Publications

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An Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Shock-Cylinder Interaction; B. Puranik, M. Anderson, J. Oakley, R. Peterson, R. Bonazza, R. Weaver, M. Gittings, July 1999 [Presented at the 22nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, London, UK, July 1999]. (13 pages, 1.3 MB) [more]

Experimental Study of Shock-Induced Compression and Vortex Generation in the Shock-Bubble Interaction; D. Ranjan, J. Niederhaus, B. Motl, J. Oakley, M. Anderson, R. Bonazza, J. Greenough, November 2006 [presented at the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics 59th Annual Meeting, Tampa Bay FL, 19-21 November 2006]. (15 pages, 9.2 MB) [more]

Experimental and Computational Investigations of Shock-Accelerated Gas Bubbles; D. Ranjan, J. Niederhaus, T. Bauer, J. Oakley, M. Anderson, L. Smith, J. Greenough, R. Bonazza, July 2004 [presented at the 9th International Workshop on the Physics of Compressible Turbulent Mixing, Cambridge, UK, 19-23 July 2004]. (38 pages, 4.2 MB) [more]

Experimental Study of the Interaction of a Planar Shock with a Free Rising Bubble; D. Ranjan, J. Niederhaus, M. Anderson, B. Motl, J. Oakley, R. Bonazza, J. Greenough, July 2006 [presented at the 10th International Workshop on the Physics of Compressible Turbulent Mixing, Paris, France, 17-21 July 2006]. (15 pages, 3.4 MB) [more]

IFE-Related Hydrodynamic Instabilities in a Spherical Gas Bubble Accelerated by a Planar Shock Wave; D. Ranjan, J. Niederhaus, M. Anderson, J. Oakley, R. Bonazza, J. Greenough, September 2004 [presented at the 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 14-16 September 2004, Madison WI]. (1 page, 1.6 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1298   Measurements of Mixing Induced at a Gas Interface by the Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability; D. Ranjan, J. Niederhaus, J. Oakley, M.H. Anderson, J. Greenough, R. Bonazza, July 2004 [presented at the 24th International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW24), Beijing, China, 11-16 July 2004; published in Shock Waves, Z.L. Jiang (ed.), Paper 2691]. (9 pages, 644 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1301   Shock-Induced Instabilities on a Spherical Gas Bubble; D. Ranjan, J.H.J. Niederhaus, J.G. Oakley, M.H. Anderson, J.A. Greenough, R. Bonazza, July 2005 [presented at the 25th International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW25), Bangalore, India, 17-22 July 2005, Paper 1197-2]. (9 pages, 921 kB) [more]

FLASH Simulations of 120 MJ Target Explosions in LIFE Reactor Chamber; Ryan Sacks, Gregory Moses, Milad Fatenejad, October 2012 [presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 29 October-2 November 2012, Providence RI]. (1 page, 2.2 MB) [more]

Plasma-Jet Magnetized-Target Fusion Dynamics and Stability Issues; J.F. Santarius, P.B. Parks, Y.C.F. Thio, November 2004 [presented at the APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting 17 November 2004, Atlanta GA]. (18 pages, 859 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1048   Synchrotron Radiation Fusion Drive for Space Propulsion; J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, H.Y. Khater, E.A. Mogahed, J. Brandenburg, July 1997 [presented at the 33rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, July 6-9, 1997, Seattle WA]. (11 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1068   FRC Power Plants - A Fusion Development Perspective; J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, H.Y. Khater, E.A. Mogahed, C.N. Nguyen, L.C. Steinhauer, G.H. Miley, April 1998 [to be published in the Proceedings of the U.S.-Japan Workshop on the Physics of High-Beta Fusion Plasmas (Seattle, Washington, March 18-20, 1998)]. (10 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1084   Field-Reversed Configuration Power Plant Critical Issues; J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, H.Y. Khater, E.A. Mogahed, C.N. Nguyen, L.C. Steinhauer, G.H. Miley, June 1998. (7 pages, 281 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1129   Final Report for the Field-Reversed Configuration Power Plant Critical-Issue Scoping Study; J.F. Santarius, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Emmert, H.Y. Khater, C.N. Nguyen, S.V. Ryzhkov, M.D. Stubna, L.C. Steinhauer, G.H. Miley, March 2000. (72 pages, 2.4 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1291   A Strategy for D-3He Fusion Development; J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, G.H. Miley, June 2006 [presented at the ANS Annual Meeting, 4-8 June 2006, Reno NV]. (5 pages, 657 kB) [more]

UWFDM-380   WITAMIR-I, A Tandem Mirror Reactor with Non-Zero Nu; J. Santarius, K. Audenaerde, J. Beyer, G.A. Emmert, J. Kesner, G.L. Kulcinski, D.C. Larbalestier, W. Maurer, C.W. Maynard, R.T. Perry, J. Scharer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, and D.K. Sze, September 1980 [Proc. of the 11th SOFT Conference, Oxford, England, Fusion Technology 1980 (Pergammon, Oxford, 1981) p. 1261]. (8 pages, 708 kB) [more]

UWFDM-717   SOAR: Space Orbiting Advanced Fusion Power Reactor; J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, H. Attaya, M.L. Corradini, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, J.W. Johnson, C.W. Maynard, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, and T.E. Luzzi, January 1987 [Presented at 4th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, Albuquerque, NM, 12-16 January 1987; Space Nuclear Power Systems 1987 (Orbit, Malabar FL, 1988) 167]. (40 pages, 1.6 MB) [more]

UWFDM-815   Energy Conversion Options for ARIES-III -- a Conceptual D-3He Tokamak Reactor; J.F. Santarius, J.P. Blanchard, G.A. Emmert, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, N.M. Ghoniem, M.Z. Hasan, T.K. Mau, E. Greenspan, J.S. Herring, W. Kernbichler, A.C. Klein, G.H. Miley, R.L. Miller, Y-K.M. Peng, M.J. Schaffer, C.P.C. Wong, D. Steiner, D-K. Sze, and the ARIES Team, October 1989 [Proceedings of the 13th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 2-6 October 1989, Knoxville TN (IEEE, NY, 1989) 1039]. (6 pages, 898 kB) [more]

UWFDM-914   Generic Magnetic Fusion Rocket Model; J.F. Santarius and B.G. Logan, April 1993 (revised February 1998)  [Prepared for the 29th AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Paper AIAA-93-2029, June 28-30, 1993, Monterey CA]. (33 pages, 623 kB) [more]

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9304-3   Generic Magnetic Fusion Rocket Model; J.F. Santarius and B.G. Logan, April 1993 [prepared for 29th AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, June 28-30, 1993, Monterey CA] [also UWFDM-914]. [more]

Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis for the ITER Divertor Cassette Design Options; M.E. Sawan, R.T. Santoro, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (24 pages, 468 kB) [more]

Transmutation and Production Rates of Elements in Flibe and Flinabe with Impact on Chemistry Control; M.E. Sawan and D-K. Sze, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC]. (1 page, 669 kB) [more]

Required Dimensions of HAPL Core System with Magnetic Intervention; M.E. Sawan, C. Aplin, R. Raffray, October 2007 [presented at the 17th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 30-31 October 2007, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (16 pages, 6.7 MB) [more]

Neutronics Analysis of a Self-Cooled Blanket for a Laser Fusion Plant with Magnetic Diversion; M.E. Sawan, C.S. Aplin, G. Sviatoslavsky, I. Sviatoslavsky, A.R. Raffray, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (17 pages, 1.8 MB) [more]

Neutronics Parameters for Preferred Chamber Configuration with Magnetic Intervention; Mohamed Sawan, Edward Marriott, Carol Aplin, Rene Raffray, October 2008 [presented at the 19th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 22-23 October 2008, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (12 pages, 466 kB) [more]

Neutronics Analysis in Support of the Fusion Development Facility; M. Sawan, A. Ibrahim, P. Wilson, E. Marriott, R. Stambaugh, C. Wong, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, November 7-11, 2010, Las Vegas NV.]. (15 pages, 752 kB) [more]

Radiation Environment for FIRE Diagnostic Ports; M.E. Sawan and K.M. Young, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (1 page, 720 kB) [more]

Neutronics Assessment of Blanket Options for the HAPL Laser Inertial Fusion Energy Chamber; M.E. Sawan and A.R. Raffray, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (1 page, 4.8 MB) [more]

SiC Metallic Trasmutant Production in Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan and Yutai Katoh, November 2010 [presented at the 3rd International Congress on Ceramics, 14-18 November 2010, Osaka, Japan]. (16 pages, 906 kB) [more]

Innovative 3-D Neutronics Analyses Directly Coupled with CAD Models of Geometrically Complex Fusion Systems; M. Sawan, P. Wilson, T. Tautges, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, T. Bohm, G. Sviatoslavsky, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim, B. Smith, R. Slaybaugh, June 2007 [presented at the 13th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, ICENES2007, 3-8 June 2007, Istanbul, Turkey]. (24 pages, 5.7 MB) [more]

Damage Production and Accumulation in SiC Structures in Inertial and Magnetic Fusion Systems; Mohamed Sawan, Nasr Ghoniem, Lance L. Snead, and Yutai Katoh, September 2009 [presented at the 14th International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials (ICFRM-14), 6-11 September 2009, Sapporo Convention Center, Sapporo, Japan]. (1 page, 2.5 MB) [more]

Three-Dimensional Neutronics Assessment of Dual Coolant Molten Salt Blankets with Comparison to One-Dimensional Results; M.E. Sawan, M.Z. Youssef, May 2005 [presented at the Seventh International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, May 22-27, 2005, Tokyo, Japan]. (1 page, 2.6 MB) [more]

Nuclear Features of the Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE); M.E. Sawan, H.Y. Khater, S.J. Zinkle, April 2002 [presented at the 6th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, San Diego, CA, 7-12 April 2002]. (1 page, 584 kB) [more]

Shielding Analysis for a Heavy Ion Beam Chamber with Plasma Channels for Ion Transport; M.E. Sawan, R.R. Peterson, S. Yu, September 1999 [Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, Rome, Italy, 19-24 September 1999]. (19 pages, 227 kB) [more]

Impact of Tritium Removal and He-3 Recycling on Structure Damage Parameters in a D-D Fusion System; M.E. Sawan, S.J. Zinkle, J. Sheffield, April 2002 [presented at the 6th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, San Diego, CA, 7-12 April 2002]. (1 page, 332 kB) [more]

Development of Nuclear Analysis Predictive Capabilities for Fusion Energy Systems; M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, T. Tautges, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, T. Bohm, G. Sviatoslavsky, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim, B. Smith, R. Slaybaugh, March 2007 [presented at the 10th International Conference on Energy and Environment, 11-15 March 2007, Luxor, Egypt]. (27 pages, 4.6 MB) [more]

Nuclear Assessment of Final Optics of a KrF Laser Driven Fusion Power Plant; M.E. Sawan, M.W. McGeoch, A. Ibrahim, and P. Wilson, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (20 pages, 802 kB) [more]

Nuclear Damage Parameters for SiC/SiC Composite in Fusion Systems; Mohamed Sawan, Yutai Katoh, Lance Snead, January 2009 [presented at the International Symposium on Silicon Carbide and Carbon-Based Materials for Fusion and Advanced Nuclear Energy Applications, 19-22 January 2009, Daytona Beach FL]. (23 pages, 1.6 MB) [more]

Application of CAD Neutronics Coupling to Geometrically Complex Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, T. Tautges, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, T. Bohm, E. Marriott, B. Kiedrowski, B. Smith, A. Ibrahim, R. Slaybaugh, May 2009 [presented at the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE-2009), 31 May-5 June 2009, San Diego CA]. (38 pages, 3.0 MB) [more]

Neutronics Features of a Dual Coolant Lithium Lead Test Blanket Module for ITER; M.E. Sawan and M.Z. Youssef, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (1 page, 1.4 MB) [more]

Neutronics Performance Parameters for the US Dual Coolant Lead Lithium ITER Test Blanket Module; M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, M. Dagher, May 2009 [presented at the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (1 page, 2.7 MB) [more]

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