University of Wisconsin Fusion Design Memos (UWFDM)

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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-262   p-6Li Ignition and Multipoles as Advanced Fuel Cycle Reactors; R.W. Conn and G. Shuy, September 25, 1978. (47 pages, 1.7 MB)

UWFDM-1063   ``Birth to Death'' Analysis of the Energy Payback Ratio and CO2 Gas Emission Rates from Coal, Fission, Wind, and DT Fusion Electrical Power Plants; Scott W. White and Gerald L. Kulcinski, March 1998 (revised February 1999)  [presented at the 6th IAEA Meeting on Fusion Power Plant Design and Technology, Culham, England, March 23-27, 1998]. (20 pages, 218 kB)

UWFDM-1283   Z-Pinch Chamber Assessment and Design; L. El-Guebaly, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wilson, G. Sviatoslavsky, G. Kulcinski, October 2005 (revised November 2006). (40 pages, 2.4 MB)

UWFDM-1309   Z-Pinch Chamber Assessment and Design; L. El-Guebaly, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wilson, G. Sviatoslavsky, G. Kulcinski, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 432 kB)

UWFDM-1280   Z-Pinch (LiF)2-BeF2(flibe) Preliminary Vaporization Estimation Using the BUCKY 1-D Radiation Hydrodynamics Code; T.A. Heltemes, E.P. Marriott, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (7 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]

UWFDM-584   Z-PINCH - A Multifrequency Radiative Transfer Magnetohydrodynamics Computer Code; John J. Watrous, Gregory A. Moses and Robert R. Peterson, June 1984 (revised June 1985). (133 pages, 3.8 MB)

UWFDM-1276   YAC: A Code Using the Detailed Term Accounting Model for All-Z Elements; J. Yuan and G.A. Moses, August 2005 [submitted to Journal of Quantum Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer]. (19 pages, 791 kB)

UWFDM-947   X-ray-Induced Ionization in the Winds of Near-Main-Sequence O and B Stars; J.J. MacFarlane, D.H. Cohen, P. Wang, May 1994 [submitted to Astrophysical Journal]. (34 pages, 901 kB)

UWFDM-949   X-Ray and Debris Ion Spectra Emanating from NIF Targets; R.R. Peterson, G.A. Moses, J.J. MacFarlane, P. Wang, May 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 583 kB)

UWFDM-1016   X-Ray and Debris Emission from Direct and Indirect National Ignition Facility Targets; R.R. Peterson, J.J. MacFarlane, Ping Wang, May 1996 [Presented at the 12th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Power, 16-20 June 1996, Reno NV]. (8 pages, 586 kB)

UWFDM-818   X-Ray Effects on First Surfaces in the Inertial Confinement Fusion Laboratory Microfusion Facility; Robert R. Peterson, December 1989. (38 pages, 2.0 MB)

UWFDM-1054   X-1 Target Chamber Issues and Preliminary Design; R.R. Peterson, October 1997. (11 pages, 211 kB)

UWFDM-1094   X-1 Experiment Chamber Design and Analysis: Progress Report for the Period August 1, 1998 to September 30, 1998; R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.A. Mogahed, H.Y. Khater, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Cousseau, J.F. Santarius, K. Olson, T. Utschig, D.L. Henderson, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.A. Moses, October 1998. (28 pages, 853 kB)

UWFDM-1090   X-1 Experiment Chamber Design and Analysis: 1998 Annual Report to Sandia National Laboratories; R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.A. Mogahed, H.Y. Khater, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Cousseau, J.F. Santarius, K. Olson, T. Utschig, D.L. Henderson, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.A. Moses, December 1998. (27 pages, 604 kB)

UWFDM-100   Written Review of Informal Meeting on Impurity Control Toroidal Devices; A.T. Mense, April 1974. (72 pages, 23 MB)

UWFDM-1252   Wire Debris Modeling of the Z-Accelerator; D.R. Williamson and J.P. Blanchard, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (4), May 2005, pp. 936-940]. (7 pages, 955 kB)

UWFDM-175   What is Past is Prologue: Future Directions in Tokamak Power Reactor Design Research; R.W. Conn, September 1976 [ANS Topical Meeting Paper]. (19 pages, 1.5 MB)

UWFDM-641   Waste Disposal of Candidate Structural Materials in Fusion Reactors Utilizing Different Fuel Cycles; H.M. Attaya, M.E. Sawan, G.L. Kulcinski, April 1991 [published in Fusion Technology 22 (August 1992), pp. 115-123]. (12 pages, 728 kB)

UWFDM-400   WITAMIR-I, A University of Wisconsin Tandem Mirror Reactor Design; B. Badger, K. Audenaerde, J.B. Beyer, D. Braun, J.D. Callen, G.A. Emmert, J.M. Gilmore, N. Hoffman, J. Kesner, G.L. Kulcinski, D.C. Larbalestier, E. Larsen, X. Li, W. Maurer, C.W. Maynard, I. Ojalvo, M. Ortman, R. Perry, M. Ragheb, J. Santarius, J. Scharer, D. Schluderberg, K. Shaing, I. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, A. White, P. Wilkes, and T. Yang, September 1980. (447 pages, 16 MB) [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-385   WITAMIR-I Neutronics - Papers Presented in 1980 on Tandem Mirror Reactor Central Cell Neutronics; R.T. Perry and C.W. Maynard, October 1980. (70 pages, 2.1 MB)

UWFDM-440   WISECRACK - A Fracture Mechanics Code for Lifetime Analysis of High Heat Flux Components in Fusion Reactors; R.D. Watson and W.G. Wolfer, October 1981. (107 pages, 3.7 MB)

UWFDM-477   WHISTEL: A Stellarator Transport Code; G.A. Emmert, K.J. Lee, and A. Bailey, September 1982. (28 pages, 1.3 MB)

UWFDM-1396   W-Based Alloys for Advanced Divertor Designs: Options and Environmental Impact of State-of-the-Art Alloys; L. El-Guebaly, R. Kurtz, M. Reith, H. Kurishita, A. Robinson, 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 1 (July 2011) 185-189.]. [more]

UWFDM-1378   W-Based Alloys for Advanced Divertor Designs: Detailed Activation and Radiation Damage Analyses; A. Robinson, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, October 2010 (revised December 2010). (23 pages, 653 kB)

UWFDM-283   Void Swelling and Phase Instability in Heavy Ion Irradiated Mo-Zr Alloy; K.Y. Liou, P. Wilkes, G.L. Kulcinski, and J.H. Billen, January 1979. (6 pages, 2.0 MB)

UWFDM-297   Void Swelling and Phase Instability in Heavy Ion Irradiated Mo-Zr Alloy; K-Y. Liou, P. Wilkes, G.L. Kulcinski, and J.H. Billen, January 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 735 (1979)]. (6 pages, 2.0 MB)

UWFDM-645   Void Nucleation and Phase Stability in Heavy Ion Irradiated Materials; D.L. Plumton, August 1985 [Ph.D. thesis]. (304 pages, 26 MB)

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-1245   Views on Neutronics and Activation Issues Facing Liquid-Protected IFE Chambers; L. El-Guebaly, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 544-548]. (8 pages, 848 kB)

UWFDM-748   Viewgraphs Presented at the Third Inertial Confinement Fusion Systems and Applications Colloquium, 9-11 November 1987, Madison, Wisconsin; R.R. Peterson, Compiling Editor, November 1987. (350 pages, 17 MB)

UWFDM-785   Vibration and Stability of Vertical Tubes Conveying Fluid Subjected to Planar Excitation; R.L. Engelstad, May 1988 [Ph.D. thesis]. (202 pages, 5.4 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-675   Very High Efficiency Fusion Reactor Concept; John F. Santarius, February 1986 (revised October 1986)  [Nucl. Fusion 27 (1987) 167]. (17 pages, 860 kB)

UWFDM-1208   Verification and Analysis of the Radiation Transport Packages in the BUCKY 1-D Radiation-Hydrodynamics Code; Gregory A. Rochau, June 2003. (89 pages, 1.7 MB)

UWFDM-28   Variational Methods for Controlled Thermonuclear Reactor Blanket Studies; R.W. Conn and W.M. Stacey, Jr., September 1972. (10 pages, 982 kB) [more]

UWFDM-490   Variational Calculation of the Trapping Rate in Thermal Barriers; X.Z. Li and G.A. Emmert, October 1982. (28 pages, 1.1 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-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-565   Vapor Condensation in the Presence of a Noncondensable Gas; Lichung Pong and G.A. Moses, July 1984 (revised January 1985)  [published in Physics of Fluids 29 (6) 1796-1804 (June 1986)]. (37 pages, 1.3 MB)


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