Publications related to X-point potential well formation in diverted tokamaks with unfavorable magnetic field direction

Global fluid simulations of plasma turbulence in stellarators

In order to cope with the decarbonization challenge faced by many countries, fusion is one of the few alternatives to fossil fuels for the production of electricity. Two devices invented in the middle of the previous century have emerged as the most promis ...

EPFL2024

Global fluid simulation of plasma turbulence in stellarators with the GBS code

Paolo Ricci, Joaquim Loizu Cisquella

The implementation of three-dimensional magnetic fields, such as the ones of stellarators, in the GBS code (Ricci et al 2012 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion54 124047; Giacomin et al 2022 J. Comput. Phys.464 111294) is presented, and simulation results are dis ...

2024

Full-discharge simulation and optimization with the RAPTOR code, from present tokamaks to ITER and DEMO

Simon Van Mulders

Tokamak devices aim to magnetically confine a hydrogen plasma at sufficiently high pressure to achieve net energy production from nuclear fusion of light isotopes. Predictive modeling and optimization is crucial for reliable operation of tokamak reactors, ...

EPFL2023

Equilibrium pressure limits in stellarators

Antoine Baillod

This thesis delves into the potential of magnetic fusion energy, and in particular focuses on the stellarator concept. Stellarators use external coils to produce 3-dimensional (3D) magnetic fields that confine a thermonuclear plasma in a topologically toro ...

EPFL2023

Device, system, and method for ion fragmentation by use of an ion mobility device and messenger tagging

Thomas Rizzo, Ahmed Ben Faleh, Stephan Warnke

A device for fragmenting ions by collision induced dissociation, the device intended to be used together with a planar ion mobility apparatus, the device including a first conductive grid having a plurality of first openings, the first conductive grid conf ...

2023

Grassmannian diffusion maps based surrogate modeling via geometric harmonics

A novel surrogate model based on the Grassmannian diffusion maps (GDMaps) and utilizing geometric harmonics (GH) is developed for predicting the response of complex physical phenomena. The method utilizes GDMaps to obtain a low-dimensional representation o ...

2022

Model-based optimization of magnetic control in the TCV tokamak: design and experiments

Federico Pesamosca

Thermonuclear controlled fusion is a promising answer to the current energy and climate issues, providing a safe carbon-free source of energy which is virtually inexhaustible. In magnetic confinement thermonuclear fusion based on tokamak reactors, hydrogen ...

EPFL2021

Investigating Scrape-Off Layer transport in alternative divertor geometries on the TCV tokamak

Roberto Maurizio

Thermonuclear fusion is a potentially clean and limitless energy source that can substantially change the current global electricity generation mix, which is highly dependent on limited fossil fuels. This thesis contributes to the development of fusion en ...

EPFL2020

An Algorithm for Toroidal Field Harmonics Computation in Arbitrary Magnetic Configurations

Luca Bottura, Enrico Felcini

Toroidal magnetic configurations are widely exploited in industry and scientific research, involving a vast spectrum of applications, such as thermonuclear fusion, particle detectors, SMES systems and medical devices. To properly design and analyse these s ...

2020

Experimental verification of X-point potential well formation in unfavorable magnetic field direction

Basil Duval, Holger Reimerdes, Christian Gabriel Theiler, Joaquim Loizu Cisquella, Sophie Danielle Angelica Gorno, Claudia Colandrea, Marco Wischmeier, Cedric Kar-Wai Tsui, Mirko Wensing, Hugo De Oliveira

Recent TCV experiments confirm the predicted formation of an electric potential well, below the magnetic X-point, in configurations with unfavorable

B_t

field direction (ion

\nabla B

drift away from the divertor), that substantially reshapes the typica ...

2020

X-point potential well formation in diverted tokamaks with unfavorable magnetic field direction

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Global fluid simulations of plasma turbulence in stellarators

Global fluid simulation of plasma turbulence in stellarators with the GBS code

Full-discharge simulation and optimization with the RAPTOR code, from present tokamaks to ITER and DEMO

Equilibrium pressure limits in stellarators

Device, system, and method for ion fragmentation by use of an ion mobility device and messenger tagging

Grassmannian diffusion maps based surrogate modeling via geometric harmonics

Model-based optimization of magnetic control in the TCV tokamak: design and experiments

Investigating Scrape-Off Layer transport in alternative divertor geometries on the TCV tokamak

An Algorithm for Toroidal Field Harmonics Computation in Arbitrary Magnetic Configurations

Experimental verification of X-point potential well formation in unfavorable magnetic field direction

Global fluid simulations of plasma turbulence in stellarators

Equilibrium pressure limits in stellarators

Full-discharge simulation and optimization with the RAPTOR code, from present tokamaks to ITER and DEMO

Investigating Scrape-Off Layer transport in alternative divertor geometries on the TCV tokamak

Device, system, and method for ion fragmentation by use of an ion mobility device and messenger tagging

Grassmannian diffusion maps based surrogate modeling via geometric harmonics

Model-based optimization of magnetic control in the TCV tokamak: design and experiments

An Algorithm for Toroidal Field Harmonics Computation in Arbitrary Magnetic Configurations

Experimental verification of X-point potential well formation in unfavorable magnetic field direction

Global fluid simulation of plasma turbulence in stellarators with the GBS code