Journal
PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION
Volume 59, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6587/aa6d20
Keywords
CFETR; integrated modeling; operation scenario
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11405218]
- National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research Program of China [2014GB110001, 2014GB110002, 2014GB110003]
- ITER Special Fund of China [2013GB106001, 2013GB111002, 2015GB110001]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [HUST: cx-16-007]
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Integrated modeling for core plasma is performed to increase confidence in the proposed baseline scenario in the 0D analysis for the China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR). The steady-state scenarios are obtained through the consistent iterative calculation of equilibrium, transport, auxiliary heating and current drives (H&CD). Three combinations of H&CD schemes (NB + EC, NB + EC + LH, and EC + LH) are used to sustain the scenarios with q(min) > 2 and fusion power of similar to 70-150 MW. The predicted power is within the target range for CFETR Phase I, although the confinement based on physics models is lower than that assumed in 0D analysis. Ideal MHD stability analysis shows that the scenarios are stable against n = 1-10 ideal modes, where n is the toroidal mode number. Optimization of RF current drive for the RF-only scenario is also presented. The simulation workflow for core plasma in this work provides a solid basis for a more extensive research and development effort for the physics design of CFETR.
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