Leader: D. Coster

Deputy: V. Basiuk, D. Kalupin, V. Parail , G. Pereverzev

                                  

 

 

-        To provide the computational basis for a modular transport code, taking account of the core, the pedestal and the scrape-off layer

-        Ultimately, to enable the simulation of complete tokamak scenarios, e.g. for ITER

-        Implement a systematic verification and experimental validation procedure for the transport modeling activities

-        Implement systematic documentation on the transport modeling tools

-        Implement systematic reporting of the transport modeling results

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the number of codes analyzing the transport in the plasma core (ASTRA, CRONOS, JETTO and RITM) and at the edge and SOL regions (EDGE2D, TECXY etc.) is already used by EU modelers, the fastest and practical way to construct the ITM transport code is to assemble it from existing modules. Thus the main task of the project     will be identification and implementation of existing modules, where the standardized interface should be developed together with ISIP group. It also will be required to validate and verify, as well as to document each of the module before it gets the ITM label on it. It does not mean that we are going to choose the single module for each component of the ITM transport code, it can be several of modules doing basically the same physics and the users will be free to choose one of them. The task of the IMP3 project is to bring all of these modules to the stage when they will be approved to be used as ITM tools and can be linked to other ITM modules through the standardized interfaces. The project is divided for six tasks representing different components of the transport simulations:

 

MHD equilibrium and stability modules

 

            Tasks:

-        identification of existing equilibrium modules (in conjunction with IMP1);

-        preparation of standardized interfaces (in conjunction with IMP1 and ISIP);

-        preparation of equilibrium modules by extraction from existing codes (in conjunction with IMP1);

-        implementation of prepared equilibrium modules (in conjunction with IMP1);

-        documentation / verification / validation /benchmarking (in conjunction with IMP1).

 

 

Non-linear modules (saw-teeth, ELMs, NTMs)

 

            Tasks:

-        identification of existing non-linear modules (in conjunction with IMP2);

-        preparation of standardized interfaces (in conjunction with IMP2 and ISIP);

-        preparation of non-linear modules by extraction from existing codes (in conjunction with IMP2);

-        implementation of prepared non-linear modules (in conjunction with IMP2);

-        documentation / verification / validation /benchmarking (in conjunction with IMP2).

 

 

Transport models

 

            Tasks:

-        identification of existing transport modules (in conjunction with IMP4);

-        preparation of transport modules by extraction from existing codes;

-        preparation of standardized interfaces (in conjunction with IMP4 and ISIP);

-        documentation / verification / validation /benchmarking (in conjunction with IMP4);

-        implementation of prepared transport modules (in conjunction with IMP4 and ISIP).

 

 

Sources and Sinks

 

            Tasks:

-        identification of existing source modules (in conjunction with IMP5);

-        preparation of standardized interfaces (in conjunction with IMP5 and ISIP);

-        preparation of source modules by extraction from existing codes (in conjunction with IMP5);

-        implementation of prepared source modules (in conjunction with IMP5)

-        documentation / verification / validation /benchmarking (in conjunction with IMP5)

 

 

Interfaces to boundaries

 

            Tasks:

-        identification of existing edge codes (in conjunction with IMP5);

-        preparation of standardized core-edge interfaces (in conjunction with ISIP and other IMP3 tasks);

-        preparation of edge modules by extraction from existing codes;

-        implementation of prepared edge modules (in conjunction with ISIP and other IMP3 tasks);

-        documentation / verification / validation /benchmarking (in conjunction with other IMP3 tasks).

 

 

Whole device modeling

 

            Tasks:

-        identification of existing device modeling tools;

-        preparation of standardized interfaces (in conjunction with ISIP);

-        preparation of the first (simple) tool for Whole Device Modelling and outlining the resources required for the development of more comprehensive tools;

-        implementation of prepared modules (in conjunction with ISIP and other IMP3 tasks);

-        documentation / verification / validation /benchmarking (in conjunction with ISIP and other IMP3 tasks ).

 

 

 

 

 

IMP3 is the central ITM project aimed to provide users with a tool for the transport simulations, available from the plasma axis until the wall. It is subdivided for six tasks, from to , addressing different transport modeling issues, which should develop the modular components for the future tokamak simulator. There is a strong overlap of each particular task within the ITM-IMP3 project to other IMPs and ISIP, which includes development, implementation and validation&verification activity for each task.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

		PLANNED IMP3 ACTIVITY
	JANUARY	Participation to the TFT meeting at JET Participation to the IMP4 meeting at JET
	FEBRUARY
	MARCH	Benchmarking of core transport codes using JAMS platform at JET
	APRIL
	MAY
	JUNE
	JULY
	AUGUST
	SEPTEMBER	General ITM meeting (preliminary)
	OCTOBER
	NOEMBER
	DECEMBER