Application of a two-fluid two-point model to SolEdge2D-EIRENE simulations of TCV H-mode plasma

The edge and scrape-off layer (SOL) plasma of the inter-ELM phase of an H-mode discharge from the TCV tokamak is modeled with the transport code SolEdge2D-EIRENE (Bufferand et al. Nuclear Fusion 55 (2015)). The numerical simulations, in presence and in absence of C impurities sputtered from the first wall, are presented and compared with the experiments, finding an overall good agreement. The application of the standard two-point model to the simulation results leads to an apparent momentum gain along the divertor leg. A two-fluid two-point model featuring thermally decoupled ions and electrons is introduced and applied to the simulation results, overcoming this apparent discrepancy.

F. Nespoli, H. Bufferand, M. Valentinuzzi, N. Fedorczak, G. Ciraolo, et al.. Application of a two-fluid two-point model to SolEdge2D-EIRENE simulations of TCV H-mode plasma. Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2019, 18, pp.29-34. ⟨10.1016/j.nme.2018.11.026⟩. ⟨hal-02176505⟩

Journal: Nuclear Materials and Energy

Date de publication: 01-01-2019

Auteurs:
  • F. Nespoli
  • H. Bufferand
  • M. Valentinuzzi
  • N. Fedorczak
  • G. Ciraolo
  • Eric Serre
  • Y. Marandet
  • R. Maurizio
  • H. de Oliveira
  • B. Labit
  • M. Komm
  • M. Faitsch
  • S. Elmore

Digital object identifier (doi): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2018.11.026

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