Verification of a quasi-linear model for gyrokinetic turbulent transport

G. M. Staebler, E. A. Belli, J. Candy, J. E. Kinsey, H. Dudding, B. Patel

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Abstract

The verification and calibration of a new quasi-linear transport model with a large database of gyrokinetic turbulence simulations is presented in this paper. In a previous paper (Staebler et al 2020 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 63 015013), a model for the saturated spectrum of electric potential fluctuations was developed based on the properties of the non-linear 3D spectrum. In this paper, a modification to the overall multiplicative factor in this model is found to be necessary to improve the fit to scans of the temperature and density gradients. The error in the fit of the quasi-linear fluxes of electron and ion energy fluxes is significantly better than for previous saturation models. The spectral shift model for the impact of equilibrium E × B velocity shear (Staebler et al 2013 Phys. Rev. Lett. 110 055003) and the zonal flow mixing model for electron-scale turbulence (Staebler et al 2016 Phys. Plasmas 23 062518) are both revised to be compatible with this new model. The models for the loss of bounce averaging and electron collisions in the TGLF reduced linear equations (Staebler et al 2005 Phys. Plasmas 12 102508) are also changed to improve the linear eigenmodes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number116007
JournalNuclear Fusion
Volume61
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • gyrokinetic
  • quasi-linear model
  • tokamak transport
  • turbulence

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