SOLPS and BOUT++ |
| title_short | Modeling study of divertor particle flow pattern and in–out plasma density asymmetry due to drifts with SOLPS and BOUT++ |
| title_sort | modeling study of divertor particle flow pattern and in out plasma density asymmetry due to drifts with solps and bout |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36696-y |
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