Angular momentum and rotational energy of meanflows in toroidal magnetic fields

We derive the balance equation for the Favre averaged angular momentum in toroidal not necessarily axisymmetric magnetic field equilibria. We find that the components of angular momentum are given by the covariant poloidal and toroidal components of ExB and parallel flow velocities and we separately...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Wiesenberger, Matthias, Held, Markus
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 15.06.2020
Subjects
Angular momentum
Angular velocity
Diamagnetism
Flow velocity
Fluid flow
Inertia
Lorentz force
Magnetic fields
Mathematical analysis
Parallel flow
Stellarators
Stress tensors
Stringers
Tensors
Tokamak devices
Zonal flow (meteorology)
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Summary:We derive the balance equation for the Favre averaged angular momentum in toroidal not necessarily axisymmetric magnetic field equilibria. We find that the components of angular momentum are given by the covariant poloidal and toroidal components of ExB and parallel flow velocities and we separately identify all relevant stress tensors, torques and source terms for each of these components. Our results feature the Favre stress generalisations of previously found Reynolds stresses like the diamagnetic or parallel ExB stress, as well as the density gradient drive term. Further, we identify the magnetic shear as a source of poloidal ExB angular momentum and discuss the mirror and the Lorentz force. Here, we find that the geodesic transfer term, the Stringer-Winsor spin-up term and the ion-orbit loss term are all part of the Lorentz force and are in fact one and the same term. Discussing the relation to angular velocity we build the inertia tensor with the help of the first fundamental form of a flux-surface. In turn, the inertia tensor is used to construct a flux-surface averaged rotational energy for \ExB surface flows of the plasma. The evolution of this rotational energy features a correction of previous results due to the inertia tensor. In particular, this correction suggests that density sources on the high-field side contribute much more to zonal flow energy generation than on the low field side.
ISSN:2331-8422