Reactor Plasma Sim Variables

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Plasma Density (PLASDEN)

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COMPONENT VAR CODE NAME DECSRIPTION EQUATION TYPE NOM UPPER LOWER MAX MIN
SEGx PFL Plasma Fuel Level   PFL - PBR P 11        
GLOBAL HAW Hydrogen Atomic Weight   Constant S 0.04499732      
SEGx PDMOD Plasma Density Modifier Modifier to ensure system integration compatibility Constant S 10      
SEGx MINRAR Minor Radius of ERV Average of minAPFP from facing generators (but for now as all gens the same, just the minAFPF) minAFPF (but will be AVG((AVG(PGENs AFPFx))(AVG(PGENsAFXPy))) P          
SEGx STDVOL Standard Volume   PFL * HAW P          
SEGx PLASDENfA  Function stage A   PLASDENfA / SegERV P          
SEGx PLASDEN Plasma Density   PLASDENfB * PDMOD P          

Segment ERV (SegERV)

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COMPONENT VAR CODE NAME DECSRIPTION EQUATION TYPE NOM UPPER LOWER MAX MIN
SEGx segERV Segment Effective Reaction Volume   TGENx(ERV) + TGENy(ERV) P          

Reaction Ignition (RIG)

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COMPONENT VAR CODE NAME DECSRIPTION EQUATION TYPE NOM UPPER LOWER MAX MIN
SEGx PDD Plasma Density Delta   PLASDEN - GLOBAL(ONE) P          
GLOBAL IMF Isotope Mix Factor Base ignition temp for current isotope mix Constant S 215        
GLOBAL DFMOD Density Fluctuation Modifier   Constant S 100        
SEGx RIGfA RIG function stage A   DFMOD * PDD P          
SEGx RIG Reaction Ignition   IMF - RIGfA P          

Cross-Section/Reactivity (CSR)

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COMPONENT VAR CODE NAME DECSRIPTION EQUATION TYPE NOM UPPER LOWER MAX MIN
SEGx CSR Cross-Section/Reactivity   LOG(PTEMP,RIG) P          

Reaction Energy (RENG)

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COMPONENT VAR CODE NAME DECSRIPTION EQUATION TYPE NOM UPPER LOWER MAX MIN
SEGx RENGfA RENG function stage A   LOG(CSR,RIG) P          
SEGx RENGfB RENG function stage B   LOG(PDD,RIG) P          
SEGx RENGfC RENG function stage C   RENGfA / RENGfB P          
SEGx RENGfD RENG function stage D   PTEMP * RENGfC P          
SEGx RENG Reaction Energy   PTEMP - RENGfD P          

Energy Confinement Time (ECT)

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COMPONENT VAR CODE NAME DECSRIPTION EQUATION TYPE NOM UPPER LOWER MAX MIN
SEGx RAWECT Raw Energy Confinement Time Unmodified ECT

RENG - PTEMP

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SEGx ECTMOD ECT System Modifier   Constant S 0.7        
SEGx MODECTfA MODECT function stage A   RAWECT * ECTMOD P          
SEGx MODECTfB MODECT function stage B   POWER(MODECTfA,CSR) P          
SEGx MODECT Modified Energy Confinement Time ECT is modified if post-ignition RENG - MODECTfB P          
SEGx ECT Energy Confinement Time   If RAWECT<ZERO(=RAWECT) ELSE(=MODECT) P          

Plasma Temperature (PTEMP)

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COMPONENT VAR CODE NAME DECSRIPTION EQUATION TYPE NOM UPPER LOWER MAX MIN
SEGx EEI External Energy Input     C          
GLOBAL EEICONV EEI Conversion Factor Conversion factor from eV to degK Constant S 11604        
SEGx MODEEI Modified External Energy Input   EEI * EEICONV P          
SEGx UPTEMP Added energy   PTEMP + MODEEI P          
SEGx PTEMP Plamsa Temperature   UPTEMP + ECT P          

Plasma Burn Rate (PBR)

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COMPONENT VAR CODE NAME DECSRIPTION EQUATION TYPE NOM UPPER LOWER MAX MIN
SEGx PBMOD Plasma Burn Modifier   Constant S 4        
SEGx PBRANGE Plasma Burn Range   Constant S 8        
SEGx PBSCALE Plasma Burn Scale   Constant S 3        
SEGx PBRfA PBR function stage A   POWER(PTEMP,SCALE) P          
SEGx PBRfB     POWER(GLOBAL(TEN),RANGE) P          
SEGx PBRfC     PBMOD * PBRfB P          
SEGx PBR Plasma Burn Rate   PBRfA / PBRfC P