Analysis of fuelling requirements in ITER H-modes with SOLPS-EPED1 derived scalings

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Fuelling requirements for ITER are analysed in relation to pellet fuelling and ELM pacing, and a divertor power load control consistent with the ITER pumping and fuel throughput capabilities. The plasma parameters at the separatrix and the particle sources are derived from scalings based on SOLPS simulations. Effective transport coefficients in the H-mode pedestal are derived from EPED1 + SOLPS scalings for the pedestal height and width. 1.5D transport is simulated in the ASTRA framework. The operating window for ITER DT plasmas with the required fusion performance and level of ELM, and divertor power load control compatible with ITER fuelling and pumping capabilities, is determined. It is shown that the flexibility of the ITER fuelling systems, comprising pellet and gas injection systems, enables operation with Q = 10, which was found to be marginal in previous studies following a similar approach but with different assumptions. The present assessment shows that a reduction of 〈n〉eby a factor ∼2 (from 9 to 5 × 1019 m-3) in 15 MA H-mode plasmas leads to a reduction in the required pellet fuelling rate by a factor of four. Results of the analysis of the fuelling requirements for a range of ITER scenarios are found to be similar to those obtained with the JINTRAC code that included 2D modelling of the edge plasma.

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Polevoi, A. R., Loarte, A., Kukushkin, A. S., Pacher, H. D., Pacher, G. W., & Köchl, F. (2017). Analysis of fuelling requirements in ITER H-modes with SOLPS-EPED1 derived scalings. Nuclear Fusion, 57(2). https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/57/2/022014

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