Multi-layer modeling of poloidal current drive by transverse rotating magnetic field in cylindrical plasma

Author

Lin, James ; Mizuno, Akira ; Arimoto, Keisuke ; Tajima, Akio ; Saito, Masato ; Yunoki, K. ; Suzuki, M. ; Hotta, E.

fYear

1990

fDate

21-23 May 1990

Firstpage

80

Abstract

Summary form only given. Simulation results are presented. The rotating magnetic field (RMF) was found to have a useful application to driving the poloidal current in Rotamak, RFP, and FRC. Using a multilayer model of an infinite cylindrical plasma, the penetration of RMF into plasmas was simulated. An attempt was made to (1) establish a simulation method using a multilayer model, (2) investigate the penetration time for applying current drive to a newly designed RFP device, (3) investigate the relation between the amount of driven current and the ratio of magnitude of RMF to electron collision frequency, (4) investigate the current drive efficiency of the RMF method, and (5) investigate the change of axial magnetic field distribution during the RMF current drive

Keywords

pinch effect; plasma collision processes; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma simulation; plasma toroidal confinement; plasma transport processes; FRC; RFP; Rotamak; axial magnetic field distribution; current drive; cylindrical plasma; electron collision frequency; multilayer model; penetration time; poloidal current; poloidal current drive; simulation method; transverse rotating magnetic field;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 1990. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1990 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Oakland, CA, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.1990.110496

Filename

5725774