Effects of orbit squeezing on transport fluxes
Effects of orbit squeezing on transport fluxes
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轨道压缩对传输通量的影响
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发表时间:
1997
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通讯作者:
M. Zarnstorff
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作者:
K. Shaing;M. Zarnstorff
When the ratio μ1i/μ1e is of the order of unity, electron transport fluxes such as bootstrap current can be affected by the ion orbit squeezing. Here, μ1e is the electron viscous coefficient, and μ1i is the ion viscous coefficient with the effects of ion orbit squeezing included. The condition μ1i/μ1e∼1 can be satisfied for plasmas, such as those in enhanced reversed shear (ERS) mode, with ion temperature greater than electron temperature and orbit squeezing factor S≫1. Transport fluxes for both standard squeezed banana orbits and for squeezed orbits close to the magnetic axis are calculated for a large aspect ratio tokamak. It is found that ion heat flux and bootstrap current are reduced in ERS-like plasmas. Furthermore, the bootstrap current density does not vanish on the magnetic axis for a parabolic pressure profile in minor radius r due to the finite value of the fraction of trapped particles. This makes it possible to operate tokamaks in steady state.