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Figure 1: Mesh in poloidal plane

Figure 2: (a) Poloidal Flux (b) Toroidal Flux at t = $0 t_A$

Figure 3: (a) Temperature (b) Toroidal current at t = $0 t_A$

Figure 4: Growth rate vs. time of VDEs for $\eta _w / \delta _w =$ (a) 0.0005 (b) 0.00025

Figure 5: Growth rate of VDEs vs. $\eta _w / \delta _w$

Figure 6: (a) Poloidal Flux (b) Toroidal Flux at t = $103 t_A$

Figure 7: (a) Temperature (b) Toroidal current at t = $103 t_A$

Figure 8: (a) toroidal peaking factor (tpf) vs. time (b) normalized peak toroidal current (dotted line) and peak temperature vs. time

Figure 9: Poloidal Flux at $t =$ (a) $71 t_A$ (b) $87 t_A$ (c) $126 t_A$

Figure 10: Temperature at $t =$ (a) $71 t_A$ (b) $87 t_A$ (c) $126 t_A$

Figure 11: Toroidal Flux at $t =$ (a) $71 t_A$ (b) $87 t_A$ (c) $126 t_A$

Figure 12: Electrostatic Potential at $t =$ (a) $71 t_A$ (b) $87 t_A$ (c) $126 t_A$