Integrated modeling of axisymmetric mirrors

POSTER

Abstract

We present a first of a kind integrated model for the axisymmetric magnetic mirror. This model, using simulations driven by the integrated plasma simulator (IPS), can evaluate the transport of magnetic mirrors with integrated simulations including the CQL3D-m Fokker-Planck transport code, the Pleiades equilibrium code, and heating codes such as GENRAY and FIDASIM. After completing a simulation, the model can export equilibrium plasma conditions to several different MHD and kinetic stability codes such as hybrid-VPIC for further evaluation. Here, we use this model to evaluate the plasmas in the Wisconsin Axisymmetric High-Temperature Superconducting Mirror, WHAM, and to investigate the plasma performance of next step mirror devices.

*This research was funded by Realta Fusion. This research also used resources of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center; a DOE Office of Science User Facility supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231 using NERSC award FES-ERCAP0026655. Finally, special thanks to AWS for providing additional computational resources and support to this project through the Compute for Climate Fellowship.

Publication: At least three publications related to this submission are planned. Those currently in preparation are on: integrated modeling of WHAM, integrated modeling of next-step mirrors, and on DCLC stability in WHAM.

Presenters

  • Samuel J Frank

    • Realta Fusion

Authors

  • Samuel J Frank

    • Realta Fusion

  • Jesse D Viola

    • Realta Fusion

  • Yuri V Petrov

    • CompX

  • Aaron Tran

    • University of Wisconsin–Madison

  • Taosif Ahsan

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Jay K Anderson

    • University of Wisconsin Madison - Realta Fusion
    • University of Wisconsin
    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Bodhi Biswas

    • Realta Fusion

  • Paul Thaddeus Bonoli

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Juan F Caneses Marin

    • CompX

  • Douglass A Endrizzi

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • Realta Fusion

  • Cary B Forest

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • Realta Fusion; University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • University of Wisconsin - Madison; Realta Fusion

  • Robert Walter Harvey

    • CompX

  • Ari Le

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Tony M Qian

    • Princeton University; University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • Princeton University
    • PPPL

  • Kunal Sanwalka

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Adam J Stanier

    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Blake A Wetherton

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • John Christopher Wright

    • MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology