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-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-618 Fatigue Strength Analysis of the Sandia Target Development Facility Reaction Chamber; R.L. Engelstad, E.G. Lovell and G.A. Moses, February 1985 [Presented at the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, San Francisco, CA, 3-7 March 1985; Fusion Technology 8, 1890-1894 (July 1985)]. (8 pages, 712 kB)
UWFDM-655 Dynamic Response of Target Development Facility Spherical Chambers; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, October 1985. (16 pages, 787 kB)
UWFDM-656 Parametric Lifetime Analysis of Cylindrical Chambers for the Target Development Facility; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, October 1985. (17 pages, 845 kB)
UWFDM-665 Lifetime Analysis of the TDF Reaction Chamber; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, November 1985 [Presented at 11th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, November 18-22, 1985, Austin, TX]. (7 pages, 696 kB)
UWFDM-728 Tether Dynamics and Vibration Analysis; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, October 1987 [Presented at the PSN/NASA/ESA Second International Conference on Tethers in Space, 4-8 October 1987, Venice, Italy.]. (7 pages, 668 kB)
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-828 Mechanical Design of the LMF Target Chamber; R.L. Engelstad, J.W. Powers and E.G. Lovell, October 1990 [Presented at the 9th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-11 October 1990, Oak Brook IL]. (9 pages, 648 kB)
UWFDM-369 Stability of the Lithium ``Waterfall'' First Wall Protection Concept for Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactors; P.D. Esser, D.D. Paul, and S.I. Abdel-Khalik, August 1980. (43 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-1289 Development and Use of Tools for Modularization of Activation Programs; Milad Fatenejad, December 2005 [Honors in Research thesis]. (48 pages, 880 kB)
UWFDM-141 Graphite Surface Erosion and Blistering; B. Feinberg and R.S. Post, October 1975 [to be published in Journal of Vacuum Science Technology, January-February 1976]. (16 pages, 2.4 MB)
UWFDM-1173 Application of the IEAF-2000 Activation Data Library to Activation Analyses of the IFMIF High Flux Test Module; U. Fischer, P.P.H. Wilson, D. Leichtle, S.P. Simakov, U. von Moellendorff, A. Konobeev, Yu. Korovin, P. Pereslavtsev, I. Schmuck, October 2001 [presented at the 10th International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials, 14-19 October 2001, Baden-Baden, Germany]. (15 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]
UWFDM-1 Engineering and Environmental Aspects of Fusion Reactors; H.K. Forsen, December 1971. (25 pages, 1.2 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-9 Neutron Wall Current and Energy Considerations for Alternate Fusion Fuel Cycles and Reactor Approaches; H.K. Forsen and D.G. McAlees, February 1972. (15 pages, 857 kB)
UWFDM-11 Some Technological Problems in Fusion Reactor Design; H.K. Forsen, March 1972. (31 pages, 1.5 MB)
UWFDM-14 Limitation on Fractional Burnup Posed by Alpha Pressure; H.K. Forsen and T. Yang, May 1972. (6 pages, 539 kB)
UWFDM-23 University of Wisconsin Fusion Design Studies; H.K. Forsen and C.W. Maynard, July 1972. (23 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-523 MARS Heating Systems; S.A. Freije, D.M. Goebel, L.J. Perkins, G.W. Hamilton, and J.D. Fink, May 1983 [presented at the Fifth ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 26-28 April 1983, Knoxville, TN]. (9 pages, 887 kB) [more]
UWFDM-1304 A Lunar Volatiles Miner; Matthew E. Gajda, May 2006 [M.S. thesis]. (112 pages, 2.6 MB)
UWFDM-391 The Effect of Solute Additions on Void Nucleation; F.A. Garner and W.G. Wolfer, September 1980 [J. Nucl. Matls. 102, 143-150 (1981)]. (19 pages, 1.3 MB) [more]
UWFDM-484 A Model for the Evolution of Network Dislocation Density in Irradiated Metals; F.A. Garner and W.G. Wolfer, September 1982 [ASTM-STP-782, 1073-1087 (1982)]. (27 pages, 2.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-543 Factors Which Determine the Swelling Behavior of Austenitic Stainless Steels; F.A. Garner and W.G. Wolfer, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (9 pages, 791 kB) [more]
UWFDM-138 Cavity Kinetics in Heavily Cold-Worked Ni in a Neutron Pulse; N. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, October 1975. (39 pages, 1.6 MB) [more]
UWFDM-179 Swelling of Metals Under Pulsed Irradiation; N. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, October 1976. (10 pages, 850 kB) [more]
UWFDM-180 Fully Dynamic Rate Theory (FDRT) Simulation of Radiation Induced Swelling of Metals; N. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, October 1976. (58 pages, 2.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-181 TRANSWELL (Version I) Computer Code Documentation; N. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, October 1976. (121 pages, 3.8 MB) [more]
UWFDM-199 Critical Assessment of Pulse Annealing; N. Ghoniem and G. Kulcinski, March 1977. (33 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-200 Calibration of the Fully Dynamic Rate Theory Using the Computer Code TRANSWELL; N. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, March 1977. (68 pages, 2.3 MB) [more]
UWFDM-203 The Importance of Material and Irradiation Parameters on Void Growth in Metals - Part I: The Effect of Displacement Rate and Cascade Efficiency; N. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1977. (128 pages, 4.6 MB) [more]
UWFDM-211 PL3 - A 3-Dimensional Plotting Program; N. Ghoniem and E. Anderson, June 1977. (40 pages, 1.4 MB) [more]
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-311 A Critical Assessment of the Effects of Pulsed Irradiation on Materials; N.M. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, August 19, 1979 [Nucl. Technology/Fusion 2, 165 (1978)]. (95 pages, 3.9 MB) [more]
UWFDM-154 A Dynamic Rate Theory for the Response of Metals During Steady State and Pulsed Irradiation; Nasr M. Ghoniem, September 1977 [Ph.D. thesis]. (353 pages, 12 MB)
UWFDM-430 Helium Bubble Formation and Swelling in Metals; B.B. Glasgow, A. Si-Ahmed, W.G. Wolfer, and F.A. Garner, August 1981 [paper presented at Second Topical Mtg. on Fusion Reactor Materials, August 9-12, 1981, Seattle, WA; J. Nucl. Matls. 103 & 104, 981-986 (1981)]. (10 pages, 805 kB) [more]
UWFDM-544 Comparison of Mechanisms for Cavity Growth by Athermal and Thermal Processes; B.B. Glasgow and W.G. Wolfer, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (9 pages, 747 kB)
UWFDM-586 Modeling of Void Swelling in Irradiated Steels; B. Glasgow and W.G. Wolfer, June 1984 [presented at the 12th International Symposium on the Effects of Radiation on Materials, Williamsburg, VA, June 18-20, l984]. (23 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-589 Three Graphics Routines Available on the MFE Cray Computers; B.B. Glasgow, August 1984. (22 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-615 Lifetime Analysis of Ferritic Steel Structures for High Temperature Fusion Applications; B.B. Glasgow and W.G. Wolfer, February 1985 [Presented at the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, San Francisco, CA, 3-7 March 1985; Fusion Tech. 8, (July 1985)]. (10 pages, 826 kB)
UWFDM-616 Stress Analysis of a Duplex Structure in a High Heat Flux Fusion Environment; B.B. Glasgow and W.G. Wolfer, February 1985 [Presented at the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, San Francisco, CA, 3-7 March 1985; Fusion Tech. 8, (July 1985)]. (9 pages, 746 kB)