Abstract
The relaxation rate vp of poloidal rotation in the banana regime in tokamaks is calculated using a time-dependent parallel viscosity. It is found that vp is on the order of vii, the ion-ion collision frequency, with no geometric enhancement factor associated with toroidicity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 705-707 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physics of Fluids B |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1989 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computational Mechanics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes