Implementation of multi-component Zhdanov closure in SOLEDGE3X

Bufferand, H. and Ben Yaala, M., JET Contributors (2022) Implementation of multi-component Zhdanov closure in SOLEDGE3X. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 64 (5). 055001. ISSN 0741-3335 (https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ac4fac)

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Abstract

The multi-component fluid closure derived by Zhdanov (2002 Transport Processes in Multicomponent Plasma (London: Taylor and Francis)) is implemented in the fluid code SOLEDGE3X-EIRENE to deal with arbitrary edge plasma composition. The closure assumes no distinction between species such as light versus heavy species separation. The work of Zhdanov is rewritten in a matricial form in order to clearly link friction forces and heat fluxes to the different species velocities and temperature gradients.

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Bufferand, H. and Ben Yaala, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6754-0875;
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