Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Effect of progressively increasing lithium conditioning on edge transport and stability in high triangularity NSTX H-modes. |
| Authors: |
Maingi, R.1 rmaingi@pppl.gov, Canik, J.M.2, Bell, R.E.1, Boyle, D.P.3, Diallo, A.1, Kaita, R.1, Kaye, S.M.1, LeBlanc, B.P.1, Sabbagh, S.A.4, Scotti, F.5, Soukhanovskii, V.A.5 |
| Source: |
Fusion Engineering & Design. Apr2017, Vol. 117, p150-156. 7p. |
| Subjects: |
H-mode plasma confinement, Lithium, Plasma flow, Plasma confinement, Thermal diffusivity, Plasma stability |
| Abstract: |
A sequence of H-mode discharges with increasing levels of pre-discharge lithium evaporation (‘dose’) was conducted in high triangularity and elongation boundary shape in NSTX. Energy confinement increased, and recycling decreased with increasing lithium dose, similar to a previous lithium dose scan in medium triangularity and elongation plasmas. Data-constrained SOLPS interpretive modeling quantified the edge transport change: the electron particle diffusivity decreased by 10–30x. The electron thermal diffusivity decreased by 4x just inside the top of the pedestal, but increased by up to 5x very near the separatrix. These results provide a baseline expectation for lithium benefits in NSTX-U, which is optimized for a boundary shape similar to the one in this experiment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Engineering Source |
