Open AccessFinal Report for "Simulation Tools for Parallel Microwave Particle in Cell Modeling"
Author(s) -
Peter Stoltz
Publication year - 2008
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/938509
Subject(s) - tokamak , rf power amplifier , interface (matter) , plasma , power (physics) , radio frequency , computer science , fusion power , microwave , particle in cell , nuclear engineering , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , telecommunications , nuclear physics , operating system , amplifier , bandwidth (computing) , bubble , quantum mechanics , maximum bubble pressure method
Transport of high-power rf fields and the subsequent deposition of rf power into plasma is an important component of developing tokamak fusion energy. Two limitations on rf heating are: (i) breakdown of the metallic structures used to deliver rf power to the plasma, and (ii) a detailed understanding of how rf power couples into a plasma. Computer simulation is a main tool for helping solve both of these problems, but one of the premier tools, VORPAL, is traditionally too difficult to use for non-experts. During this Phase II project, we developed the VorpalView user interface tool. This tool allows Department of Energy researchers a fully graphical interface for analyzing VORPAL output to more easily model rf power delivery and deposition in plasmas