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Turbulent-driven low-frequency sheared E × B flows as the trigger for the H-mode transition
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https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/53/7/073053Abstract
Experiments on HL-2A, DIII-D and EAST show that turbulence just inside the last closed flux surface acts to reinforce existing sheared E × B flows in this region. This flow drive gets stronger as heating power is increased in L-mode, and leads to the development of a strong oscillating shear flow which can transition into the H-mode regime when the rate of energy transfer from the turbulence to the shear flow exceeds a threshold. These effects become compressed in time during an L-H transition, but the key role of turbulent flow drive during the transition is still observed. The results compare favourably with a reduced predator-prey type model. © 2013 IAEA, Vienna.
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