Transonic ablation flow regimes of high-Z pellets
Hyoungkeun Kim, Roman Samulyak, Paul Parks
TL;DR
This paper presents numerical studies on the ablation of high-Z argon and neon pellets in tokamaks, highlighting the impact of atomic physics on ablation processes and comparing results with deuterium pellets.
Contribution
It introduces detailed numerical analysis of high-Z pellet ablation and compares it with existing models and deuterium pellet studies.
Findings
Atomic physics significantly influences ablation rates.
High-Z pellets exhibit different ablation behaviors than deuterium.
Numerical results align with theoretical predictions.
Abstract
In this letter, we report results of numerical studies of the ablation of argon and neon pellets in tokamaks and compare them with theoretical predictions and studies of deuterium pellets. Results demonstrate the influence of atomic physics processes on the pellet ablation process.
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Taxonomy
TopicsMagnetic confinement fusion research · Nuclear Physics and Applications · Nuclear reactor physics and engineering