Edge fluid modeling of the first divertor-plasma detachment experiments in negative triangularity discharges on DIII-D is presented using the 2D multi-fluid code UEDGE, including cross-field particle drifts. Density scans are performed to reproduce the experimental roll-over of the outer-target ion saturation current and to investigate detachment physics for both forward and reverse toroidal magnetic field configurations. Consistent with experiments, the simulations show that approximately 40% higher density is required to reach detachment onset for forward BT compared to reverse BT, and that deep detachment is not achieved for reverse BT. Comparisons with positive triangularity Ohmic discharges further demonstrate that negative triangularity requires substantially higher densities, at or above the Greenwald limit, to access detachment. The modeling indicates that the increased difficulty of achieving detachment in negative triangularity arises from a shorter midplane-to-target connection length, a reduced outer divertor leg length, and lower cross-field transport compared to positive triangularity configurations.
Non-dimensional confinement scaling in similar negative triangularity plasmas on the DIII-D and TCV tokamaks
University of California San Diego(加州大学圣地亚哥分校);General Atomics(通用原子能公司);Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne(洛桑联邦理工学院);Consorzio RFX(RFX联合体);University of Texas at Austin(德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校);Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory(普林斯顿等离子体物理实验室);Columbia University(哥伦比亚大学);College of William and Mary(威廉玛丽学院);Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(劳伦斯利弗莫尔国家实验室)
First divertor exposure experiments of a renewable boron pebble aggregate in DIII-D
University of California San Diego(加州大学圣迭戈分校);Thea Energy, Inc.(Thea能源公司);University of Tennessee, Knoxville(田纳西大学诺克斯维尔分校);Sandia National Laboratories(桑迪亚国家实验室);Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(劳伦斯利弗莫尔国家实验室);Oak Ridge National Laboratory(橡树岭国家实验室);General Atomics(通用原子能公司);Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory(普林斯顿等离子体物理实验室);Aalto University(阿尔托大学)
Disentangling Core and Edge Mechanisms of the Density Limit in DIII-D Negative Triangularity Plasmas
University of California, Los Angeles(加州大学洛杉矶分校);University of California, San Diego(加州大学圣地亚哥分校);Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)(洛桑联邦理工学院);University of Wisconsin-Madison(威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校);General Atomics(通用原子能公司);Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(劳伦斯利弗莫尔国家实验室)
Spacecraft heat shield study in the DIII-D tokamak
University of California San Diego(加州大学圣迭戈分校);Auburn University(奥本大学);General Atomics(通用原子能公司);Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory(普林斯顿等离子体物理实验室);Baylor University(贝勒大学);University of Stuttgart(斯图加特大学);Oak Ridge National Laboratory(橡树岭国家实验室);Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(劳伦斯利弗莫尔国家实验室)
Forecasting the first Edge Localized Mode (ELM) after LH-transition with a neural network trained on Doppler Backscattering data from DIII-D
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)(科学技术研究局);Nanyang Technological University(南洋理工大学);University of California, Los Angeles(加州大学洛杉矶分校);Tohoku University(东北大学)
The Negative Triangularity Tokamak Path for Fusion Pilot Plants: Experimental Progress and Future Prospects
General Atomics(通用原子能公司);Institute for Fusion Studies, University of Texas – Austin(德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校聚变研究所);Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)(洛桑联邦理工学院);University of California, San Diego(加州大学圣地亚哥分校);Columbia University(哥伦比亚大学);Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(劳伦斯利弗莫尔国家实验室);Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT(麻省理工学院等离子体科学与聚变中心)
Validation of geometric proxies using negative and positive triangularity plasmas with varying elongation on TCV and multi-machine gyrokinetic simulations
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)(洛桑联邦理工学院);Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik(马克斯·普朗克等离子体物理研究所);Istituto per la Scienza e la Tecnologia dei Plasmi, CNR(意大利国家研究委员会等离子体科学与技术研究所);Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(麻省理工学院等离子体科学与聚变中心)
Comparative qualification of advanced plasma-facing materials for fusion pilot plants through public- and private-sector experiments in DIII-D
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory(普林斯顿等离子体物理实验室);Sandia National Laboratories(桑迪亚国家实验室);Oak Ridge Associated Universities(橡树岭联合大学);School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham(伯明翰大学冶金与材料学院);Avalanche Energy Designs, Inc.(Avalanche Energy Designs 公司);OpenStar Technologies(OpenStar 科技公司);University of Wisconsin–Madison(威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校);Tokamak Energy Ltd(Tokamak Energy 有限公司);Center for Energy Research, University of California San Diego(加州大学圣地亚哥分校能源研究中心);Helion Energy, Inc.(Helion Energy 公司);Oak Ridge National Laboratory(橡树岭国家实验室);Thea Energy, Inc.(Thea Energy 公司)