Abstract
The density and temperature profiles are predicted in core and edge transport barriers in the DIII-D tokamak [J. L. Luxon and L. G. Davis, Fusion Technol. 8, 441 (1985)] using the GLF23 drift-wave model. The GLF23 model has been retuned to yield a better fit to the linear gyrokinetic growth rates for reversed magnetic shear and H -mode pedestal parameters. The turbulent saturation levels are determined using nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations. Using a large profile database, it is found that the retuned and original GLF23 models yield comparable results for discharges with monotonic safety factor profiles and no discernable internal transport barriers (ITBs). Examples of using retuned GLF23 model to predict the temperature profiles in simulations of several DIII-D strongly reversed magnetic shear ITB discharges are provided. Particle transport simulations show that the model is successful in predicting the density profile in discharges without ITBs but that some additional background particle diffusivity is needed in order to reproduce the measured density profiles within the barrier region of ITB plasmas where the ion temperature gradient and trapped electron mode transport have been quenched by rotational shear stabilization.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-12 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Physics of Plasmas |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Grant Nos. DE-FG03-95ER54309 and DE-FG03-92ER54141.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| U.S. Department of Energy | DE-FG03-92ER54141, DE-FG03-95ER54309 |
