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-749 Proceedings of the Third Inertial Confinement Fusion Systems and Applications Colloquium; R.R. Peterson, compiling editor, May 1988. (332 pages, 23 MB)
UWFDM-763 Radiation Damage and Copper Distribution in 14 MeV Copper Ion Implanted Nickel- TEM and AEM Analyses in Cross Section; L.M. Wang, R.A. Dodd, G.L. Kulcinski, May 1988. (19 pages, 3.9 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-764 Lunar He3, Fusion Propulsion, and Space Development; J.F. Santarius, June 1988 (revised August 1988) [Second Conference on Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century (NASA Conf. Pub. 3166, Vol. 2 (1992) 459]. (31 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-765 Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor Cavity Analysis: Progress Report for the Period 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1988; R.R. Peterson, J.J. MacFarlane, J.J. Barry, F. Gonzalez, M. El-Afify, G.A. Moses, M.L. Corradini, July 1988. (125 pages, 4.1 MB)
UWFDM-786 Plasma Channels for the Propagation of Ion Beams in LIBRA; R.R. Peterson, G.A. Moses, July 1988. (9 pages, 742 kB)
UWFDM-787 LIBRA - A Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Conceptual Design; G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, D. Bruggink, R. Engelstad, E. Lovell, J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R. Peterson, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, L. Wittenberg, G. Kessler, U. von Moellendorff, E. Stein, I. Smith, P. Corcoran, H. Nishimoto, J. Fockler, D. Cook, R. Olson, July 1988. (16 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-767 Improvements in the SOAST Code; Y. Yamauchi, G.L. Kulcinski, C.D. Croessmann, August 1988. (32 pages, 1.2 MB)
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-770 Effects of Preinjected Helium in Heavy-Ion Irradiated Nickel and Nickel-Copper Alloys; L.M. Wang, R.A. Dodd, G.L. Kulcinski, S.J. Zinkle, September 1988 [presented at the Symposium on Irradiation Enhanced Materials Science and Engineering, 1988 TMS Fall Meeting, 26-29 September 1988, Chicago IL]. (18 pages, 5.0 MB)
UWFDM-771 The Effect of Oxygen on Void Swelling in Ion-Irradiated Steel; L.E. Seitzman, R.A. Dodd, G.L. Kulcinski, September 1988 [presented at the Symposium on Irradiation Enhanced Materials Science and Engineering, 1988 TMS Fall Meeting, 26-29 September 1988, Chicago IL].
UWFDM-766 Energy Requirements for Helium-3 Mining Operations on the Moon; G.L. Kulcinski, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, J.F. Santarius, L.J. Wittenberg, E.N. Cameron, T.M. Crabb, M.K. Jacobs, October 1988 [presented at the Fifth Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, 11-14 January 1988, Albuquerque NM]. (21 pages, 2.1 MB)
UWFDM-769 Terrestrial Sources of Helium-3 Fusion Fuel - A Trip to the Center of the Earth; Layton J. Wittenberg, October 1988 (revised November 1988) [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT]. (7 pages, 933 kB)
UWFDM-774 Tungsten versus Steel in Inboard Shield of ITER: Impact on Magnet Damage, Reactor Size, and Cost; Laila A. El-Guebaly, Mohamed E. Sawan, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT; Fusion Tech. 15, No. 2, Part 2B, 881 (1989)]. (9 pages, 870 kB)
UWFDM-775 An Aqueous Lithium Salt Self-Cooled Blanket and Shield for ITER; M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, G.L. Kulcinski, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT; Fus. Tech. 15/2 (1989) 643]. (9 pages, 824 kB)
UWFDM-776 Analysis of Physical Processes in ICF Target Chambers: Application to the Laboratory Microfusion Facility; J.J. MacFarlane, R.R. Peterson, G.A. Moses, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT; Fusion Tech. 15, 557]. (9 pages, 848 kB)
UWFDM-777 Activation Analysis for the Aqueous Self-Cooled Blanket and Shield of ITER; H.Y. Khater, M.E. Sawan, S.W. Lomperski, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT]. (9 pages, 876 kB)
UWFDM-778 Chamber Design for the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor; M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, E.G. Lovell, R.L. Engelstad, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT; Fus. Tech. 15/2 (1989) 766]. (8 pages, 918 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-780 Apollo - An Advanced Fuel Fusion Power Reactor for the 21st Century; G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, J.P. Blanchard, L. El-Guebaly, H.Y. Khater, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, R.J. Witt, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT; published in Fusion Technology 15 (1989) 1233]. (14 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-781 Overview of the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Conceptual Design; G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, G. Kessler, U. von Moellendorff, E. Stein, D. Cook, R. Olson, I. Smith, P. Corcoran, H. Nishimoto, J. Fockler, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT]. (12 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-782 Advances in Commercial ICF Technology Since 1986; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT]. (10 pages, 962 kB)
UWFDM-783 Microstructure of Ion Irradiated Nickel and Nickel-Copper Alloys; Lu-Min Wang, December 1988 [Ph.D. thesis]. (196 pages, 25 MB)
UWFDM-789 Computer Simulation of Ion Beam Mixing; Seunghee Han, December 1988 [Ph.D. thesis]. (203 pages, 6.2 MB)
UWFDM-784 The Effect of Tempering and Aging on a Low Activation Martensitic Steel; R.D. Griffin, R.A. Dodd, G.L. Kulcinski, D.S. Gelles, January 1989. (29 pages, 6.5 MB) [more]
UWFDM-788 One-Dimensional Simulation of Neutral Helium Transport in Edge Plasmas; H.H. Abou-gabal, G.A. Emmert, January 1989. (31 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-790 Simulation of Plasma Flow in the Edge Region of a Stellarator; M.A. Hussein, G.A. Emmert, February 1989. (30 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-936 U.S. Aqueous Salt Blanket for ITER; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M. Sawan, G.L. Kulcinski, J. Blanchard, L. El-Guebaly, L. Wittenberg, February 1989 [Presented at the U.S./Canada Workshop on Lithium Salt Blankets, Toronto, Canada, 7-9 February 1989]. (32 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-791 Lithium-Lead/Water Interactions: Experiments and Analysis; J.P. Herzog, March 1989. (231 pages, 6.8 MB)
UWFDM-792 The Role of Pd and Ti Deuteride Chemistry in ``Cold'' Fusion Research; L.J. Wittenberg, E.M. Larsen, April 1989.
UWFDM-799 Possibilities for Breakeven and Ignition of D-3He Fusion Fuel in a Near Term Tokamak; G.A. Emmert, L. El-Guebaly, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, J.E. Scharer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, R. Klingelhoefer, May 1989 [Published in Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 29, No. 9 (1989), pp. 1427-1448]. (56 pages, 2.5 MB) [more]
UWFDM-772 Mechanical Property Changes in Ion Irradiated Metals - Part I: Ni-Cu Alloys; D.H. Plantz, L.M. Wang, R.A. Dodd, G.L. Kulcinski, June 1989 [presented at the Symposium on Irradiation Enhanced Materials Science and Engineering, 1988 TMS Fall Meeting, 26-29 September 1988, Chicago IL]. (22 pages, 4.8 MB)
UWFDM-773 Mechanical Property Changes in Ion Irradiated Metals - Part II: High Strength Cu-Ni-Be Alloy; D.H. Plantz, R.A. Dodd, G.L. Kulcinski, June 1989 [presented at the Symposium on Irradiation Enhanced Materials Science and Engineering, 1988 TMS Fall Meeting, 26-29 September 1988, Chicago IL]. (20 pages, 2.1 MB)
UWFDM-793 Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor Cavity Analysis: Report for the Period 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1989; J.J. MacFarlane, R.R. Peterson, M.L. Corradini, G.A. Moses, K.H. Bang, J.J. Barry, July 1989. (156 pages, 4.6 MB)
UWFDM-794 Astrofuel - An Energy Source for the 21st Century; J.F. Santarius and G.L. Kulcinski, July 1989 [Wisconsin Professional Engineer 30:6 (1989) 14]. (14 pages, 456 kB)
UWFDM-795 Magnetic Fusion Energy and Space Development; J.F. Santarius, July 1989 [24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Vol. 5 (IEEE, NY, 1989) 2525]. (13 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-796 Helium Transport in Flat Vented Divertors and Limiters; H.H. Abou-gabal and G.A. Emmert, July 1989. (49 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-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-798 Computer Simulation of the Destruction of a Close-In Diagnostic for the Laboratory Microfusion Facility; R.R. Peterson, August 1989. (36 pages, 1.5 MB)