2012 Volume 7 Pages 2403108
Equilibrium flows and 3D effects can significantly impact plasma stability and energy confinement. Further, in equilibria with flow, FLR effects can play an important role. Presently, there exist a number of codes which can calculate MHD equilibria with a subset of the above effects, such as: the FLOW code [L. Guazzotto, R. Betti, J. Manickam and S. Kaye, Phys. Plasmas 11(2), 604 (2004)], the PIES code [H.S. Greenside, A.H. Reiman and A. Salas, J. Comput. Phys. 81(1), 102 (1989)], and the ItoGSEQ code [D. Raburn and A. Fukuyama, Phys. Plasmas 17(12), 122504 (2010)]. Using insights gained from these codes, the concept for a new code for calculation of 3D MHD equilibria with flow and FLR effects has been developed; the code is called the Kyoto ITerative Equilibrium Solver (KITES).
