The international project JOREK_P, led by BSC researcher Dr Shimpei Futatani, has been awarded with computing time amongst the 84 proposals submitted in the 15th Call for PRACE Project Access. PRACE has granted the project 15.0 million core hours on MareNostrum 4 for a period of 12 months (starting October 2017).
This project proposes a research programme in nuclear fusion in close collaboration with ITER, which is a large international nuclear fusion R&D project. Its particular focus is the study of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities at the plasma boundary, called Edge Localized Modes (ELMs). The project tackles two main problems: ELMs mitigation technique by pellets injection (led by S. Futatani) and a disruption mitigation technique by shattered pellet injection (led by D. Hu) using the internationally recognized non-linear MHD code JOREK developed by Dr Guido Huijsmans. Numerical simulations will lead to a better understanding of the physics involved in ELM control, with direct application to ITER, and more generally to the European programme of research in nuclear fusion. The project is organized in different tasks, which yield a comprehensive study of the dynamical processes, and should lead to important results and publications.
The role of BSC
Shimpei Futatani, from the BSC Fusion Group led by Dr Mervi Mantsinen , is the PI of the JOREK_P project. Drs Xavier Sáez and Albert Gutiérrez from the Fusion Group will contribute to the optimization of the JOREK performance in MareNostrum 4.
About PRACE
PRACE, the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe, provides access to Europe’s world class High Performance Computing Research Infrastructure (RI), enabling scientists and researchers from academia and industry to carry out complex and excellent experiments and simulations that address society’s grand challenges. The computer systems and their operations accessible through PRACE are provided by five PRACE members (BSC representing Spain, CINECA representing Italy, CSCS representing Switzerland, GCS representing Germany and GENCI representing France).
PRACE systems are available to scientists and researchers from academia and industry from around the world through open calls. All the applications are subject to a peer review process, where technical experts and leading scientists evaluate the proposals submitted, and finally the PRACE Access Committee select the best qualified and assign HPC resources to them.
PRACE 16th Call for Proposals for Project Access is now open until 21 November 2017, 10:00 CEST.
More information:
JOREK code: https://www.jorek.eu/
ITER: https://www.iter.org/