Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Comparison of dust transport modelling codes in a tokamak plasma

  • Andrea Uccello
  • , Gabriele Gervasini
  • , Francesco Ghezzi
  • , Enzo Lazzaro
  • , Minas Bacharis
  • , Joanne Flanagan
  • , Guy Matthews
  • , Aaro Järvinen
  • , Marco Sertoli
  • National Research Council (CNR)
  • Imperial College London
  • Culham Science Centre
  • Aalto University
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP)

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

Abstract

Since the installation on the Joint European Torus of the ITER-like Wall (ILW), intense radiation spikes have been observed, especially in the discharges following a disruption, and have been associated with possible sudden injection of tungsten (W) impurities consequent to full ablation of W dust particles. The problem of dust production, mobilization, and interaction both with the plasma and the vessel tiles is therefore of great concern and requires the setting up of dedicated and validated numerical modeling tools. Among these, a useful role is played by the dust trajectory calculators, which can present in a relatively clear way the qualitative and quantitative description of the mobilization and fate of selected bunches of dust grains.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102506
JournalPhysics of Plasmas
Volume23
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2016
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

This work has been carried out at the Istituto di Fisica del Plasma CNR, within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014-2018 under Grant Agreement No. 633053. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily respect those of the European Commission. Minas Bacharis would like to acknowledge the financial support of the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Comparison of dust transport modelling codes in a tokamak plasma'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this