Fast Fourier transform-volume integral: a smart approach for the electromagnetic design of complex systems in large fusion devices

A volume integral (VI) equation method based on the fast Fourier transform (FFT) is proposed for the electromagnetic simulation of complex systems in large magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) devices. Such FFT-VI allows for dramatically reducing the time and the human effort required to adapt the CAD...

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Published in:Plasma physics and controlled fusion 2021-02, Vol.63 (2), p.25010
Main Authors: Bettini, P, Torchio, R, Lucchini, F, Voltolina, D, Alotto, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
eddy currents
electromagnetic design
feedback control systems
integral methods
large scale devices
magnetic confinement fusion
magnetohydrodynamic
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Summary:A volume integral (VI) equation method based on the fast Fourier transform (FFT) is proposed for the electromagnetic simulation of complex systems in large magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) devices. Such FFT-VI allows for dramatically reducing the time and the human effort required to adapt the CAD input files to models suited for electromagnetic simulations. Moreover, with FFT-VI the mesh generation is performed automatically and is very efficient and robust. The adoption of the FFT allows for significantly reducing the computation time and the memory requirements, therefore making simulations with several millions of unknowns feasible. Numerical results show that, in terms of numerical performances, the FFT-VI method applied to challenging electromagnetic problems in representative MCF devices is markedly superior with respect to the state of the art VI techniques. A sample implementation of FFT-VI is made publicly available.
ISSN:0741-3335
1361-6587
DOI:10.1088/1361-6587/abce8f