University of Wisconsin Fusion Design Memos (UWFDM)

The UWFDM series of technical reports details the research of the Fusion Technology Institute from 1971 to the present. Over 800 authors have contributed more than 60000 pages to the 1400 reports. Nearly all are online.
Publications
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UWFDM-42 Transmutation Effects in CTR Materials; G.L. Kulcinski, R. Lott, T. Yang, March 8, 1973. (34 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-51 Transmutation Effects in CTR Blankets; W.F. Vogelsang, G.L. Kulcinski, R. Lott, and T. Sung, July 1973. (7 pages, 544 kB)
UWFDM-797 Transition to Environmentally Acceptable Fuels in the 21st Century; L.J. Wittenberg, G.L. Kulcinski, W.R. Wilkes, August 1989 [presented at the Fifth International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, 3-6 July 1989, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany]. (7 pages, 827 kB) [more]
UWFDM-165 Transition and Recovery of Cryogenically Stable Conductors in Fusion Reactor Magnets; M.A. Hilal and R.W. Boom, June 1976 [presented at 9th Symposium on Fusion Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Federal Republic of Germany, 14-18 June 1976]. (9 pages, 761 kB)
UWFDM-421 Transient Elastic Stresses in ICF Reactor First Wall Structural Systems; E.G. Lovell, R.R. Peterson, R.L. Engelstad, and G.A. Moses, August 1981 [paper presented at Second Topical Mtg. on Fusion Reactor Materials, August 9-12, 1981, Seattle, WA (J. Nucl. Matls. 103 (1981) 115-120)]. (9 pages, 746 kB)
UWFDM-779 Transient Condensation of Vapor Using a Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method; M. El-Afify, M.L. Corradini, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT]. (11 pages, 843 kB)
UWFDM-35 Transformer Schemes for Tokamak Reactors; G.A. Emmert, January 1973. (13 pages, 738 kB)
UWFDM-1330 Toward the Ultimate Goal of Tritium Self-Sufficiency: Technical Issues and Requirements Imposed on ARIES Fusion Power Plants; L.A. El-Guebaly and S. Malang, April 2008 (revised August 2008) [submitted to Fusion Engineering and Design]. (32 pages, 2.0 MB) [more]
UWFDM-71 Toroidal Effects and Plasma Shifts for a Circular Cross Sectioned Tokamak Using MHD Equilibrium Theory; A.T. Mense, September 1973. (78 pages, 2.4 MB)
UWFDM-5 Tokamak Scaling in Terms of Critical Fields and Plasma Stability; H.K. Forsen, G.A. Emmert, and T. Yang, February 1972. (8 pages, 853 kB)
UWFDM-288 Tokamak Reactors and Structural Materials; R.W. Conn, January 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 9 (1979)]. (11 pages, 942 kB)
UWFDM-16 Tokamak Fusion Reactor: Plasma Equations and Energy Equilibria and Stability; R.W. Conn, May 1972 (revised July 1972). (23 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-222 Tokamak Divertor Impact on the Toroidal Field Magnet and Vacuum System; Y. Gohar and C.W. Maynard, October 1977. (17 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-1081 Time-Dependent Radiation Transport in Hohlraums Using Integral Transport Methods; K.R. Olson and D.L. Henderson, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (7 pages, 756 kB)
UWFDM-1332 Time-Dependent Integral Neutron Transport for Inertial Confinement Fusion; C.S. Aplin and D.L. Henderson, August 2007. (59 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-668 Time Dependent Studies of a Tandem Mirror with Thermal Barriers; E. Montalvo and G.A. Emmert, November 1985 [to be published in Nuclear Fusion]. (70 pages, 2.8 MB)
UWFDM-210 Time Dependent Neutronics for Laser Fusion Blanket and Materials Analysis; F. Beranek and R.W. Conn, June 1977. (25 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-386 Time Dependent Neutronics Analysis for the First Wall of the University of Wisconsin Heavy Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Design; M.E. Sawan, G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, October 1980 [Trans. ANS 38 (1981) 574, Nucl. Tech./Fusion 2 (1982) 215]. (33 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-699 Three-State Model for Fusion Reactor Plant Availability Analysis; Yoichi Watanabe, Charles W. Maynard, Zoran Musicki, June 1986 [Presented at the 7th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, Reno, Nevada, 15-19 June 1986]. (10 pages, 871 kB)
UWFDM-955 Three-Dimensional Thermal and Structural Analysis of the First Wall in the SIRIUS-P Reactor; E.A. Mogahed, June 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 735 kB)
UWFDM-1312 Three-Dimensional Nuclear Assessment for the Chamber of Z-Pinch Power Plant; M. Sawan, L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM; published in Fusion Science and Technology, 52/4 (November 2007) 763-770]. (11 pages, 780 kB)
UWFDM-1358 Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis of the Final Optics of a Laser Driven Fusion Power Plant; M.E. Sawan, A. Ibrahim, T.D. Bohm, and P. Wilson, June 2008 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 83 (2008) 1879-1883].
UWFDM-1380 Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the US Dual Coolant Lithium Lead ITER Test Blanket Module; M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, E.P. Marriott, P.P.H. Wilson, December 2010 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 85 (2010) 1027-1032]. (15 pages, 2.5 MB)
UWFDM-1397 Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the US Dual Coolant Lead Lithium ITER Test Blanket Module; M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, E.P. Marriott, P.P.H. Wilson, December 2010 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design 85 (2010) 1027-1032].
UWFDM-441 Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the HIBALL Reactor Cavity; M.E. Sawan, L.A. El-Guebaly, and W.F. Vogelsang, September 1981 [Trans. ANS 39 (9181) 780]. (22 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-92 Three-Dimensional Neutronics for a Fusion Power Plant Non-Mobile Gas-Cooled Solid Blanket; M.M.H. Ragheb and C.W. Maynard, February 7, 1975. (75 pages, 2.5 MB)
UWFDM-1030 Three-Dimensional Neutronics and Shielding Analyses for the ITER Divertor; M.E. Sawan, L. Petrizzi, R.T. Santoro, D. Valenza, June 1996 [Presented at the 12th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Power, 16-20 June 1996, Reno NV]. (7 pages, 588 kB) [more]
UWFDM-570 Three-Dimensional Neutronics and Photonics Analysis for PBFA-II; M.E. Sawan, February 1984. (27 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-1079 Three-Dimensional Neutronics Study for ARIES-ST Power Plant; L.A. El-Guebaly and the ARIES Team, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (7 pages, 191 kB)
UWFDM-1272 Three-Dimensional Neutronics Assessment of Dual Coolant Molten Salt Blankets with Comparison to One-Dimensional Results; M.E. Sawan and M.Z. Youssef, July 2005 [presented at the Seventh International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, May 22-27, 2005, Tokyo, Japan; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (13 pages, 851 kB) [more]
UWFDM-1354 Three-Dimensional Neutronics Assessment of Dual Coolant Molten Salt Blankets with Comparison to One-Dimensional Results; M.E. Sawan, M.Z. Youssef, February 2006 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 81 (2006) 505-511].
UWFDM-839 Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis of the US Blanket Design for ITER; M.E. Sawan, Y. Gohar, H. Attaya, October 1990 [Presented at the 9th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-11 October 1990, Oak Brook IL; Fusion Tech. 19 (1991) 1513]. (9 pages, 610 kB) [more]
UWFDM-266 Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis of the SOLASE-H Laser Reactor Fissile-Enrichment-Fuel-Factory; M.M.H. Ragheb, M.Z. Youssef, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, and C.W. Maynard, November 1978. (58 pages, 2.3 MB)
UWFDM-239 Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis of the Mirrors-Beam Duct-Shield System for a Laser Driven Power Reactor; M.M.H. Ragheb, A.C. Klein, and C.W. Maynard, March 1978. (88 pages, 3.2 MB)
UWFDM-838 Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis for the US Magnet Shield of ITER; M.E. Sawan and L.A. El-Guebaly, October 1990 [Presented at the 9th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-11 October 1990, Oak Brook IL; Fusion Tech. 19 (1991) 1469]. (9 pages, 602 kB)
UWFDM-1076 Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis for the LIBRA-SP Light Ion Fusion Power Reactor; M.E. Sawan, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (7 pages, 206 kB)
UWFDM-1077 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]. (8 pages, 294 kB) [more]
UWFDM-1056 Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis for the ITER Divertor Cassette; M.E. Sawan, November 1997 [also ITER/US/97-IV-DV-10]. (22 pages, 261 kB)
UWFDM-987 Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis for the Final Optics of the Laser Fusion Power Reactor SIRIUS-P; M.E. Sawan, September 1995 [Presented at the 16th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 1-5 October 1995, Champaign IL]. (7 pages, 604 kB)
UWFDM-1253 Three-Dimensional Modeling of Complex Fusion Devices Using CAD-MCNPX Interface; Mengkuo Wang, Douglass L. Henderson, Timothy J. Tautges, Laila El-Guebaly, Xueren Wang, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (4), May 2005, pp. 1079-1083]. (8 pages, 935 kB) [more]