7 papers
Turbulent Nature of the Quasicontinuous Exhaust Regime for Fusion Plasmas
Kaiyu Zhang, Wladimir Zholobenko, Andreas Stegmeir +5
We demonstrate a turbulence mechanism that reconciles high plasma confinement with efficient heat exhaust -- a central challenge for fusion energy. Global two-fluid turbulence simu…
On the mechanism of Pedestal Relaxation Events -- Insights gained by turbulence simulations with GRILLIX
Christoph Pitzal, Andreas Stegmeir, Tim Happel +7
Pedestal Relaxation Events (PREs) appear in I-mode discharges close to the I-H transition. Although they show certain similarities with Edge Localised Modes (ELMs), i.e. periodic e…
The impact of plasma turbulence on atomic reaction rates in the detached ASDEX Upgrade divertor
Konrad Eder, Wladimir Zholobenko, Andreas Stegmeir +2
Numerical modeling of the edge and scrape-off layer (SOL) must account for atomic processes such as hydrogenic ionization and recombination, charge-exchange, and line radiation. Th…
A high-performance elliptic solver for plasma boundary turbulence codes
Andreas Stegmeir, Cristian Lalescu, Mou Lin +3
Elliptic equations play a crucial role in turbulence models for magnetic confinement fusion. Regardless of the chosen modeling approach - whether gyrokinetic, gyrofluid, or drift-f…
Simulating X-point radiator turbulence
K. Eder, W. Zholobenko, A. Stegmeir +5
Coupling a high-performance burning plasma core to a detached boundary solution is critical for realizing magnetic confinement fusion power. Predictive simulations of the edge and…
Simulations of edge and SOL turbulence in diverted negative and positive triangularity plasmas
P. Ulbl, A. Stegmeir, D. Told +3
Optimizing the performance of magnetic confinement fusion devices is critical to achieving an attractive fusion reactor design. Negative triangularity (NT) scenarios have been show…