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-633 Review of Failure Criteria for Thin Wall Structures in a High Heat Flux Environment; Bruce B. Glasgow, March 1985. (67 pages, 2.3 MB)
UWFDM-1300 Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability of a Membraneless, Sinusoidal Gas Interface; B.J. Motl, J.H.J. Niederhaus, M.H. Anderson, J.G. Oakley, R. Bonazza, July 2005 [presented at the 25th International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW25), Bangalore, India, 17-22 July 2005]. (9 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-1159 Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability of an Interface Prepared by Removal of a Sinusoidal Plate; Mark Anderson, Jason Oakley, Bhalchandra Puranik, Riccardo Bonazza, July 2001 [presented at the 23rd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Fort Worth TX, 22-27 July 2001]. (10 pages, 484 kB)
UWFDM-1384 Rigorous Evaluation of Biological Dose for Fusion Systems and Comparison with Approximate Contact Dose Approach; A. Robinson, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, November 2010 [presented at 19th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, November 7-11, 2010, Las Vegas NV. Published in Fusion Science and Technology 60, Number 2 (July 2011) 720-724.].
UWFDM-1391 Robust Tracking and Advanced Geometry for Monte Carlo Radiation Transport; Brandon M. Smith, March 2011 [Ph.D. thesis]. (147 pages, 6.2 MB)
UWFDM-686 SIRIUS-M: A Symmetric Illumination, Inertially Confined Direct Drive Materials Test Facility; 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 and L.J. Wittenberg, April 1986 [Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials, 14-17 April 1986, Chicago, IL]. (30 pages, 1.4 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-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-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-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-950 SIRIUS-P, An Inertially Confined Direct Drive Laser Fusion Power Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Moses, R.L. Engelstad, H.Y. Khater, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, P. Wang, L.J. Wittenberg, March 1993. (382 pages, 15 MB)
UWFDM-835 SIRIUS-T - An Advanced Tritium Production Facility Utilizing Symmetrically Illuminated Inertial Confinement Fusion; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, R.L. Engelstad, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E. Mogahed, R.R. Peterson, L.J. Wittenberg, J. Powers, October 1990 [Presented at the 9th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-11 October 1990, Oak Brook IL]. (9 pages, 649 kB)
UWFDM-834 SIRIUS-T Structural System Design and Analysis; J.W. Powers, E.G. Lovell, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, R.L. Engelstad, October 1990 [Presented at the 9th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-11 October 1990, Oak Brook IL]. (9 pages, 784 kB)
UWFDM-805 SIRIUS-T, A Symmetrically Illuminated ICF Tritium Production Facility; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, R.L. Engelstad, E. Larsen, E. Lovell, J. MacFarlane, R.R. Peterson, L.J. Wittenberg, October 1989 [Presented at the 13th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 2-6 October 1989, Knoxville TN]. (7 pages, 621 kB)
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-635 SOAR - Space Orbiting Advanced Fusion Reactor; Fusion Reactor Design Group, March 1985 [NOT FOR GENERAL RELEASE].
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-722 SOAR: Space Orbiting Advanced Fusion Power Reactor; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, H.M. Attaya, M.L. Corradini, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, J.W. Johnson, T.E. Luzzi, C.W. Maynard, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, September 1987. (57 pages, 4.0 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-270 SOLASE-H, A Laser Fusion Hybrid Study; R.W. Conn, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, G.A. Moses, G.W. Cooper, J.E. Howard, G.L. Kulcinski, E. Larsen, C.W. Maynard, M. Ragheb, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, W.G. Wolfer, M. Ortman, D. Smatlak, R. Watson, and M. Youssef, May 1979 (revised October 1979). (477 pages, 16 MB)
UWFDM-862 SOMBRERO - A Solid Breeder Moving Bed KrF Laser Driven IFE Power Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, L.J. Wittenberg, E.A. Mogahed, S.C. Rutledge, S. Ghose, R. Bourque, and W.J. Schafer Associates Team, September 1991 [Presented at the 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 30 September - 3 October 1991, San Diego CA]. (7 pages, 686 kB) [more]
UWFDM-259 SPUDNUT: A Transport Code for Neutral Atoms in Plasmas; K. Audenaerde, G.A. Emmert, and M. Gordinier, September 1978 [J. Comp. Phys. 34, 268 (1980)]. (40 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-889 Safety Analysis for ``SOMBRERO'': A KrF Laser Driven IFE Reactor; H.Y. Khater, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, March 1992 [Prepared for the 10th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-12 June 1992, Boston MA]. (9 pages, 553 kB)
UWFDM-1139 Safety Assessment of the Protective Gases Used in IFE Chambers; H.Y. Khater, R.R. Peterson, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, October 2000 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT]. (7 pages, 147 kB)
UWFDM-1197 Safety Implications of CLiFF Liquid Metal First Walls; B. Merrill, D-K. Sze, H. Khater, E. Mogahed, April 2002 [presented at the 6th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, 7-12 April 2002, San Diego CA; published in Fusion Engineering and Design, vol. 63-64, pp. 285-293 (2002)]. [more]
UWFDM-860 Safety and Environmental Aspects of the Apollo-L2 D-3He Reactor; H.Y. Khater and M.E. Sawan, September 1991 [Presented at the 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 30 September - 3 October 1991, San Diego CA; published in IEEE 91CH3035-3 (1992) 704]. (6 pages, 550 kB)
UWFDM-1170 Safety and Environmental Assessment of ARIES-AT; D.A. Petti, B.J. Merrill, R.L. Moore, G.R. Longhurst, L. El-Guebaly, E. Mogahed, D. Henderson, P. Wilson, A. Abdou, March 2001 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT; published in Fusion Technology, 39, No. 2, 449 (2001)]. [more]
UWFDM-884 Safety and Environmental Characteristics of Recent D-3He and DT Tokamak Power Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, J.P. Blanchard, G.A. Emmert, L.A. El-Guebaly, H.Y. Khater, C.W. Maynard, E.A. Mogahed, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, March 1992 [Prepared for the 10th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-12 June 1992, Boston MA; published in Fusion Technology, 21, 1779-1783 (May 1992)]. (8 pages, 546 kB)
UWFDM-1389 Sealing Faceted Surfaces to Achieve Watertight CAD Models; B.M. Smith, T.J. Tautges, P.P.H. Wilson, October 2010 [Proceedings of the 19th International Meshing Roundtable, October 3-6, 2010, Chattanooga TN]. (20 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-19 Self-Consistent Energy Balance Studies for CTR Tokamak Plasmas; R.W. Conn, D.G. McAlees, and G.A. Emmert, July 1972. (41 pages, 1.5 MB)
UWFDM-318 Self-Consistent Potential Variations in Thermal Barriers; J. Kesner, G. Knorr, D.R. Nicholson, April 1980. (40 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-1075 Self-Shielding Effects in Decay Heat Calculations for Tungsten; M.E. Sawan, H.Y. Khater, H. Iida, R.T. Santoro, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (6 pages, 196 kB) [more]
UWFDM-401 Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis for a Fusion-Fission Hybrid System: SOLASE-H; T. Wu and C.W. Maynard, January 1981. (71 pages, 2.5 MB)
UWFDM-86 Sensitivity of Neutron Heating in Fusion Reactor Blankets to Nuclear Data; M.A. Abdou and C.W. Maynard, February 1974. (8 pages, 609 kB)
UWFDM-940 Shielding Analysis for ITER with Impact of Assembly Gaps and Design Inhomogeneities; L.A. El-Guebaly and M.E. Sawan, January 1994 [prepared for the 8th International Conference on Radiation Shielding, April 24-28, 1994, Arlington TX]. (11 pages, 769 kB)
UWFDM-1105 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]. (12 pages, 155 kB) [more]
UWFDM-964 Shielding Analysis for the ITER Divertor and Vacuum Pumping Ducts; M.E. Sawan, Y. Gohar, R. Santoro, June 1994 [presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, June 26 - July 1, 1994, Los Angeles CA; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (19 pages, 683 kB) [more]
UWFDM-872 Shielding Considerations for ITER: Current Status and Future Directions; L.A. El-Guebaly, M.E. Sawan, December 1991 [presented at ``New Horizons in Radiation Protection and Shielding'', 26 April - 1 May 1992, Pasco WA.]. (11 pages, 781 kB)
UWFDM-803 Shielding Design Options and Impact on Reactor Size and Cost for the Advanced Fuel Reactor Apollo; Laila A. El-Guebaly, October 1989 [Presented at the 13th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 2-6 October 1989, Knoxville TN; published in IEEE 89CH2820-9 (1990) 388]. (6 pages, 549 kB)