An inexact Newton algorithm for solving the tokamak edge plasma fluid equations on a multiply-connected domain

DOI10.1006/JCPH.1995.1027MaRDI QIDQ1346534zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors D. A. Knoll, P. R. McHugh

Publication date 5 April 1995

Published in Journal of Computational Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1006/jcph.1995.1027

zbMATH Keywords

adaptive dampingfinite volume discretizationgaseous divertorJacobianpreconditioned conjugate gradient-like algorithmpseudo-transient continuationradius of convergencerecycling divertor

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Ionized gas flow in electromagnetic fields; plasmic flow (76X05)

Review text

Newton's method is combined with a preconditioned conjugate gradient-like algorithm and finite volume discretization to solve the steady-state two- dimensional tokamak edge plasma fluid equations. A numerical evaluation of the Jacobian is employed. Mesh sequencing, pseudo-transient continuation, and adaptive damping are used to increase the radius of convergence. The computations are performed on a multiply-connected curvilinear geometry in a fully coupled manner. Simulations of a high recycling divertor and a gaseous divertor on the DIII-D tokamak geometry are used to demonstrate algorithm performance.

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