Filament simulations for stellarators; a review of recent progress
B Shanahan - Frontiers in Physics, 2024 - frontiersin.org
A review of recent advances in simulations of turbulent filaments with relevance to
stellarators is presented. Progress in performing global edge turbulence simulations is …
stellarators is presented. Progress in performing global edge turbulence simulations is …
Fluid simulations of plasma filaments in stellarator geometries with BSTING
Here we present first results simulating plasma filaments in non-axisymmetric geometries,
using a fluid turbulence extension of the BOUT++ framework. This is made possible by the …
using a fluid turbulence extension of the BOUT++ framework. This is made possible by the …
Validation of GBS plasma turbulence simulation of the TJ-K stellarator
We present a validation of a three-dimensional, two-fluid simulation of plasma turbulence in
the TJ-K stellarator, a low temperature plasma experiment ideally suited for turbulence …
the TJ-K stellarator, a low temperature plasma experiment ideally suited for turbulence …
Global fluid turbulence simulations in the scrape-off layer of a stellarator island divertor
B Shanahan, D Bold, B Dudson - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2024 - cambridge.org
Isothermal fluid turbulence simulations have been performed in the edge and scrape-off
layer (SOL) of an analytic stellarator configuration with an island divertor, thereby providing …
layer (SOL) of an analytic stellarator configuration with an island divertor, thereby providing …
The effects of non-uniform drive on plasma filaments
B Shanahan, B Dudson, P Hill - Journal of Physics: Conference …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Wendelstein 7-X core fueling is primarily achieved through pellet injection. The trajectory of
plasmoids from an ablating pellet is an ongoing research question, which is complicated by …
plasmoids from an ablating pellet is an ongoing research question, which is complicated by …
[HTML][HTML] A partially mesh-free scheme for representing anisotropic spatial variations along field lines: Conservation, quadrature, and the delta property
SA Maloney, BF McMillan - Computer Physics Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
A method for representing highly anisotropic fields is presented, based on a partially
meshfree Galerkin formulation. A mapping function is used to provide information about the …
meshfree Galerkin formulation. A mapping function is used to provide information about the …
Global fluid turbulence simulations in the SOL of a stellarator island divertor
B Shanahan, D Bold, B Dudson - arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.18220, 2024 - arxiv.org
Isothermal fluid turbulence simulations have been performed in the edge and scrape-off-
layer (SOL) of an analytic stellarator configuration with an island divertor, thereby providing …
layer (SOL) of an analytic stellarator configuration with an island divertor, thereby providing …
Development of Turbulence Simulations for the Edge & Divertor and Validation against Experiment
TAJ Body - 2022 - mediatum.ub.tum.de
For fusion to become a practical source of energy we need to understand and control the
edge. We extend the GRILLIX fluid-turbulence model to perform simulations in diverted …
edge. We extend the GRILLIX fluid-turbulence model to perform simulations in diverted …
Adapting meshfree Galerkin schemes for representing highly anisotropic fields
SA Maloney - 2023 - wrap.warwick.ac.uk
Two methods for representing highly anisotropic fields are presented, based on partially and
fully meshfree Galerkin formulations. In both, a mapping function is used to provide …
fully meshfree Galerkin formulations. In both, a mapping function is used to provide …
BSTING: fluid turbulence simulations in stellarators
To allow for fully three dimensional turbulence simulations, the metric tensor components in
BOUT++ have been extended to vary in three dimensions. Following this extensive …
BOUT++ have been extended to vary in three dimensions. Following this extensive …