THE CHEASE CODE FOR TOROIDAL MHD EQUILIBRIA

Authors
LUTJENS H BONDESON A SAUTER O
Citation
H. Lutjens et al., THE CHEASE CODE FOR TOROIDAL MHD EQUILIBRIA, Computer physics communications, 97(3), 1996, pp. 219-260
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematical Method, Physical Science","Physycs, Mathematical","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications
Journal title
Computer physics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00104655
Volume
97
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
219 - 260
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-4655(1996)97:3<219:TCCFTM>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The CHEASE code (Cubic Hermite Element Axisymmetric Static Equilibrium ) solves the Grad-Shafranov equation for toroidal MHD equilibria using a Hermite bicubic finite element discretization with pressure, curren t profiles and plasma boundaries specified by analytical forms or sets of experimental data points. Moreover, CHEASE allows the automatic ge neration of pressure profiles marginally stable to ballooning modes or with a prescribed fraction of bootstrap current. The code provides eq uilibrium quantities for several stability and global wave propagation codes.