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A Cross-Benchmarking and Validation Initiative for Tokamak 3D Equilibrium Calculations

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Author(s)

Geoffrey B. McFadden, Allan Reiman, Antoine Cerfon, E. Lazarus, S. Lazerson

Abstract

We are pursuing a cross-benchmarking and validation initiative for tokamak 3D equilibrium calculations, with 11 codes participating: the linearized tokamak equilibrium codes IPEC and MARS-F,the time-dependent extended MHD codes M3D-C1, M3D, and NIMROD, the gyrokinetic code XGC[6], as well as the stellarator equilibrium codes VMEC, NSTAB, PIES, HINT2 and SPEC. Dedicated experiments for the purpose of generating data for validation have been done on the DIII-D tokamak.The data will allow us to do validation simultaneously with cross-benchmarking. Cross-benchmarking calculations have been finding a disagreement between the VMEC stellarator equilibrium code and tokamak linearized 3D equilibrium codes. Investigation of the source of the disagreement has led to new insights into the domain of validity of these codes.
Conference Dates
October 13-18, 2014
Conference Location
St. Petersburg
Conference Title
Internal Atomic Energy Agency 25th Fusion Energy Conference
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

Tokamak Equilibrium Calculations, Cross Benchmarking: Validation, DIII-D Tokamak Experiment
Physics

Citation

McFadden, G. , Reiman, A. , Cerfon, A. , , E. and Lazerson, S. (2014), A Cross-Benchmarking and Validation Initiative for Tokamak 3D Equilibrium Calculations, Internal Atomic Energy Agency 25th Fusion Energy Conference, St. Petersburg, -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=916316 (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created October 27, 2014, Updated May 19, 2020
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