What's Changed
Bugfix for scenarios with non-zero Phi_b_dot
(rate of change of toroidal flux at LCFS).
An erroneous implementation of the Phi_b_dot
terms led to non-physical evolution for scenarios with large Phi_b_dot
, e.g. rapid ramp-down including reduction of plasma volume. The current diffusion equation and Ohmic power calculations were particularly affected.
Previous tests did not have large enough Phi_b_dot
to notice the effect. The present correct implementation was verified against RAPTOR for significantly larger Phi_b_dot
values than previously used.
It is highly recommended to rerun any previous simulations which included time-varying geometry with Phi_b
variations, and investigate the impact.