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Main Authors: Fernando, D. L. C. Agapito, Navarro, A. Bañón, Carralero, D., Alonso, A., Di Siena, A., Velasco, J. L., Wilms, F., Merlo, G., Jenko, F., Bozhenkov, S. A., Pasch, E., Fuchert, G., Brunner, K. J., Knauer, J., Langenberg, A., Pablant, N. A., Gonda, T., Ford, O., Vanó, L., Windisch, T., Estrada, T., Maragkoudakis, E., Team, the Wendelstein 7-X
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.08943
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author Fernando, D. L. C. Agapito
Navarro, A. Bañón
Carralero, D.
Alonso, A.
Di Siena, A.
Velasco, J. L.
Wilms, F.
Merlo, G.
Jenko, F.
Bozhenkov, S. A.
Pasch, E.
Fuchert, G.
Brunner, K. J.
Knauer, J.
Langenberg, A.
Pablant, N. A.
Gonda, T.
Ford, O.
Vanó, L.
Windisch, T.
Estrada, T.
Maragkoudakis, E.
Team, the Wendelstein 7-X
author_facet Fernando, D. L. C. Agapito
Navarro, A. Bañón
Carralero, D.
Alonso, A.
Di Siena, A.
Velasco, J. L.
Wilms, F.
Merlo, G.
Jenko, F.
Bozhenkov, S. A.
Pasch, E.
Fuchert, G.
Brunner, K. J.
Knauer, J.
Langenberg, A.
Pablant, N. A.
Gonda, T.
Ford, O.
Vanó, L.
Windisch, T.
Estrada, T.
Maragkoudakis, E.
Team, the Wendelstein 7-X
contents This paper presents the validation of the $\texttt{GENE-KNOSOS-Tango}$ framework for recovering both the steady-state plasma profiles in the considered radial domain and selected turbulence trends in a stellarator. This framework couples the gyrokinetic turbulence code $\texttt{GENE}$, the neoclassical transport code $\texttt{KNOSOS}$, and the transport solver $\texttt{Tango}$ in a multi-timescale simulation feedback loop. Ion-scale kinetic-electron and electron-scale adiabatic-ion flux-tube simulations were performed to evolve the density and temperature profiles for four OP1.2b W7-X scenarios. The simulated density and temperature profiles showed good agreement with the experimental data using a reasonable set of boundary conditions. Equally important was the reproduction of observed trends for several turbulence properties, such as density fluctuations and turbulent heat diffusivities. Key effects were also touched upon, such as electron-scale turbulence and the neoclassical radial electric field shear. The validation of the $\texttt{GENE-KNOSOS-Tango}$ framework enables credible predictions of physical phenomena in stellarators and reactor performance based on a given set of edge parameters.
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spellingShingle Validation of a Comprehensive First-Principles-Based Framework for Predicting the Performance of Future Stellarators
Fernando, D. L. C. Agapito
Navarro, A. Bañón
Carralero, D.
Alonso, A.
Di Siena, A.
Velasco, J. L.
Wilms, F.
Merlo, G.
Jenko, F.
Bozhenkov, S. A.
Pasch, E.
Fuchert, G.
Brunner, K. J.
Knauer, J.
Langenberg, A.
Pablant, N. A.
Gonda, T.
Ford, O.
Vanó, L.
Windisch, T.
Estrada, T.
Maragkoudakis, E.
Team, the Wendelstein 7-X
Plasma Physics
This paper presents the validation of the $\texttt{GENE-KNOSOS-Tango}$ framework for recovering both the steady-state plasma profiles in the considered radial domain and selected turbulence trends in a stellarator. This framework couples the gyrokinetic turbulence code $\texttt{GENE}$, the neoclassical transport code $\texttt{KNOSOS}$, and the transport solver $\texttt{Tango}$ in a multi-timescale simulation feedback loop. Ion-scale kinetic-electron and electron-scale adiabatic-ion flux-tube simulations were performed to evolve the density and temperature profiles for four OP1.2b W7-X scenarios. The simulated density and temperature profiles showed good agreement with the experimental data using a reasonable set of boundary conditions. Equally important was the reproduction of observed trends for several turbulence properties, such as density fluctuations and turbulent heat diffusivities. Key effects were also touched upon, such as electron-scale turbulence and the neoclassical radial electric field shear. The validation of the $\texttt{GENE-KNOSOS-Tango}$ framework enables credible predictions of physical phenomena in stellarators and reactor performance based on a given set of edge parameters.
title Validation of a Comprehensive First-Principles-Based Framework for Predicting the Performance of Future Stellarators
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.08943