A Cross-Benchmarking and Validation Initiative for Tokamak 3D Equilibrium Calculations

Published

October 27, 2014

Author(s)

Geoffrey B. McFadden, Allan Reiman, Antoine Cerfon, E. Lazarus, S. Lazerson

Abstract

We are pursuing a cross-benchmarking and validation initiative for tokamak 3D equilibrium calculations, with 11 codes participating: the linearized tokamak equilibrium codes IPEC and MARS-F,the time-dependent extended MHD codes M3D-C1, M3D, and NIMROD, the gyrokinetic code XGC[6], as well as the stellarator equilibrium codes VMEC, NSTAB, PIES, HINT2 and SPEC. Dedicated experiments for the purpose of generating data for validation have been done on the DIII-D tokamak.The data will allow us to do validation simultaneously with cross-benchmarking. Cross-benchmarking calculations have been finding a disagreement between the VMEC stellarator equilibrium code and tokamak linearized 3D equilibrium codes. Investigation of the source of the disagreement has led to new insights into the domain of validity of these codes.

Conference Dates

October 13-18, 2014

Conference Location

St. Petersburg

Conference Title

Internal Atomic Energy Agency 25th Fusion Energy Conference

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

Tokamak Equilibrium Calculations, Cross Benchmarking: Validation, DIII-D Tokamak Experiment

Citation

McFadden, G. , Reiman, A. , Cerfon, A. , , E. and Lazerson, S. (2014), A Cross-Benchmarking and Validation Initiative for Tokamak 3D Equilibrium Calculations, Internal Atomic Energy Agency 25th Fusion Energy Conference, St. Petersburg, -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=916316 (Accessed December 22, 2024)