Final Report for "Simulation Tools for Parallel Microwave Particle in Cell Modeling"

Peter H Stoltz

关键词: BREAKDOWN;    COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION;    DEPOSITION;    HEATING;    PLASMA;    SIMULATION;    THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS;    TRANSPORT simulation;    particle-in-cell;    rf power;    plasma;    breakdown;   

DOI  :  10.2172/938509
RP-ID  :  Final Report
PID  :  OSTI ID: 938509
Others  :  Other: 7040
Others  :  TRN: US1000936

学科分类：原子、分子光学和等离子物理

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Transport of high-power rf fields and the subsequent deposition of rf power into plasma is an important component of developing tokamak fusion energy. Two limitations on rf heating are: (i) breakdown of the metallic structures used to deliver rf power to the plasma, and (ii) a detailed understanding of how rf power couples into a plasma. Computer simulation is a main tool for helping solve both of these problems, but one of the premier tools, VORPAL, is traditionally too difficult to use for non-experts. During this Phase II project, we developed the VorpalView user interface tool. This tool allows Department of Energy researchers a fully graphical interface for analyzing VORPAL output to more easily model rf power delivery and deposition in plasmas.