Topological structures of the resistive pressure gradient turbulence with averaged poloidal flow

Carreras, Benjamin A.; Llerena, Irene; García Gonzalo, Luis

Topological structures of the resistive pressure gradient turbulence with averaged poloidal flow

Author(s): Carreras, Benjamin A.; Llerena, Irene; García Gonzalo, Luis

Publisher: IOP Publishing

Issued date: 2014-10

Citation: Carreras, B., Llerena Rodríguez, I. & García, L. (2014). Topological structures of the resistive pressure gradient turbulence with averaged poloidal flow. Nuclear Fusion, 54(10), 103005.

ISSN: 0029-5515

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/54/10/103005

xmlui.dri2xhtml.METS-1.0.item-contributor-funder: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)

Sponsor: This research was sponsored by DGICYT (Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica) of Spain under Project No. ENE2012-38620-C02-02. One of us (B.A.C) also gratefully acknowledges the support from a 'Cátedra de Excelencia' from Universidad Carlos III and Banco de Santander.

Project: Gobierno de España. ENE2012-38620-C02-02

Keywords: Plasma turbulence , Turbulent flows , Magnetohydrodynamics

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10016/32579

Abstract:

When a significant averaged poloidal flow is generated by the resistive pressure-gradient-driven turbulence the topological properties of the flow structures can change in some radial regions where the shear flow is large. We have applied the topological analy [+]

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