2014-18 Macroscopic Stability Research Timeline

1. 2014-18 Macroscopic Stability Research Timeline FY13 14 15 16 17 18 5 year plan period 5 year plan period 5 year goal Physics Optimize and combine rotation and β feedback control to improve RWM/TM/internal mode stability Optimize shaping, RWM/TM control, internal mode control with new SPAs and NBIs • Provide FSNF/Pilot projection, • Integrate MS control to avoid RWM/TM/ELM/internal mode instability, disruption, with disruption mitigation protection Understand NTV physics and utilize 3D field to optimize and combine rotation and β feedback control Optimize error field corrections and study NTV physics with new SPAs and NBIs Investigate disruption avoidance scenarios and couple to mitigation techniques Study disruptivity, halo current dynamics and perform MGI, EPI, CT tests for disruption mitigation Tools Diagnostics Real-time velocity measurement, Toroidally displaced MESXR Real-time MPTS and MSE, X-ray imaging spectrometer, Internal dB meas. from MSE Verify and validate GPEC, M3D-C1 for stability, 3D field, disruption Theory Utilize and upgrade EFIT, IPEC, MISK, POCA, VALEN, MARS-K, DEGAS Facility Utilize Non-axisymmetric Control Coil to improve stability (if resources permitting) Rotation and β feedback control, real-time EFIT improvement Plasma Control RWM state-space control, error field control Integrate MS control NSTX Upgrade Research Timeline for 2014-2018 NSTX - U