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1 A discussion of tokamak transport through numerical visualization C.S. Chang

2 Content Visualizatoin of neolcassical orbits - NSTX vs Normal tokamaks - Orbit squeezing and expansion by dE/dr - Polarization drifts by dE/dt Visualization of turbulence transport Nonlinear break-up of streamers by zonal flows, and D(t) Bohm & GyroBohm Zonal Flow generation

3 If I p =0 (No Bp)

4 How different are the neoclassical orbits between tokamak and ST? Large variation of B  /B or   . Very different orbital dynamics between R<R o and R>Ro

5 Passing Orbit in a Tokamak

6 Passing orbit in NSTX

7 Banana orbit in a tokamak

8 Banana Orbit in NSTX (toroidal localization)

9 Barely trapped orbit in NSTX

10 ST may contain different neoclassical and instability physics Particles in ST can be more sensitive to toroidal modes (at R>R 0 ). Stronger B-interchange effect at R R 0  stronger shaping effect At outside midplane   : Gyro-Banana diffusion? And others.

11 Oribt squeezing by Er-shear >0 in NSTX

12 Orbit expansion by Er-shear <0 in NSTX

13 Rapid Er development is prohibited by neoclassical polarization current [1+c 2 /V 2 A (1+K)]dE r /dt = -4  J r (driven) dE r /dt is the displacement current. c 2 /V 2 A dE r /dt is classical polarization drift. c 2 /V 2 A K dE r /dt is Neoclassical polarization drift. K  B/B p >>1  Neoclassical polarization effect is much greater. dE r /dt = -4  J r (driven)/ [c 2 /V 2 A K] An analytic formula for K is in progress.

14 Neoclassical Polarization Drift by dEr/dt <0 in NSTX

15 Particle diffusion in E-turbulence (Hasegawa-Mima turbulence)

16 Saturation of Electrostatic Turbulence Turbulence gets energy from  n/n (Drift Waves)  ≈   =k ⊥ v th  / L T ≈k ⊥ T/(eBL T ) n 1 /n= e  1 /T Nonlinear saturation of  1 : Chaotic particle motion at k r V EXB =   V EXB = E/B = k ⊥  1 /B  n 1 /n= e  1 /T = turb / L T

17 Ion Turbulence Simulation

18 Nonlinear reduction of turbulence transport 1.Streamers grow in the linear stage (D B ) 2.Streamers saturate, nonlinear stage begins (D B )  V E (2)  * /k r (2) 3.Self-organized zonal flows break up streamers. k r (2)<k r (4) 4.Reduced D B or D GB in nonlinearly steady stage  V E (4)  * /k r (4)<  V E (2)

19 Bohm or gyro-Bohm? Bohm scaling: D B ≈T/16eB  in small devices? Gyro-Bohm : D GB ≈   T/eB  1/B 2 in large devices?   =  i /a ≈  i /L T  1/B Gyrokinetic ITG Simulation (Z. Lin) Old textbook interpretation D B ≈ Ω  2 is unjustifiable.

20 Transition rate in Hasegawa-Mima turbulence  0.04 V s /L Exit time in L/V s

21 The decorrelation rate is often estimated to be the linear growth rate Z. Lin, et al Approximately independent of device Size [at a/  <60?, k  (a)?]. Not much different from Hasegama-Mima  Let’s assume correct.

22 Bohm or Gyro-Bohm? D  2 : Random walk  = decorrelation time  v/L  = Eddy size    : Natural tendency a * : effective minor radius (significant gradient Large device (a * >>   ):   Small device (a * >    ):  (L   ) 1/2 Streamers:    ,  r  (L   ) 1/2 Large device: D  (v/L)   2  D GB   * D B Small device or streamers: D  (v/L) L    D B H-mode:     by EXB shearing distance  D GB  V E  V dia  V E  V dia (  * ) -1/2 Consistent with Lin

23 In-between scaling? Lin showed self-similar radial correlation distance   7  i   for a  125  I And found  is different by  2 / [(  2 ) GB (1+50  * ) 2 ] due to  -spread in radius  A transition mechanism due to finite radial spread of turbulence for a>100  I For a < 100  I, device size comes into play  Bohm Z. Lin

24 EXB Flow Shearing of Streamers by Zonal Flow Sheared E field

25 Zonal Flow =Poloidal Shear Flow by Wave-beating (and Reynold’s stress) Radial G. Tynant, TTF


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