A general stellarator version of the systems code PROCESS

J. Lion (Corresponding author), F. Warmer, H. Wang, C.D. Beidler, S.I. Muldrew, R.C. Wolf

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Abstract

We present modifications of the fusion reactor systems code Process that allow for a description of a general class of stellarator power plants, based on a stellarator coil-set and the respective MHD plasma equilibrium. For this, we modify Process such that each stellarator configuration enters the systems code via a set of effective parameters which can be calculated in advance before using them in new scaling models in Process. Further, we show two applications of the new Process version: firstly, we apply the code to three reactor-size stellarator devices with different aspect ratios, and secondly, to three coil-sets optimized for the same equilibrium with varying coil numbers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number126021
JournalNuclear Fusion
Volume61
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2021
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
European Union's Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme633053

    Keywords

    • HELIAS
    • Stellarator optimization
    • Stellarator reactors
    • Stellarators
    • Systems codes

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