Overview of L-to H-mode transition experiments at ASDEX Upgrade

U Plank, RM McDermott, G Birkenmeier… - Plasma Physics and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents an overview of results from L–H transition experiments that were
performed at ASDEX Upgrade (AUG) with the aim of identifying the underlying mechanisms …

Validation of edge turbulence codes against the TCV-X21 diverted L-mode reference case

DS Oliveira, T Body, D Galassi, C Theiler… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Self-consistent full-size turbulent-transport simulations of the divertor and scrape-off-layer
(SOL) of existing tokamaks have recently become feasible. This enables the direct …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study of the edge radial electric field in different drift configurations and its role in the access to H-mode at ASDEX Upgrade

U Plank, D Brida, GD Conway, T Happel… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The formation of the equilibrium radial electric field (Er) has been studied experimentally at
ASDEX Upgrade (AUG) in L-modes of “favorable”(ion∇ B-drift toward primary X-point) and …

Hermes-3: Multi-component plasma simulations with BOUT++

B Dudson, M Kryjak, H Muhammed, P Hill… - Computer Physics …, 2024 - Elsevier
A new open source tool for fluid simulation of multi-component plasmas is presented, based
on a flexible software design that is applicable to scientific simulations in a wide range of …

The multi-faced nature of the quasicoherent mode in EDA H-mode

G Grenfell, L Gil, P Manz, C Silva, J Adamek… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In order to extend the enhanced D-Alpha H-mode to future devices, it is crucial to
understand the properties of the main signature of this regime, the quasicoherent mode …

Analysis of locally-aligned and non-aligned discretisation schemes for reactor-scale tokamak edge turbulence simulations

A Stegmeir, T Body, W Zholobenko - Computer Physics Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
Edge turbulence codes will play a key role in the interpretation of ITER data and for reliable
predictions of EU-DEMO. At present, such codes are not yet capable of routine simulations …

[HTML][HTML] Landau-fluid simulations of edge-SOL turbulence with GRILLIX

C Pitzal, A Stegmeir, W Zholobenko, K Zhang… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The Landau-fluid closure for parallel heat fluxes is implemented in the edge turbulence fluid
code GRILLIX, replacing the previously used collisional Braginskii closure (with limiters) …

Tokamak edge-SOL turbulence in H-mode conditions simulated with a global, electromagnetic, transcollisional drift-fluid model

W Zholobenko, K Zhang, A Stegmeir, J Pfennig… - Nuclear …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The design of commercially feasible magnetic confinement fusion reactors strongly relies on
the reduced turbulent transport in the plasma edge during operation in the high confinement …

[HTML][HTML] Full-f electromagnetic gyrokinetic turbulence simulations of the edge and scrape-off layer of ASDEX Upgrade with GENE-X

D Michels, P Ulbl, W Zholobenko, T Body… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Understanding and predicting turbulence in the edge and scrape-off layer (SOL) is critical for
the optimization of magnetic confinement fusion devices. While there has been progress …

Cross-code comparison of the edge codes SOLPS-ITER, SOLEDGE2D and UEDGE in modelling a high-power neon-seeded scenario in the DTT

M Moscheni, M Wigram, H Wu, C Meineri… - Nuclear …, 2025 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, we cross-compare the state-of-the-art edge plasma codes SOLPS-ITER,
SOLEDGE2D, and UEDGE in a reactor-relevant neon-seeded Divertor Tokamak Test …