Publications

UWFDM-561   Mechanical Analysis of First Wall Tubes for the LIBRA Conceptual Reactor; R. Engelstad and E. Lovell, December 1983 [presented at the IEEE Mtg., Philadelphia, PA, 12-16 December 1983]. (6 pages, 636 kB)

UWFDM-594   Fatigue Stress Analysis of the Sandia TDF Reaction Chamber; R.L. Engelstad, E.G. Lovell and G.A. Moses, September 1984. (32 pages, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-617   Vibration Analysis of LIBRA INPORTs; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, February 1985 [Presented at the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, San Francisco, CA, 3-7 March 1985; Fusion Technology, 8, 1884-1889 (July 1985)]. (8 pages, 720 kB)

UWFDM-618   Fatigue Strength Analysis of the Sandia Target Development Facility Reaction Chamber; R.L. Engelstad, E.G. Lovell and G.A. Moses, February 1985 [Presented at the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, San Francisco, CA, 3-7 March 1985; Fusion Technology 8, 1890-1894 (July 1985)]. (8 pages, 712 kB)

UWFDM-655   Dynamic Response of Target Development Facility Spherical Chambers; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, October 1985. (16 pages, 787 kB)

UWFDM-656   Parametric Lifetime Analysis of Cylindrical Chambers for the Target Development Facility; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, October 1985. (17 pages, 845 kB)

UWFDM-665   Lifetime Analysis of the TDF Reaction Chamber; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, November 1985 [Presented at 11th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, November 18-22, 1985, Austin, TX]. (7 pages, 696 kB)

UWFDM-728   Tether Dynamics and Vibration Analysis; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, October 1987 [Presented at the PSN/NASA/ESA Second International Conference on Tethers in Space, 4-8 October 1987, Venice, Italy.]. (7 pages, 668 kB)

UWFDM-828   Mechanical Design of the LMF Target Chamber; R.L. Engelstad, J.W. Powers and E.G. Lovell, October 1990 [Presented at the 9th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-11 October 1990, Oak Brook IL]. (9 pages, 648 kB)

FPA-84-2   Basic Theory for Three-Dimensional Motion of LIBRA INPORT Tubes; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, October 1984. (15 pages, 381 kB)

FPA-84-3   Planar Vibrations of LIBRA INPORT Tubes Including Gravity Gradient Effects; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, October 1984. (36 pages, 917 kB)

FPA-85-2   Vibration Analysis of LIBRA INPORTs; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, February 1985 [presented at Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, San Francisco, CA, 3-7 March 1985] [also UWFDM-617].

UWFDM-190   Studies of the Technological Problems of Laser Driven Fusion Reactors - Annual Report I; R.W. Conn, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, G.A. Moses, E.T. Cheng, G. Cooper, J. Howard, G.L. Kulcinski, E. Larsen, E. Lovell, G. Magelssen, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W. Wolfer, F. Beranek, S.K. Chang, R. Droll, N. Ghoniem, T. Hunter, M. Ortman, R. Spencer, G. Shuy, and M. Ragheb, December 1976. (528 pages, 16 MB) [more]

UWFDM-220   SOLASE - A Conceptual Laser Fusion Reactor Design; R.W. Conn, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, G.A. Moses, F. Beranek, E.T. Cheng, G.W. Cooper, R.B. Droll, T. Henderson, J. Howard, T.O. Hunter, E.M. Larsen, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.R. Magelssen, C.W. Maynard, K.R. Okula, M. Ortman, M. Ragheb, W.B. Rensel, D. Solomon, R. Spencer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, R.D. Watson, and W.G. Wolfer, December 1977. (1122 pages, 34 MB) [more]

UWFDM-301   SOLASE - A Laser Fusion Reactor Study - Summary and Conclusions; R.W. Conn, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, G.A. Moses, F. Beranek, E.T. Cheng, G.W. Cooper, R.B. Droll, T. Henderson, J. Howard, T.O. Hunter, E.M. Larsen, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.R. Magelssen, C.W. Maynard, K.R. Okula, M. Ortman, M. Ragheb, W.B. Rensel, D. Solomon, R. Spencer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, R.D. Watson, and W.G. Wolfer, April 1979. (40 pages, 1.6 MB) [more]

UWFDM-301a   Appendix - Detailed Summaries and Conclusions for Different Subsystems in SOLASE; R.W. Conn, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, G.A. Moses, F. Beranek, E.T. Cheng, G.W. Cooper, R.B. Droll, T. Henderson, J. Howard, T.O. Hunter, E.M. Larsen, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.R. Magelssen, C.W. Maynard, K.R. Okula, M. Ortman, M. Ragheb, W.B. Rensel, D. Solomon, R. Spencer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, R.D. Watson, and W.G. Wolfer, April 1979. (30 pages, 1.6 MB) [more]

FPA-90-3   Annual Review of LIBRA-LiTE Project: Research Performed During Calendar Year 1990; D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, December 1990. (135 pages, 8.7 MB)

UWFDM-414   Report to Sandia Laboratory on University of Wisconsin Fusion Engineering Program Design Activities for the Light Ion Beam Fusion Target Development Facility from August 1980 to August 1981; B. Badger, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, T.J. McCarville, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, and M.A. Sweeney, September 1981. (77 pages, 2.6 MB) [more]

UWFDM-450   HIBALL - A Conceptual Heavy Ion Beam Driven Fusion Reactor Study; B. Badger, F. Arendt, K. Becker, K. Beckert, R. Bock, D. Boehne, I. Bozsik, J. Brezina, M. Dalle Donne, L. El-Guebaly, R. Engelstad, W. Eyrich, R. Froehlich, N. Ghoniem, B. Goel, A. Hassanein, D. Henderson, W. Hoebel, I. Hofmann, E. Hoyer, R. Keller, G. Kessler, A. Klein, R. Kreutz, G. Kulcinski, E. Larsen, K. Lee, K. Long, E. Lovell, N. Metzler, J. Meyer-ter-Vehn, U. von Moellendorff, N. Moritz, G. Moses, R. Mueller, K. O'Brien, R. Peterson, K. Plute, L. Pong, R. Sanders, J. Sapp, M. Sawan, K. Schretzmann, T. Spindler, I. Sviatoslavsky, K. Symon, D. Sze, N. Tahir, W. Vogelsang, A. White, S. Witkowski, H. Wollnik, September 1981. (668 pages, 20 MB) [more]

UWFDM-457   Report to Sandia Laboratory on University of Wisconsin Fusion Engineering Program Design Activities for the Light Ion Beam Fusion Target Development Facility from August 1981 to February 1982; B. Badger, R.L. Engelstad, A.M. Hassanein, G.L. Kulcinski, K.J. Lee, E.G. Lovell, T.J. McCarville, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, and A. White, February 1982. (174 pages, 5.5 MB)

UWFDM-496   Progress in Fusion Research, 1978-1982; B. Badger, M.L. Corradini, G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, C.W. Maynard, G.A. Moses, L.J. Perkins, R.R. Peterson, K.E. Plute, J. Santarius, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, S.W. Van Sciver, W.F. Vogelsang, and W.G. Wolfer, April 1983 (revised September 1983). (244 pages, 14 MB)

UWFDM-527   Progress in Fusion Research, 1978-1982, Technical Summary; B. Badger, M.L. Corradini, G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, C.W. Maynard, G.A. Moses, L.J. Perkins, R.R. Peterson, K.E. Plute, J. Santarius, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, S.W. Van Sciver, W.F. Vogelsang, and W.G. Wolfer, April 1983 (revised September 1983). (51 pages, 3.3 MB)

UWFDM-568   Preliminary Conceptual Design of SIRIUS, A Symmetric Illumination, Direct Drive Laser Fusion Reactor; B. Badger, H.M. Attaya, T.J. Bartel, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.M. Goldman, L.D. Lund, R.L. McCrory, S. Skupsky, R.E. Hopkins, K. Walsh, March 1984. (135 pages, 5.5 MB) [more]

UWFDM-610   Light Ion Beam Fusion Target Development Facility Studies - Final Report for the Period January 27, 1984 to September 30, 1984; B. Badger, R.L. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, E.G. Lovell, C.W. Maynard, G.A. Moses, Z. Musicki, R.R. Peterson, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, and J.J. Watrous, December 1984. (17 pages, 802 kB)

UWFDM-625   HIBALL-II - An Improved Conceptual Heavy Ion Beam Driven Fusion Reactor Study; B. Badger, K. Beckert, R. Bock, D. Boehne, I. Bozsik, J. Brezina, M. Corradini, L. El-Guebaly, R. Engelstad, R. Froehlich, B. Goel, D. Henderson, W. Hoebel, I. Hofmann, A. Jahnke, R. Keller, G. Kessler, A. Klein, R. Kreutz, G. Kulcinski, E. Larsen, E. Lessmann, E. Lovell, U. von Moellendorff, N. Moritz, G. Moses, R. Mueller, H. Nestle, R. Peterson, K. Plute, L. Pong, H. Runge, M. Sawan, K. Schretzmann, I. Sviatoslavsky, K. Symon, D. Sze, N. Tahir, W. Vogelsang, W. Wendel, A. White, and H. Wollnik, December 1984 [also KfK-3840, FPA-84-4]. (253 pages, 11 MB) [more]

UWFDM-651   SIRIUS-M: A Symmetric-Illumination, Inertially Confined Direct Drive Materials Test Facility; B. Badger, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, H. Attaya, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, J.H. Liang, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L. Wittenberg, S. Skupsky, R. McCrory, P. McKenty, C. Verdon, A.J. Schmitt, R.H. Lehmberg, J.H. Gardner, S.E. Bodner, September 30, 1985. (164 pages, 5.5 MB) [more]

UWFDM-652   Light Ion Beam Fusion Target Development Facility Studies: Progress Report for the Period October 1, 1984 to September 30, 1985; B. Badger, R.L. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, and J.J. Watrous, September 30, 1985. (113 pages, 3.7 MB)

UWFDM-711   SIRIUS-M: A Symmetric Illumination, Inertially Confined Direct Drive Materials Test Facility; B. Badger, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, H.M. Attaya, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, J.H. Liang, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, Z. Musicki, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, C. Verdon, R. McCrory, P. McKenty, S. Skupsky, October 1986. (143 pages, 4.7 MB) [more]

UWFDM-713   Light Ion Beam Fusion Target Development Facility Studies: Progress Report for the Period October 1, 1985 to October 31, 1986; B. Badger, H. Attaya, T.J. Bartel, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, J.J. Watrous, October 1986. (97 pages, 3.1 MB)

UWFDM-729   SIRIUS-M: A Symmetric Illumination, Inertially Confined Direct Drive Materials Test Facility; B. Badger, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, H.M. Attaya, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, Z. Musicki, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, October 1987. (97 pages, 3.4 MB)

UWFDM-752   Light Ion Beam Fusion Target Development Facility Studies: Progress Report for the Period November 1, 1986 to October 31, 1987; B. Badger, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, O. Yasar, January 1988. (69 pages, 2.9 MB)

UWFDM-754   Progress Report on Work Performed on the LIBRA Design During the Period 1 February 1987 to 31 January 1988; B. Badger, G. Moses, R. Engelstad, G. Kulcinski, E. Lovell, J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R. Peterson, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, L. Wittenberg, January 1988. (77 pages, 2.0 MB)

UWFDM-756   SIRIUS-M: A Symmetric Illumination, Inertially Confined Direct Drive Materials Test Facility - Final Report; B. Badger, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, H. Attaya, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, J.H. Liang, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, Z. Musicki, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, S. Skupsky, R. McCrory, P. McKenty, C. Verdon, March 1988. (268 pages, 9.4 MB) [more]

UWFDM-768   Target Chamber Studies for a Light Ion Fusion Laboratory Microfusion Facility; B. Badger, R.R. Peterson, R.L. Engelstad, M.E. Sawan, H. Khater, J.J. MacFarlane, G.A. Moses, E.G. Lovell, August 1988. (39 pages, 1.6 MB)

UWFDM-800   LIBRA - A Light Ion Beam Fusion Conceptual Reactor Design; B. Badger, G.A. Moses, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E. Lovell, J. MacFarlane, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, I. Smith, R. Altes, P. Corcoran, R. Kuenning, D. Pellow, D. Wake, J. Ehrhardt, G. Kessler, E. Stein, D.L. Cook, R.E. Olson, R.W. Stinnett, July 1989 (revised February 1990). (361 pages, 14 MB) [more]

UWFDM-850   SIRIUS-T: A Study of a Symmetrically Illuminated Inertial Confinement Fusion Tritium Production Facility Final Report; B. Badger, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, A. Moucha, R.R. Peterson, J. Powers, M.E. Sawan, L.J. Wittenberg, December 1990. (247 pages, 12 MB)

UWFDM-880   LIBRA-LiTE: A Commercial Light Ion Fusion Power Plant, Final Report for Calendar Year 1991; B. Badger, B. Choi, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, S. Rutledge, M.E. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, December 1991 [also FPA-91-4]. (125 pages, 33 MB)

FPA-82-7   Annual Report of Research Performed on the LIBRA Project Between 1 January and 31 December 1982 by Fusion Power Associates for the Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Karlsruhe, FRG; B. Badger, J. Billen, D. Bruggink, R. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, K. O'Brien, R.R. Peterson, L. Pong, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, J. Watrous, December 31, 1982. (139 pages, 4.1 MB)

FPA-83-3   Progress Report for the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Project for the Period January - June 1983; B. Badger, T. Bartel, J. Billen, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, K.J. O'Brien, R.R. Peterson, L. Pong, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, J.J. Watrous, July 1983. (46 pages, 1.4 MB)

FPA-84-1   Progress Report for the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Project for the Period January-June 1984; B. Badger, T.J. Bartel, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, K.J. O'Brien, R.R. Peterson, L. Pong, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, and J.J. Watrous, July 1984. (38 pages, 1.1 MB)

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