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Electron and ion ITB with fast ramp. 100. 100. c e. c i. 10. 10. c e. 1. 1. c i. c i NC. c i NC. TRANSP q(r). c using outboard gradients. 4. 0.2. 0.4. 0.6. 0.8. 0.2. 0.4. 0.6. 0.8. 8. 4. 8. 4. q. q. 4. 2. 4. 2. w EXB. w EXB. 0.2. 0.4. 0.6. 0.8. 0.2. 0.4.
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Electron and ion ITB with fast ramp 100 100 ce ci 10 10 ce 1 1 ci ciNC ciNC TRANSP q(r) c using outboard gradients 4 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 8 4 8 4 q q 4 2 4 2 wEXB wEXB 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 r/a r/a Fast ramp Slow ramp c (m2/s) c (m2/s) 105/s 105/s • TRANSP also computes stronger negative shear with fast ramp • wExB comparable transport changes due to magnetic shear
NSTX L-mode Microtearing Investigation • Vary LT and Ls to see effects on long drift modes for slow ramp case112996 at r/a=0.35 • Find kinetic ballooning, microtearing and ITG/TEM modes, but not always all, in each of ~100 cases examined. • Case based on experimental T not symmetrical in s, because of hybridization with other long wavelength modes • T=0, no ITG or microtearing, some kinetic balloooning modes • Reversal of TiTe at s=1 causes icrotearing to change to ITG • Ballooning approximation breaks down, global code needed many additional runs needed for low shear cases. Spurious modes found at s~0; high growth rates; Microtearing destabilized: T scaled by 1/2,1,2 Not for negative T scaling. • Why does fastest growing mode shift: tearing to ITG and back as shear changes from 0.5 to 1 to 2? • What is physics behind three peaked ITG mode eigenfunctions? • First identification of kinetic ballooning mode in modelling • experimental plasma
Microtearing mode destabilization by magnetic shear and temperature gradient
ITG mode destabilization by magnetic shear and temperature gradient
Kinetic ballooning mode destabilization by magnetic shear and temperature gradient