K-MICRO: Microinstability Simulation
Full Code Description
K-MICRO simulates microinstabilities in plasmas, focusing on small-scale fluctuations that can lead to large-scale energy loss and confinement degradation
Algorithm Explanation
Uses microinstability models to study small-scale instabilities and their effect on plasma confinement and stability
Scientific Applications
Reducing the impact of microinstabilities on plasma confinement and improving fusion reactor performance
Input Parameters
Microinstability amplitude, Plasma ion density, Magnetic shear, Plasma current profile
Output Data
Microinstability growth rates, Plasma confinement degradation, Energy loss rates
Algorithm Examples
1.Microinstability growth model for plasma confinement
2.Finite element analysis for small-scale instability simulations
3.Spectral method for microinstability growth rate calculations
4.Monte Carlo simulations for microinstability-induced energy loss
5.Crank-Nicolson scheme for time-evolving microinstability growth
6.Finite volume method for instability energy dissipation
7.Adaptive mesh refinement for microinstability analysis
8.Particle-in-cell (PIC) method for microinstability interactions
9.Implicit-explicit solver for microinstability-induced energy loss
10.Spectral element method for instability growth rate calculations
11.Boundary layer analysis for microinstability-induced confinement degradation
12.Time-domain solver for microinstability effects
13.Fast Fourier Transform for microinstability frequency spectrum
14.Semi-Lagrangian method for small-scale instability simulations
15.Galerkin method for microinstability-induced confinement degradation
16.Spectral decomposition for microinstability growth rate calculations
17.Time-stepping method for microinstability-induced energy loss
18.High-order finite element solver for microinstability growth
19.Finite difference method for microinstability frequency spectrum analysis
20.Monte Carlo method for microinstability-induced confinement degradation