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-1365 Hyperelastic Models for Granular Materials; Paul W. Humrickhouse, January 2009 [Ph.D. thesis]. (161 pages, 3.8 MB)
UWFDM-1360 Neutronics Performance Parameters for the US Dual Coolant Lead Lithium ITER Test Blanket Module; M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, M. Dagher, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (6 pages, 1.7 MB) [more]
UWFDM-1361 Benchmarking FENDL-2.1 with Impact of ENDF/B-VII.0 Release on Nuclear Heating and Damage; M.E. Sawan, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (6 pages, 550 kB)
UWFDM-1362 Mobile Tiles for Inertial Fusion First Wall/Blanket; M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, C.S. Aplin, and L.L. Snead, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (6 pages, 767 kB) [more]
UWFDM-1363 Application of CAD-Neutronics Coupling to Geometrically Complex Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, T. Tautges, L.A. El-Guebaly, D.L. Henderson, T.D. Bohm, E.P. Marriott, B. Kiedrowski, B. Smith, A. Ibrahim, R. Slaybaugh, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (8 pages, 2.8 MB) [more]
UWFDM-1367 Nuclear Heating in Critical Components of Alternative ITER First Wall Attachment Mechanism; P.P.H. Wilson, M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, M.A. Ulrickson, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (5 pages, 422 kB) [more]
UWFDM-1364 3-D Assessment of Neutron Streaming through Inboard Assembly Gaps of ARIES Tokamak Power Plant; T.D. Bohm, L.A. El-Guebaly and the ARIES Team, June 2009. (16 pages, 2.6 MB)
UWFDM-1366 Novel Diagnostic Approaches to Characterizing the Performance of the Wisconsin Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Plasma; David R. Boris, July 2009 [Ph.D. thesis]. (221 pages, 6.5 MB)
UWFDM-1369 Atomic and Molecular Effects on Spherically Convergent Ion Flow I: Single Atomic Species; G.A. Emmert and J.F. Santarius, July 2009 [published in Physics of Plasmas 17, 013502 (2010)]. (23 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-1370 Atomic and Molecular Effects on Spherically Convergent Ion Flow II: Multiple Molecular Species; G.A. Emmert and J.F. Santarius, July 2009 [published in Physics of Plasmas 17, 013503 (2010)]. (26 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-1371 40 Years of Power Plant Studies: Brief Historical Overview and Future Trends; L.A. El-Guebaly, July 2009 [Proceedings of 3rd IAEA Technical Meeting on First Generation of Fusion Power Plants: Design and Technology, July 13-15, 2009, Vienna, Austria. To be published by IAEA.]. (10 pages, 444 kB)
UWFDM-1372 Need for Online Adjustment of Tritium Bred in Blanket and Implications for ARIES Power Plants; L.A. El-Guebaly, S. Malang, and the ARIES Team, July 2009 [Proceedings of 3rd IAEA Technical Meeting on First Generation of Fusion Power Plants: Design and Technology, July 13-15, 2009, Vienna, Austria. To be published by IAEA.]. (9 pages, 261 kB) [more]
UWFDM-1373 Integrated Management Strategy for Fusion Activated Materials: US Position and Regulations; L.A. El-Guebaly and L. Cadwallader, July 2009 [Proceedings of 9th IAEA Technical Meeting on Fusion Power Plant Safety, July 15-17, 2009, Vienna, Austria. To be published by IAEA.]. (9 pages, 316 kB) [more]
UWFDM-1368 Assessment of Using the Surface Source Approach in 3-D Neutronics of Fusion Systems; T.D. Bohm, B. Smith, M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, August 2009. (22 pages, 3.8 MB)
UWFDM-1374 Deuterium Anions in Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Devices; D.R. Boris, E. Alderson, G. Becerra, D.C. Donovan, B. Egle, G.A. Emmert, L. Garrison, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, C. Schuff, S.J. Zenobia, September 2009 [published in Physical Review E, vol. 80, 036408 (2009)]. (21 pages, 2.4 MB)
UWFDM-1376 Peaking in SS Nuclear Parameters at a Water Interface; T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, P.P.H. Wilson, December 2009. (17 pages, 1.5 MB)
UWFDM-1375 Evaluation of Biological Dose for ARIES-CS and Comparison with Approximate Contact Dose Approach; A. Robinson, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, May 2010. (25 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-1377 Effects of Helium Ion Implantation on the Surface Morphology of Tungsten at High Temperature for the First Wall Armor and Divertor Plates of Fusion Reactors; Samuel J. Zenobia, June 2010 [Ph.D. thesis]. (238 pages, 38 MB)
UWFDM-1381 One-Dimensional, Time-Dependent, Integral Neutron Transport for Inertial Confinement Fusion; Carol S. Aplin, June 2010 [Ph.D. thesis]. (218 pages, 2.9 MB)
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-1388 Methods for Modeling Impact-Induced Reactivity Changes in Small Reactors; J.A. Smith, D.L. Villa, B.M. Smith, R.F. Radel, T.E. Radel, T.N. Tallman, R.J. Lipinski, P.P.H. Wilson, October 2010 [also Sandia National Laboratories Report SAND2010-6412]. [more]
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-1383 Challenges of Fusion Power Plant Licensing: Differences and Commonalities with Existing Systems; L. El-Guebaly, L. Cadwallader, W. Sowder, 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) 751-759.]. [more]
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-1385 Activation and Radiation Damage Characteristics of W-Based Divertor of ARIES Power Plants; 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) 715-719.].
UWFDM-1386 Novel Solution for the Problem of Neutron Streaming Through Inboard Assembly Gaps of ARIES Tokamak Power Plants; T. Bohm, L. El-Guebaly, 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) 278-272.].
UWFDM-1387 Texture Coatings as First-Wall Materials: Exposure to Energetic Ions on RHEPP-1; T. Renk, B. Williams, L. El-Guebaly, A. Jaber, 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) 570-578.]. [more]
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-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-1398 Progress on an Integrated Multi-Physics Simulation Predictive Capability for Plasma Chamber Nuclear Components; A. Ying, M. Abdou, H. Zhang, R. Munipalli, M. Ulrickson, M. Sawan, B. Merrill, December 2010 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design 85 (2010) 1681-1688]. [more]
UWFDM-1406 Nuclear Fusion of Advanced Fuels Using Converging Focused Ion Beams; Brian James Egle, December 2010 [Ph.D. thesis]. (226 pages, 13 MB)
UWFDM-1390 Modeling Impact-Induced Reactivity Changes Using DAG-MCNP; B.M. Smith, P.P.H. Wilson, February 2011 [Proceedings of Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, February 7-11, 2011, Albuquerque NM]. (10 pages, 1.4 MB)
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-1382 Activation of W-Based Divertors with Thin Re and Mo Coatings for Fusion Applications; A. Jaber, L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, T. Renk, March 2011. (19 pages, 1.4 MB) [more]
UWFDM-1392 Spatial Profiling Using a Time of Flight Diagnostic and Applications of Deuterium-Deuterium Fusion in Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Devices; David C. Donovan, May 2011 [Ph.D. thesis]. (337 pages, 8.9 MB)
UWFDM-1393 Two-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis in Support of ITER Blanket Module Design; M.E. Sawan, May 2011. (13 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-1394 Structural Materials Damage in Fusion and Fission Systems; M.E. Sawan, May 2011. (11 pages, 602 kB)
UWFDM-1395 Improvements to the Helium Flow Path in the US DCLL ITER Test Blanket Module; E.P. Marriott, June 2011. (17 pages, 3.0 MB)
UWFDM-1399 ITER Neutronics Modeling Using Hybrid Monte Carlo Deterministic and CAD-Based Monte Carlo Methods; A.M. Ibrahim, S.W. Mosher, T.M. Evans, D.E. Peplow, M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, J.C. Wagner, T. Heltemes, July 2011 [published in Nuclear Technology Vol. 175 (July 2011) 251--258]. [more]