LLNL international collaboration on research in edge physics modeling
Principal Investigator: X. Q. Xu
Description
This work will develop and apply integrated edge modeling tools by leveraging the available resources at LLNL and with its international collaborators in China and Europe. We exploit LLNL FEP codes: BOUT, BOUT++, Corsica, UEDGE, TEMPEST and COGENT. The project will include verification and validation activities. The physics problems addressed will include formulation and simulation of RF heating/flow drive, edge transport and turbulence, GAMs, zonal flows, and ELMs. The simulation results will be validated against experiments in EAST, JET, KSTAR, HL-2A, and ITER design/operation scenarios.
International participants:
Ben Dudson,
University of York
http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~bd512
Co-lead developer of BOUT++ code.
Andy Allen,
University of York
Developing and testing RMP module in BOUT++ code.
Xiang Gao,
Zixi Liu,
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Using BOUT++ code to interpret EAST ELM and turbulence experimental data and to validate physics models in BOUT++ code.
Guoshen Xu,
Shaocheng Liu,
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Using BOUT++ code to interpret EAST ELM and turbulence experimental data and to validate physics models in BOUT++ code.
Zhanhui Wang,
Southwest Institute of Physics, China.
Using BOUT++ code to interpret HL-2A edge turbulence experiments.
Hyeon Park,
Gunsu Yun,
Minwoo Kim,
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Republic of Korea.
http://fusion.postech.ac.kr/
Using BOUT++ code to interpret and validate against KSTAR ECEI experiments.
