TY - JOUR
T1 - Coordinate transformation and construction of finite element mesh in a diverted tokamak geometry
AU - Nishimura, Y.
AU - Lyu, J. C.
AU - Waelbroeck, F. L.
AU - Zheng, L. J.
AU - Michoski, C. E.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is supported by Taiwan MOST 107‐2112‐M‐006‐0013. This research was also supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Grant No. DE‐FG02‐04ER54742 (IFS). One of the authors (Y.N.) is grateful for discussions with Professors R. D. Hazeltine and A. Kendl.
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PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - A coordinate transformation technique between straight magnetic field line coordinate system (Ψ, θ) and Cartesian coordinate system (R, Z) is presented employing a Solov'ev solution of the Grad-Shafranov equation. Employing the equilibrium solution, the poloidal magnetic flux Ψ(R, Z) of a diverted tokamak, magnetic field line equation is solved computationally to find curves of constant poloidal angle θ, which provides us with explicit relations R = R(Ψ, θ) and Z = Z(Ψ, θ). Correspondingly, conversion from one coordinate to the other along particle trajectories in the vicinity of separatrix is demonstrated. Based on the magnetic structure, a finite element mesh is generated in a diverted tokamak geometry to solve Poisson's equation.
AB - A coordinate transformation technique between straight magnetic field line coordinate system (Ψ, θ) and Cartesian coordinate system (R, Z) is presented employing a Solov'ev solution of the Grad-Shafranov equation. Employing the equilibrium solution, the poloidal magnetic flux Ψ(R, Z) of a diverted tokamak, magnetic field line equation is solved computationally to find curves of constant poloidal angle θ, which provides us with explicit relations R = R(Ψ, θ) and Z = Z(Ψ, θ). Correspondingly, conversion from one coordinate to the other along particle trajectories in the vicinity of separatrix is demonstrated. Based on the magnetic structure, a finite element mesh is generated in a diverted tokamak geometry to solve Poisson's equation.
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U2 - 10.1002/ctpp.201900145
DO - 10.1002/ctpp.201900145
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85078657135
SN - 0863-1042
VL - 60
JO - Contributions to Plasma Physics
JF - Contributions to Plasma Physics
IS - 5-6
M1 - e201900145
ER -