Advenced Numeric for ELMs : Models and Optimized Strategies – ANEMOS

The main goal of the project is to make a significant progress in understanding of largely uknown at present physics of active control methods of plasma edge MHD instabilities Edge Localized Modes (ELMs) wich represent particular danger with respect to heat and particle loads for Plasma Facing Components (PFC) in ITER. Project is focused in particular on the numerical modelling study of such ELM control methods as Resonant Magnetic Perturbations (RMPs) and pellet ELM pacing both foreseen in ITER. The goals of the project are to improve understanding of the related physics and propose possible new strategies to improve effectiveness of ELM control techniques. The tool for the non-linear MHD modeling is code JOREK which was essentialy developed within previous ANR project ASTER (2006-2009). JOREK will be largerly developed within the present project to include corresponding new physical models in conjunction with new developments in mathematics and computer science strategy. The present project will put the non-linear MHD modelling of ELMs and ELM control on the solid ground theoretically, computationally, and applications-wise in order to progress in urgently needed solutions for ITER.