Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Fusion Engineering and Design
Publication Date
Page Number
259
Volume
45
Issue
3
Abstract
Self-sustained steady-state tokamak equilibria for National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) and Spherical
Torus-Volume Neutron Source (ST-VNS) are presented. It is demonstrated that the amount of the pressure gradient
driven current which includes the bootstrap current and the diamagnetic current is comparable to the designed current
specification in these devices. A possible startup sequence by increasing plasma pressure is also illustrated.