Apr 2016 | Performance, Presentations, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research, Research Library, Simulation
April 2016 | Sean Dettrick | Sherwood | Presentation
The TAE research program has been successful due to the agility and close interaction between experiment, theory, and engineering groups.
Apr 2016 | Research Library, Posters, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research, Simulation, Transport
April 2016 | Marco Onofri | Sherwood | Poster
The Q2D code is a 2D MHD code, which includes a neutral fluid and separate ion and electron temperatures, coupled with a 3D Monte Carlo code, which is used to calculate source terms due to neutral beams.
Jan 2016 | Research Library, Papers, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Instabilities, Simulation, Theory, Turbulence
January 2016 | D. Fulton | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
Gyrokinetic particle simulation of the field-reversed configuration (FRC) has been developed using the gyrokinetic toroidal code (GTC). The magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium is mapped from cylindrical coordinates to Boozer coordinates for the FRC core and scrape-off layer (SOL), respectively.
Feb 2015 | Research Library, Papers, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Heating, Simulation, Waves
February 2015 | X. Yang | AIP Conference Proceedings | Paper
Different microwave heating scenarios for the C-2 plasmas have been investigated recently with use of both the Genray ray-racing code and the IPF-FDMC full-wave code, and the study was focused on the excitation of the electron Bernstein wave (EBW) with O-mode launch.
Oct 2014 | Presentations, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Instabilities, Plasma Research, Research Library, Simulation
October 2014 | E. Belova | APS-DPP | Presentation
Numerical study of FRC spin-up and the effects of end-biasing on FRC stability has been performed using a 3D nonlinear hybrid version of the HYM code for TAE FRC experimental parameters.