Physics model development and extensive validation of predictive integrated modelling within the new EU framework programme 2021-2027 (TSVV11 activity)

Clarisse Bourdelle (1) , Clemente Angioni (2) , Jean-Francois Artaud (1) , Yann Camenen (3) , Francis J. Casson (4) , Jonathan Citrin (5) , E. Fable (2) , F. Felici (6) , A. Ho (5) , F. Kochl (7) , Patrick Maget (1) , Pierre Manas (1) , Jorge Morales (1) , Olivier Sauter (6) , J. Simpson (7) , G. Tardini (2) , K. Vandeplassche (5)

1 IRFM - Institut de Recherche sur la Fusion par confinement Magnétique
2 IPP-MPG - Max Planck Institute for Plasma physics
3 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
4 CCFE - Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
5 DIFFER - Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research [Eindhoven]
6 EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
7 EURATOM/CCFE Fusion Association

"a strong theory and modelling programme is essential because empirically based predictions are uncertain in unexplored environments like ITER and particularly DEMO, and this will be a stronger focus than foreseen earlier" [Statement from the 2018 Fusion Roadmap] In the EUROfusion Work Package Advanced Computing, among the 14 'Theory, Simulation, Verification and Validation ' activities one is devoted to such effort. The TSVV11 team plan to significantly extend the state-of-the-art in predictive integrated tokamak simulation, and validation methodologies thereof, combining both technical framework and physics-module advances. All the physics that we master in 2021 has to be available from ITER control room in 2027.

Domains: Physics [physics]

Clarisse Bourdelle, Clemente Angioni, Jean-Francois Artaud, Yann Camenen, Francis J. Casson, et al.. Physics model development and extensive validation of predictive integrated modelling within the new EU framework programme 2021-2027 (TSVV11 activity). 25th Joint EU-US TTF Meeting - EU-US Transport Task Force, Sep 2021, E-Conference, United Kingdom. . ⟨cea-03349974⟩