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Corrigendum: Extended magneto-hydro-dynamic model for neoclassical tearing mode computations (Nuclear Fusion (2016) 56 (086004) DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/56/8/086004)

  • Patrick Maget
  • , Olivier Février
  • , Xavier Garbet
  • , Hinrich Lütjens
  • , Jean Francois Luciani
  • , Alain Marx
  • CEA Cadarache
  • ENAC-IIC-GEL
  • CNRS

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Abstract

An extended fluid model covering neoclassical physics has been implemented in the XTOR code for magneto-hydrodynamic computations and is described in [1]. This model allows recovery of neoclassical flux average quantities like the bootstrap current and the poloidal ion flow, and in the presence of a magnetic island, it generates a drive for neoclassical tearing modes. The contribution of parallel heat fluxes on the bootstrap current is significant, and it was retained in the simulations presented in this paper. However, we have realized that the closure that is used for these parallel heat fluxes does not meet an important constraint on its spatial distribution, and although this does not change the equilibrium quantities, we do see an impact on the dynamics of the magnetic island. In the following, we propose a different closure that satisfies this constraint, and we also present a slight modification of the neoclassical implementation in the momentum equation. In order to show how these modifications impact the simulations, we present a limited number of examples performed with the new model, with diagnostics tools allowing a better understanding of the physics at play. (Formula Presented).

Original languageEnglish
Article number049501
JournalNuclear Fusion
Volume59
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019

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