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Self-consistent mean field forces in two-fluid models of turbulent plasmas
C. C. Hegna
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Hall Dynamo Get-together
PPPL via UW-Madison
June 11, 2004
Theses
• The properties of turbulent plasmas are described using the two-fluid equations.
• Global constraints are derived for the fluctuation induced mean field forces that act on the ion and electron fluids.
• Relationship between relaxation of parallel momentum flows and parallel currents
C. C. Hegna, “Self-consistent mean-field forces in turbulent plasmas: current and momentum relaxation,” Physics of Plasmas 5, 2257 (1998); 3480 (1998). --- RFP physics was largely the motivation
Outline
• Brief review of mean field resistive MHD theory relevant to magnetized plasmas - applications to RFPs
• Two-fluid theory– Constraints on the fluctuation induced mean-field forces
– Heuristic derivations of local forms for the mean-field forces
– A simple quasilinear theorySubsequent work - Mirnov, et al ‘03 - is much more complete
– Relation to relaxationSteinhauer, Ishida, ‘98-’03; Mahajan and co-workers ‘01
In resistive MHD dynamo theory, a mean field force is identified
• Fluctuations affects mean field dynamics in resistive MHD through a dynamo electric field
Write all quantities as mean field and fluctuations
The bracket <> notation denotes either an ensemble average or an average over the “small” spatial scales or “fast” time scales of the fluctuations
Mean field Ohm’s Law
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rE +
r v ×
r B = η
r J
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Q =< Q > + ˜ Q
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< r
E > + <r v > × <
r B > +
r F = η <
r J >
r F ≡<
r ̃ v ×r ̃ B >
Global conservation laws have motivated local forms for the mean field force of resistive MHD
• In resistive MHD, fluctuations do not dissipate helicity, but do dissipate energy. (Boozer, J. Plasma Physics, 1986; Bhattacharjee and Hameiri, PRL 1986; Phys. Fluids 1987; Strauss, Phys. Fluids 1985).
These condititions are used to motivate a “local” form for the mean-field force in toroidal confinement devices --- fluctuations generate an additional electron viscosity or hyper-resitivity, not a “dynamo.”
K2 is a profile dependent positive function satisfying boundary conditions.
Consistent with the Taylor state, F gets large, ---> J||/B = constant
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d3x∫r F ⋅<
r B > = 0,
d3∫ xr F ⋅<
r J > < 0.
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rF || =
r B oBo
2∇ ⋅(K 2∇
r J o ⋅
r B o
Bo2
)
Two-fluid equations can be written in a concise form
• The exact two-fluid momentum balance equations
– These equations can be written more concisely with the identification of the canonical momentum.
Momentum balance equations
Plasma flow for each species
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msns(∂
r v s
∂t+
r v s ⋅∇
r v s) = nsqs(
r E +
r v s ×
r B ) −∇ps −∇ ⋅
t π s −
r R s
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rA s =
r A +
ms
qs
r v s, ϕ s = ϕ +
msvs2
2qs
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ms
qs
(∂
r v s
∂t+
r v s ⋅∇
r v s) −
r E −
r v s ×
r B
=ms
qs
∂
∂t
r v s +∇
msvs2
2qs
−r v s × (∇ ×
ms
qs
r v s) +
∂r A
∂t+∇ϕ −
r v s ×
r B
=∂
∂t(
r A +
ms
qs
r v s) +∇(ϕ +
msvs2
2qs
) −r v s ×∇ × (
r A +
ms
qs
r v s)
=∂
r A s∂t
+∇ϕ s −r v s ×
r B s
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−∂
rA s∂t
−∇ϕ s +r v s ×
r B s =
∇ps
nsqs
+
r R s
nsqs
+∇ ⋅
t π s
nsqs
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rv s =
r u +
r J
nsqsms
memi
me + mi
A pressure equation is also used for each species
• The pressure evolution equations
– Q = collision energy transfer and Ohmic heating, last term represents viscous heating.
– In general, compressibility is allowed. This modifies the usual definition of the mean field force and allows for anomalous particle transport.
– In what follows, the effects of heat flux q are simplified. A weakness in the theory and a potential new area of investigation.
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∂ps
∂t+
r v s ⋅∇ps + γps∇ ⋅
r v s = (γ −1)(Qs −∇ ⋅
r q s −
t π s :∇
r v s)
Fluctuations induce mean field forces on both the ion and electron species.
• For simplicity, we consider a cylindrical plasmas with all the usual boundary conditions. Quantities are split into equilibrium and fluctuating quantities,
Nonlinearities produce fluctuation induced mean field forces (actually forces per unit charge)
Note, the first term contains both the MHD and Hall dynamo terms. For the electrons, ve=u - J/ne + O(me/mi).
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Q = Qo + ˜ Q
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rF s =<
r ̃ v s ×r ̃ B s > − <
˜ T s ln(1+ ˜ n s /nso)
qs
> − <∇ms ˜ v s
2
2qs
>
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rF e =<
r ̃ u ×r ̃ B > − < (
r ̃ J
ne) ×
r ̃ B > +...
Three global properties of the mean-field forces can be shown
• Mean field momentum balance equations
• Three global constraints to be shown
The last condition can also be written using F||M = F||i -F||e, F||O = (miF|||
e+meF||i)/(mi+me)
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−∂
rA so
∂t−∇ϕ so +
r v so ×
r B so +
r F s =
∇pso
nsoqs
+ (
r R s
nsqs
)o + (∇ ⋅
t π s
nsqs
)o
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dV∫r B o ⋅
r F e = 0 to O(η )
dVr B o ⋅
r F i = 0 to O(η )∫
dV (noer v io ⋅
r F i − ne
r v eo ⋅
r F e ) < 0∫
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dV∫ (noer u ⋅
r F M +
r J o ⋅
r F O ) < 0
A number of assumptions are used to prove the three global constraints
• Simplifying assumptions used in the constraint derivations:– Fluctuation amplitudes are small compared to the mean magnetic
field, typically valid in all MFE devices
– The equilibrium quantities evolve on a slow diffusive time scale
Viscosities and radial mean flow are ordered with resistivity. Parallel
heat flux is ordered small to be consistent with the neglect of heat
flux, (again, probably a weak point)
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1
2msns ˜ v s
2, ˜ p ,1
2μo
˜ B 2 <<Bo
2
2μo
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rB ⋅∇T
B~ O(
η
μoVA a2)
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∂∂t
< Q >~η
μoa2
< Q >
A number of assumptions are used to prove the three global constraints
• Assumptions (continued)– The viscous force is dissipative for both species
– All other equilibrium flows are ordered small - probably not a crucial assumption,may be generalized to equilibrium with flow
– Ion and electron skin depths are small. With ~ 1, s ~ s
While velocity and magnetic field fluctuations are small, gradients of fluctuating quantities may be large, in general
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tπ :∇
r v s < 0
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rJ o ×
r B o =∇po
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δs =c
ωps
<< a
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˜ J
Jo
~a∇ ˜ u
VA
~ O(1)
The first two conditions can be shown from the generalized helicity evolution equations
• Two separate ways to generate the evolution of the mean generalized helicity – The first from the total
momentum balance
– The last from the mean
momentum balance
• Subtracting the average of
the first equation from the last
equation.
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−2r F s ⋅Bso +∇ ⋅
r C 1 =
∂
∂t<
r ̃ A s ⋅r ̃ B s > +2η <
r ̃ J ⋅r ̃ B > +2 <
r ̃ B s ⋅∇ ⋅
t π s
nsqs
>
+2
q(1− ln nso)
r B so ⋅∇Tso −
2
qs
< (1− lnns)r B s ⋅∇Ts >
With the assumed orderings and appropriate boundary conditions, the first two conditions are
derived
• The previously derived condition
– All the terms on the right hand side are smaller than O( )
– C1 is the fluctuation induced generalized helicity flux.– In the me = 0 limit, the electron condition corresponds to the same
as that derived for resistive MHD. In two-fluid theory, there two constraints, one for each fluid.
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−2r F s ⋅Bso +∇ ⋅
r C 1 =
∂
∂t<
r ̃ A s ⋅r ̃ B s > +2η <
r ̃ J ⋅r ̃ B > +2 <
r ̃ B s ⋅∇ ⋅
t π s
nsqs
>
+2
q(1− ln nso)
r B so ⋅∇Tso −
2
qs
< (1− lnns)r B s ⋅∇Ts >
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dV 2r F s ⋅
r B ∫
so= d
r S ⋅
r C 1∫ = 0 to O(η )
Energy balance relations are used to prove the third condition
• Total energy conservation
• Construct mean magnetic energy evolution from
– Subtract this from O() average of the top equation
– C2 is the leading-order energy flux caused by the fluctuations
– Third term denotes anomalous cross-field transport --- similar bits show up in resistive MHD - Hameiri and Bhattacharjee, ‘87.
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∂∂t
(B2
2μo
+nsmsvs
2
2s
∑ +p
γ −1) +∇ ⋅[
nsmsvs2
2s
∑ r v s +
r E ×
r B + (
γps
r v s
γ −1+
r v s ⋅
t π s
s
∑ )] = 0
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< pressure equations >s
∑ + nsqs
r v so⋅< Momentum balances >= 0
s
∑
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noer v io ⋅
r F i − noe
r v eo ⋅
r F e +
< ˜ p sr ̃ v s >
λpos
⋅∇pso +∇ ⋅r C 2 = −η < ˜ J 2 > + <
t ̃ π s :∇r ̃ v s >
s
∑s
∑
By accounting for the cross-field diffusion in our definition of F, the fluctuations are shown to
dissipate energy
• One can redefine the mean field force to account for turbulence induced cross field heat and particle transport– This redefinition doesn’t affect
The first two conditions
– The final condition is derived
- This condition can also be written using FM = Fi - Fe, FO = (miFe + meFi)/(me + mi)
• Fluctuations dissipate energy. Energy delivered to electrons and ions via Ohmic and viscous heating.
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rF ⇒
r F +
r F ⊥,
r F ⊥ =
r B o ×[
f < ˜ p er ̃ v e >
γpeo
+(1− f ) < ˜ p i
r ̃ v i >
γpoi
]
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dV∫ (noer v io ⋅
r F i − noe
r v eo ⋅
r F e ) = − dV (η < ˜ J 2 > − <
t ̃ π s :∇r ̃ v s
s
∑∫ >) < 0
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dV∫ (noer u ⋅
r F M +
r J o ⋅
r F O ) < 0
The global constraints imply a particular choice for the local form of the mean field forces
• In analogy with the hyper-resistivity form implied by the resistive MHD global constraints, local forms are implied by the two-fluid global constraints.– The first two conditions imply
where s vanishes on the boundary– The third condition can then be written
– A solution that guarantees the above is
with conditions on the coefficients fst.
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dVr B o∫ ⋅
r F s|| = 0 ⇒
r B o ⋅
r F s|| =∇ ⋅
r ξ s
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dV qs
s
∑∫ ns
r v so ⋅
r F s|| = − dV∫
r ξ s ⋅∇(
qsns
r v so ⋅
r B o
Bo2
s
∑ ) < 0
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r s = f st
t
∑ ∇(nto
r v to ⋅
r B o
Bo2
)
The implied local forms suggest a coupling between current and flow evolution
• The parallel components of the turbulent mean field force
– Can rewrite these equations as
Those that appear in Ohm’s law
And the total momentum balance
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rF ||e =
r B oBo
2∇ ⋅[−ke
2∇(no
r v eo ⋅
r B o
Bo2
) + Le∇(no
r v io ⋅
r B o
Bo2
)],
r F ||i =
r B oBo
2∇ ⋅[ki
2∇(no
r v io ⋅
r B o
Bo2
) − Lei∇(no
r v eo ⋅
r B o
Bo2
)],
Coefficients are spatially dependent functions that vanish on the boundary and satisfy ke
2 > 0, ki2 > 0,
(Le + Li)2 < ke2ki
2/4
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rF ||O =
r B oBo
2∇ ⋅[κ e
2∇(
r J o ⋅
r B o
Bo2
) + Λe∇(eno
r u o ⋅
r B o
Bo2
)],
r F ||M =
r B oBo
2∇ ⋅[κ i
2∇(eno
r u o ⋅
r B o
Bo2
) + Λi∇(
r J o ⋅
r B o
Bo2
)],
e2 > 0, i
2 > 0, ( e + i)2 <
e2 i
2/4
The local forms are also derivable from quasi-linear tearing mode theory
• Simplified, incompressible, low-, me = 0, πs = 0 limit– Mean field forces are derived from quasilinear expression for the
tearing mode resonant on some surface. < > = average over layer width
• In the Ohm’s law, the resistive MHD and Hall dynamos• In the total momentum balance, the Reynolds and Maxwell
stresses (to within a factor of ne).
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rF s ⋅
r B o= −∇⋅<
r ̃ v s(r B o ⋅
r ̃ A s) >,
r F O ⋅
r B o = −∇⋅< (
r B o ⋅
r ̃ A )(r ̃ u −
r ̃ J
ne) >
FM ⋅r B o = −∇⋅<
mi
e
r ̃ u (r B o ⋅
r ̃ u ) +1
ne
r ̃ J (r B o ⋅
r ̃ A ) >
A simple model is used in the linear layer analysis
• A four field model
• Equilibrium near the
rational surface
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rB = ˆ b B + ˆ b ×∇Ψ,r u = ˆ b V + ˆ b ×∇Φ
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Bo = Bo(ro),Ψo = Ψo ' 'x 2
2,
Jo = Jo(ro) + Jo '(ro)x
Vo = Vo(ro) + Vo '(ro)x
The mean field forces derived from quasilinear theory exhibit the same structure as that implied
from the global constraints
• After linear theory
– In the resistive MHD limit, Me2 is the largest coefficient - hyper-
resistivity dominates and FM is small.
– In the two-fluid limit, the dominant drive comes in the combination dVe/dx=dVo/dx - dJo/dx (ne)-1
• Highly simplified theory --- A much more complete job calculation of two-fluid tearing mode growth rates has been calculated by Mirnov, et al.
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rF O ⋅
r B o =∇ ⋅(Me
2 dJo
dx+ noeNe
dVo
dx),
r F M ⋅
r B o =∇ ⋅(noeM i
2 dVo
dx+ N i
dJo
dx),
Relationship to relaxation theory
• Constraints imply a relaxation theory via the minimization of W - eKe - iKi where Ks = dV As
.Bs
– To lowest order in c pia) the minimizing solutions yield
A state discussed by many - Sudan, ‘79; Finn and Antonsen, ‘83; Avinash and Taylor ‘91; Steinhauer and Ishida, ‘98; Mahajan et al ‘01.
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rJ o = λ1
r B o
noer u o = λ 2
r B o
Summary
• Using a modest number of assumptions, three global constraints are derived for turbulence induced mean field forces in two-fluid models of plasmas.
• These constrains imply functional forms for the parallel mean-field forces in the Ohm’s law and the total momentum balance equations suggesting the fluctuations relax the plasma to states with field aligned current and bulk plasma momentum.
• Applications to flow profile evolution during discrete dynamo events on MST?
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dV∫r B o ⋅
r F e = 0 to O(η )
dVr B o ⋅
r F i = 0 to O(η )∫
dV (noer v io ⋅
r F i − ne
r v eo ⋅
r F e ) < 0∫