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Title: Linear and nonlinear benchmarks between the CLT code and the M3D-C1 code for the 2/1 resistive tearing mode and the 1/1 resistive kink mode

Journal Article · · Computer Physics Communications

Here, the linear and nonlinear benchmarks between the CLT code and the M3D-C1 code for the 2/1 resistive tearing mode and the 1/1 resistive kink mode are presented. CLT is an explicit finite difference code, while M3D-C1 is an implicit finite element code. Although the implementations of CLT and M3D-C1 are totally different, we find that the simulation results of the resistive-kink mode and the m/n=2/1 tearing mode from M3D-C1 and CLT are almost the same, including the linear and nonlinear growth rates, the mode structures, the nonlinear saturation levels, the Poincare plots, and the scaling laws. This confirms that the nonlinear results for the 1/1 resistive-kink mode and 2/1 tearing mode are accurate and reliable.

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Key Research and Development Program of China
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-09CH11466
OSTI ID:
1888534
Journal Information:
Computer Physics Communications, Vol. 269; ISSN 0010-4655
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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