A Generalized Multinodal Model for Plasma Particle and Energy Transport

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Autori principali: Liu, Zefang, Stacey, Weston M.
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author Liu, Zefang
Stacey, Weston M.
author_facet Liu, Zefang
Stacey, Weston M.
contents We present a generalized multinodal model for simulating particle and energy transport in toroidal plasma configurations, developed to support burning plasma analysis and reactor-scale modeling. Unlike fixed-node models, this formulation allows an arbitrary number of nodes, offering increased flexibility for coupling with core-edge or core-pedestal simulations. The model derives nodal balance equations for each plasma species by volume-averaging the continuity and energy conservation equations across toroidal shell nodes. Particle and energy transport terms are expressed in terms of internodal fluxes, linked to radial gradients via linear diffusion laws for particle density and temperature, respectively. The resulting transport contributions are characterized through effective particle and energy transport times, derived explicitly in terms of nodal geometry and diffusivities. This generalized framework facilitates efficient, modular implementation of radial transport dynamics in reduced-order or integrated plasma simulations, and is compatible with data-driven approaches such as NeuralPlasmaODE for model calibration and inference from experimental data.
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spellingShingle A Generalized Multinodal Model for Plasma Particle and Energy Transport
Liu, Zefang
Stacey, Weston M.
Plasma Physics
We present a generalized multinodal model for simulating particle and energy transport in toroidal plasma configurations, developed to support burning plasma analysis and reactor-scale modeling. Unlike fixed-node models, this formulation allows an arbitrary number of nodes, offering increased flexibility for coupling with core-edge or core-pedestal simulations. The model derives nodal balance equations for each plasma species by volume-averaging the continuity and energy conservation equations across toroidal shell nodes. Particle and energy transport terms are expressed in terms of internodal fluxes, linked to radial gradients via linear diffusion laws for particle density and temperature, respectively. The resulting transport contributions are characterized through effective particle and energy transport times, derived explicitly in terms of nodal geometry and diffusivities. This generalized framework facilitates efficient, modular implementation of radial transport dynamics in reduced-order or integrated plasma simulations, and is compatible with data-driven approaches such as NeuralPlasmaODE for model calibration and inference from experimental data.
title A Generalized Multinodal Model for Plasma Particle and Energy Transport
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.13627