TY  - JOUR
AU  - Feng, Y.
AU  - Frerichs, H.
AU  - Kobayashi, M.
AU  - Reiter, D.
TI  - Monte-Carlo fluid approaches to detached plasmas in non-axisymmetric divertor configurations
JO  - Plasma physics and controlled fusion
VL  - 59
IS  - 3
SN  - 1361-6587
CY  - Bristol
PB  - IOP Publ.
M1  - FZJ-2019-06536
SP  - 034006 -
PY  - 2017
AB  - Fluid transport modeling in three-dimensional boundaries of toroidal confinement devices is reviewed with the emphasis on a Monte-Carlo approach to simulate detached plasmas. The loss of axisymmetry in such configurations presents a major challenge for numerical implementation of the standard fluid model widely applied to fusion experimental devices. A large-scale effort has been made to address this problem under complementary aspects including different magnetic topologies and numerical techniques. In this paper, we give a brief review of the different strategies pioneered and the challenges involved. A more detailed description is provided for the Monte-Carlo code—EMC3-Eirene, where the physics model and the basic idea behind the applied Monte-Carlo method are presented. The focus is put on its applications to detachment studies for stellarators and tokamaks. Here, major achievements and difficulties encountered are described. Model limitations and further development plans are discussed.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000395748900001
DO  - DOI:10.1088/1361-6587/59/3/034006
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/867943
ER  -