Publications

UWFDM-181   TRANSWELL (Version I) Computer Code Documentation; N. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, October 1976. (121 pages, 3.8 MB) [more]

UWFDM-199   Critical Assessment of Pulse Annealing; N. Ghoniem and G. Kulcinski, March 1977. (33 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-200   Calibration of the Fully Dynamic Rate Theory Using the Computer Code TRANSWELL; N. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, March 1977. (68 pages, 2.3 MB) [more]

UWFDM-203   The Importance of Material and Irradiation Parameters on Void Growth in Metals - Part I: The Effect of Displacement Rate and Cascade Efficiency; N. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1977. (128 pages, 4.6 MB) [more]

UWFDM-302   Void Growth Characteristics in Laser Fusion Reactor First Walls; N.M. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 547 (1979)]. (9 pages, 803 kB) [more]

UWFDM-311   A Critical Assessment of the Effects of Pulsed Irradiation on Materials; N.M. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, August 19, 1979 [Nucl. Technology/Fusion 2, 165 (1978)]. (95 pages, 3.9 MB) [more]

UWFDM-784   The Effect of Tempering and Aging on a Low Activation Martensitic Steel; R.D. Griffin, R.A. Dodd, G.L. Kulcinski, D.S. Gelles, January 1989. (29 pages, 6.5 MB) [more]

Nickel Alloys as Fusion Reactor Plasma-Facing Materials; Karla Hall, Lauren Garrison, Gerald Kulcinski, John Santarius, Richard Bonomo, April 2012 [presented at the GERS and Sci-Med GRS Annual Poster Session, 26 April 2012, Madison WI]. (1 page, 1.4 MB)

Nickel Alloys as Fusion Reactor Plasma-Facing Materials; Karla Hall, Lauren Garrison, Gerald Kulcinski, John Santarius, Richard Bonomo, May 2013 [presented at the GERS Annual Poster Session, 2 May 2013, Madison WI]. (1 page, 555 kB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9311-1   Remote Sensing of Astrofuel; K.R. Harris, H.Y. Khater, G.L. Kulcinski, November 1993 [Prepared for Space 94, The 4th International Conference and Exposition on Engineering, Construction and Operations in Space, and The Conference and Exposition/Demonstration on Robotics for Challenging Environments, February 26 - March 3, 1994, Albuquerque NM]. (12 pages, 163 kB)

UWFDM-1096   Terrestrial Analogs for Lunar Ilmenite; Kimberly R. Harris-Kuhlman and Gerald L. Kulcinski, April 1998 [Published in Space 98, The Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference and Exposition on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space, 26-30 April 1998, Albuquerque NM, Rodney G. Galloway and Stanley Lokaj, editors, pp. 533-540].

UWFDM-883   Irradiation Behavior of Bonded Structures: Impact of Swelling-Creep-Stress Relationship; M.H. Hassan, J.P. Blanchard, G.L. Kulcinski, March 1992 [Prepared for the 10th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-12 June 1992, Boston MA]. (10 pages, 701 kB)

UWFDM-901   Stress-Enhanced Swelling: Mechanisms and Implications for Fusion Reactors; M.H. Hassan, J.P. Blanchard, G.L. Kulcinski, May 1992. (29 pages, 634 kB)

UWFDM-306   Effects of Gas Pressure on the Amount of X-ray Energy Absorbed in the First Wall of an Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor; A. Hassanein and G.L. Kulcinski, August 1979. (14 pages, 726 kB)

UWFDM-389   Heat Flux, Erosion Rate, Implantation, and Damage Rate to the Walls of the EG&G Fusion Blanket Test Module; A.M. Hassanein, G.L. Kulcinski, and G.R. Longhurst, October 1980 [Nuclear Technology/Fusion 2, 120 (Jan. 1982)]. (40 pages, 1.5 MB) [more]

UWFDM-397   Numerical Methods for Calculating the Temperature Increase in Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor First Walls; A. Hassanein and G.L. Kulcinski, December 1980. (43 pages, 1.3 MB)

UWFDM-422   Vaporization and Melting of Materials in Fusion Devices; A.M. Hassanein, G.L. Kulcinski, and W.G. Wolfer, August 1981 [paper presented at Second Topical Mtg. on Fusion Reactor Materials, August 9-12, 1981, Seattle WA; J. Nucl. Matls. 103 & 104, 321-326 (1981)]. (9 pages, 819 kB)

UWFDM-423   First Wall Evaporation in Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactors Utilizing Gas Protection; A.M. Hassanein, T.J. McCarville, and G.L. Kulcinski, August 1981 [paper presented at Second Topical Mtg. on Fusion Reactor Materials, August 9-12, 1981, Seattle, WA; J. Nucl. Mats. 103 & 104, 327 (1982)]. (9 pages, 763 kB)

UWFDM-468   Dynamics of Melting, Evaporation, and Resolidification of Materials Exposed to Plasma Disruptions; A.M. Hassanein, G.L. Kulcinski, and W.G. Wolfer, May 1982 [presented at the 5th International Conference on Plasma Surface Interactions in Controlled Fusion Devices; J. Nucl. Matls. 111 & 112, 554-559 (1982)]. (20 pages, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-493   Simulation of Rapid Heating in Fusion Reactor First Walls Using the Green's Function; A.M. Hassanein and G.L. Kulcinski, September 1982 [J. of Heat Transfer 106, 483 (1984)]. (26 pages, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-494   Surface Melting and Evaporation During Plasma Disruptions in Magnetic Fusion Reactors; A.M. Hassanein, G.L. Kulcinski, and W.G. Wolfer, September 1982 [Nuclear Engr. and Design 1, 307 (1984)]. (53 pages, 2.0 MB)

UWFDM-505   Vaporization of Pb and Li Films in ICF Reaction Chambers; A.M. Hassanein, C.D. Croessmann, and G.L. Kulcinski, May 1983 [Nucl. Tech./Fusion 4 (1983) 849]. (8 pages, 687 kB)

UWFDM-196   Description of the Response of Reactor First Walls to Pulsed Thermonuclear Radiation (Part I); T.O. Hunter and G.L. Kulcinski, February 1977. (135 pages, 4.4 MB)

UWFDM-217   Description of the Response of Materials to Pulsed Thermonuclear Radiation - Part II; T.O. Hunter and G.L. Kulcinski, September 1977. (101 pages, 2.7 MB)

UWFDM-221   Response of First Walls in Inertial Confinement Reactors to Thermonuclear Radiation; T.O. Hunter, S.I. Abdel-Khalik and G.L. Kulcinski, October 1977 [2nd IAEA Conference on Fusion Reactor Design, Madison, WI, October 1977, p. 573 (1978)]. (19 pages, 863 kB)

UWFDM-232   Description of Response of Materials to Pulsed Thermonuclear Radiation - Part III: Response Modification by Intermediate Gaseous Layers; T.O. Hunter and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1977. (72 pages, 2.5 MB)

UWFDM-233   Surface Damage and Thermal Effects from Transient Thermonuclear Radiation in Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactors; T.O. Hunter and G.L. Kulcinski, March 1978 [J. Nucl. Matls. 76, 383 (1978)]. (24 pages, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-247   T*DAMEN, A Computer Code for Transient Radiation Damage Analysis; T.O. Hunter and G.L. Kulcinski, May 1978 [not widely distributed]. (292 pages, 11 MB)

UWFDM-684   Microstructural Evolution in Helium Doped HT-9 Ferritic Steel Following 14 MeV Ni Ion Irradiation; J.J. Kai, G.L. Kulcinski and R.A. Dodd, April 1986 [Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials, 14-17 April 1986, Chicago, IL]. (24 pages, 4.2 MB)

UWFDM-383   Solute Redistribution in Heavy-Ion Bombarded Copper Base Alloys; R.W. Knoll, P. Wilkes, G.L. Kulcinski, October 1980. (25 pages, 2.1 MB)

UWFDM-15   Comparison of Displacement and Gas Production Rates in Current Fission and Future Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, D.G. Doran, and M.A. Abdou, May 1972 (revised April 1974). (44 pages, 1.9 MB) [more]

UWFDM-20   Swelling in Potential CTR First Wall Materials; G.L. Kulcinski, April 1972. (11 pages, 1.3 MB)

UWFDM-33   Major Technological Problems for Fusion Reactor Power Stations; G.L. Kulcinski, November 1972. (31 pages, 2.7 MB)

UWFDM-42   Transmutation Effects in CTR Materials; G.L. Kulcinski, R. Lott, T. Yang, March 8, 1973. (34 pages, 1.3 MB)

UWFDM-52   Materials Radiation Damage Limitations in the Wisconsin Fusion Reactor Design; G.L. Kulcinski, R.G. Brown, R.G. Lott, and P.A. Sanger, July 1973. (18 pages, 1.9 MB) [more]

UWFDM-80   First Wall Surface Problems for a D-T Tokamak Reactor; G.L. Kulcinski and G.A. Emmert, January 1974. (17 pages, 1.2 MB)

UWFDM-81   Radiation Damage Limitations in the Design of the Wisconsin Tokamak Fusion Reactor; G.L. Kulcinski, R.G. Brown, R.G. Lott, and P.A. Sanger, November 6, 1973. (18 pages, 1.8 MB)

UWFDM-82   Fusion Power - An Assessment of Its Potential Impact in the USA; G.L. Kulcinski, June 1974 [published in Energy Policy, June 1974]. (25 pages, 2.0 MB)

UWFDM-83   Potential CTR Requirements for Helium Up to the Year 2020; G.L. Kulcinski, August 28, 1973. (34 pages, 1.8 MB)

UWFDM-90   The Conceptual Design of a Tokamak Fusion Power Reactor, UWMAK-I; G.L. Kulcinski and Robert W. Conn, April 1974 [First Topical Meeting on the Technology of Controlled Nuclear Fusion; Reported for the University of Wisconsin Fusion Feasibility Group]. (21 pages, 1.5 MB)

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