Dynamic transport simulation code including plasma rotation and radial electric field

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 227, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2808-2844

  Honda, M ^a   Fukuyama, A ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Plasma rotation; Radial electric field; SUPG; Transport simulation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GALERKIN METHODS; MAGNETOPLASMA; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE BEAM INJECTION; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; ROTATION; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; FLUX SURFACES; ONE DIMENSIONAL TRANSPORT; PLASMA ROTATIONS; RADIAL ELECTRIC FIELD; SIMULATION CODE; SUPG; TOKAMAK PLASMAS; TRANSPORT CODES; TRANSPORT SIMULATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 38649108504     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2007.11.017     Document Type: Article

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