SCALING LAWS FOR PLASMA TRANSPORT DUE TO ETA(I)-DRIVEN TURBULENCE

The scale invariance technique has been employed to discuss the eta(i) -driven turbulent transport under a new fluid model developed by Kim e t al [1]. Our analysis reveals that the finite Larmour radius effect p lays a decisive role to determine the scaling behaviour of the energy transport under the new fluid model. However, the overall scaling of t he transport coefficient remains unchanged as compared to that derived by Connor [2] under the traditional fluid model. The approximations c onsidered by Connor [2] are qualified with additional requirements wit hin the new fluid approach. In the dissipative case, which has not bee n discussed earlier, additional constraints on the power scaling laws of the transport properties are imposed due to the dissipative mechani sms in the basic governing equations.