ERO2.0 predictions of nickel migration in the JET ITER-Like Wall

Nickel transport in the Joint European Torus with the ITER-like wall (JET-ILW) is predicted using the 3D Monte-Carlo code ERO2.0, simulating the erosion and deposition of impurities in 3D geometry and utilizing hydrogenic background plasmas generated by the 2D edge fluid code EDGE2D-EIRENE. Charge e...

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Main Authors: Pyry Virtanen, Henri Kumpulainen, Roni Mäenpää, Mathias Groth, Juri Romazanov, Sebastijan Brezinsek
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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author Pyry Virtanen
Henri Kumpulainen
Roni Mäenpää
Mathias Groth
Juri Romazanov
Sebastijan Brezinsek
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description Nickel transport in the Joint European Torus with the ITER-like wall (JET-ILW) is predicted using the 3D Monte-Carlo code ERO2.0, simulating the erosion and deposition of impurities in 3D geometry and utilizing hydrogenic background plasmas generated by the 2D edge fluid code EDGE2D-EIRENE. Charge exchange fluxes are obtained from the 3D neutral Monte-Carlo code EIRENE, which are modified to account for the shielding of the vacuum vessel wall by protruding plasma facing components, such as guard limiters. ERO2.0 is used to predict Ni erosion and deposition profiles for the first three JET-ILW campaigns weighted for the plasma operation time.The primary location of nickel erosion on the Inconel vacuum vessel wall is predicted to be on the low-field side close to the midplane. The eroded nickel is predicted to be transported onto the entrance of the high-field side divertor, due to the scrape-off layer flows, where it is predicted to deposit and to form a layer on tile 1. The peak thickness of the predicted deposit layer is of the order 1-2⋅1019/cm2, a factor of six higher than measured in post-mortem tile analysis.
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spelling doaj-art-d66dbfe93c8445c5adf776e94775322b2025-08-20T02:47:40ZengElsevierNuclear Materials and Energy2352-17912025-03-014210186410.1016/j.nme.2025.101864ERO2.0 predictions of nickel migration in the JET ITER-Like WallPyry Virtanen0Henri Kumpulainen1Roni Mäenpää2Mathias Groth3Juri Romazanov4Sebastijan Brezinsek5Aalto University, Espoo, 02150, Finland; Corresponding author.Aalto University, Espoo, 02150, FinlandAalto University, Espoo, 02150, FinlandAalto University, Espoo, 02150, FinlandForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute for Energy and Climate Research Plasma Physics, Jülich, GermanyForschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute for Energy and Climate Research Plasma Physics, Jülich, GermanyNickel transport in the Joint European Torus with the ITER-like wall (JET-ILW) is predicted using the 3D Monte-Carlo code ERO2.0, simulating the erosion and deposition of impurities in 3D geometry and utilizing hydrogenic background plasmas generated by the 2D edge fluid code EDGE2D-EIRENE. Charge exchange fluxes are obtained from the 3D neutral Monte-Carlo code EIRENE, which are modified to account for the shielding of the vacuum vessel wall by protruding plasma facing components, such as guard limiters. ERO2.0 is used to predict Ni erosion and deposition profiles for the first three JET-ILW campaigns weighted for the plasma operation time.The primary location of nickel erosion on the Inconel vacuum vessel wall is predicted to be on the low-field side close to the midplane. The eroded nickel is predicted to be transported onto the entrance of the high-field side divertor, due to the scrape-off layer flows, where it is predicted to deposit and to form a layer on tile 1. The peak thickness of the predicted deposit layer is of the order 1-2⋅1019/cm2, a factor of six higher than measured in post-mortem tile analysis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352179125000043NickelMigrationERO2.0JET-ILW
spellingShingle Pyry Virtanen
Henri Kumpulainen
Roni Mäenpää
Mathias Groth
Juri Romazanov
Sebastijan Brezinsek
ERO2.0 predictions of nickel migration in the JET ITER-Like Wall
Nuclear Materials and Energy
Nickel
Migration
ERO2.0
JET-ILW
title ERO2.0 predictions of nickel migration in the JET ITER-Like Wall
title_full ERO2.0 predictions of nickel migration in the JET ITER-Like Wall
title_fullStr ERO2.0 predictions of nickel migration in the JET ITER-Like Wall
title_full_unstemmed ERO2.0 predictions of nickel migration in the JET ITER-Like Wall
title_short ERO2.0 predictions of nickel migration in the JET ITER-Like Wall
title_sort ero2 0 predictions of nickel migration in the jet iter like wall
topic Nickel
Migration
ERO2.0
JET-ILW
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