First 3D modeling of tungsten erosion and migration in WEST discharges adopting a toroidally non-symmetric wall geometry

Numerical analyses are a key tool to investigate tungsten (W) sources and contamination in W Environment steady-state tokamak (WEST) plasma discharges. Modelling activity was performed in order to study W erosion and migration at WEST plasma-facing components (PFCs), using for the first time a toroidally asymmetric wall geometry provided by toroidally localized objects representing WEST outer limiter or antennae. 3D non-axisymmetric SOLEDGE transport simulations were performed with simplifying assumptions (pure Deuterium plasma, fluid model for neutrals) to reproduce WEST boundary plasma, and used as background for ERO2.0 simulations modelling W erosion, re-deposition, and migration. On the sides of the toroidally localized limiters/antennae, two thin W stripes were considered in order to model WEST W antennae protections. Simulations suggest antennae protections contribution to dominate W contamination in the considered simulations settings, highlighting the need of further analyses with different configurations using this kind of tools.

S. Di Genova, G. Ciraolo, A. Gallo, J. Romazanov, N. Fedorczak, et al.. First 3D modeling of tungsten erosion and migration in WEST discharges adopting a toroidally non-symmetric wall geometry. Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2023, 34, pp.101340. ⟨10.1016/j.nme.2022.101340⟩. ⟨hal-03988791⟩

Journal: Nuclear Materials and Energy

Date de publication: 01-03-2023

Auteurs:
  • S. Di Genova
  • G. Ciraolo
  • A. Gallo
  • J. Romazanov
  • N. Fedorczak
  • H. Bufferand
  • P. Tamain
  • N. Rivals
  • Y. Marandet
  • S. Brezinsek
  • E. Serre

Digital object identifier (doi): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2022.101340


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