Fluid treatment of convective-transport threshold model of neoclassical tearing modes in tokamaks

Mikhailovskii, A. B.*; Shirokov, M. S.*; Tsypin, V. S.*; Konovalov, S. V.*; Ozeki, Takahisa; Takizuka, Tomonori; Galvo, R. M. 0.*; Nascimento, I. C.*

A fluid treatment of convective-transport threshold model of neoclassical tearing modes (NTMs) in tokamaks is developed. A system of moment equations of the drift kinetic equation with a model perpendicular transport is derived. The essence of this moment equation system is to allow for the parallel heat flux on an equal footing with pressure and temperature. The suggested moment equation system is applied for analyzing the bootstrap current drive of NTMs. As a result, a threshold model of these modes is derived, which coincides qualitatively with the convective-transport threshold model initially formulated by means of intuitive consideration.