ARC Physics Basis: Magnetohydrodynamic Stability Simulations for a Fusion Reactor

ARC is designed to produce 400MW of net electricity. This dataset contains magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stability analysis for the ARC fusion reactor scenario, authored by N. Leuthold et al. from the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, with metadata last updated on 2026-05-08.

Use Cases

• Simulating vertical displacement events to inform coil power supply demands based on the description.
• Analyzing ideal kink mode and tearing mode stability for high-performance plasma scenarios.
• Modeling neoclassical tearing mode (NTM) stability dependence on internal inductance.
• Designing 3D error field correction coils using GPEC based on correctable field limits.
• Predicting critical error fields for disruption avoidance using cross-machine models.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific, high-impact goal: a reactor designed for 400MW of net electricity.
• Analysis informs concrete engineering decisions, such as the design of error field correction coils.
• Includes results from specific simulation tools mentioned, like RDCON and GPEC.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data format and file structure are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Plasma Science and Fusion Center Dataverse

Collection Method

Likely contains results from magnetohydrodynamic simulations and stability analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 16:14:34; freshness should be verified.