A 1D code modelling scrape-off layer (SOL) transport parallel to the magnetic field (SOLF1D) is benchmarked with 2D simulations of MAST-U SOL performed via the SOLPS code for two different collisionalities. Based on this comparison, SOLF1D is then used to model the effects of divertor leg stretching in 1D, in support of the planned Super-X divertor on MAST. The aim is to separate magnetic flux expansion from volumetric power losses due to recycling neutrals by stretching the divertor leg either vertically (∇B∥ = 0 in the divertor) or radially (B ∝ 1/R).
Divertor power load studies for attached L-mode single-null plasmas in TCV
Finalizing the ITER divertor design: The key role of SOLPS modeling